Germany today: People challenging new right extremists
Recent events here in Germany remind me of a playground see-saw, with constant ups and downs of one side and the other.
Report: Indigenous women in Canada face high murder rate
A new report exposes how indigenous women in Canada are being murdered and are disappearing at alarming rates.
Cuba-U.S. normalization negotiations begin
The dramatic announcement by Raul Castro and Barack Obama on the normalization of relations between Cuba and the U.S. has already borne fruit.
Venezuela reaching overseas to help build stronger domestic economy
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was touring the world in January as troubles mounted at home.
Opposition to militarism spurs big win for Japan’s communists
The Japanese Communist Party scored historic gains in December's parliamentary elections, and most strikingly in Okinawa.
Five years after Haiti quake, workers still struggle
In recent discussions with export apparel workers in Port-au-Prince, the AFL-CIO's Solidarity Center found that workers pay half their daily wage on two daily meals.
Mexico’s federal police responsible for slaughter of student teachers?
HRW is calling on the Obama administration to halt aid to Mexican security forces until human rights violations are investigated and prosecuted.
“Je suis Charlie” - but I have other names as well!
"I am Gul Rahman! I am Abu Zubaydah! I am Charles Horman and Ken Saro-Wiwa! I am Ghassan Kanafani and Victor Jara!"
Latin American, Caribbean nations bolster economic ties with China
Latin American and Caribbean cooperation with China serves economic needs on both sides.
Cuba’s infant mortality rate at its lowest level ever
Cuba's infant mortality rate (IMR) for 2014 was 4.2, unchanged from the previous year and again the lowest in Cuban history.
