Pope visits Cuba
Pope Benedict XVI recently made an "Apostolic Journey" to Mexico and the Republic of Cuba
What's behind the coup in Mali?
On March 22, soldiers of the Republic of Mali in West Africa, led by junior officers, carried out a coup d'état against the elected president, Amadou Toumani Touré.
Europe and Africa: a genocidal history
During the "scramble for Africa" at the end of the 19th century, Germany had entered the game partly for economic and partly for geopolitical reasons.
All hail the (German) chief
It's hard to decide: which article on Germany's new president, East Germany's (the former German Democratic Republic's) pastor Joachim Gauck, was more misleading.
Woman who slapped chancellor nominated for German presidency
The "Nazi Hunter" Klarsfeld will be the only candidate opposing "Stasi Hunter" Joachim Gauck.
Hungary's government lurches further to the right
Hungarian right-wing nationalism has its roots in the period between the two world wars.
It's ugly: Germany arms Saudi Arabia
Media reports left two aspects unmentioned. The tank manufacturers profiting most from the deal, Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann and Rheinmetall, have always been generous in political donations. The other aspect is historical.
Argentina: Prosecution for child-thefts during dictatorship begins
Two former Argentinian dictators and some of their henchmen are on trial for charges charges of concocting a scheme to kidnap the babies of political opponents they murdered.
State election may determine future of Mexican left
On July 3, voters in the central State of Mexico, in Mexico, will elect a new governor. More is at stake than one governorship out of 31 in this country of 108 million people. The future of the main left-center electoral party, the PRD (Revolutionary Democratic Party) also hangs in the balance.
