Huge Argentina human rights trial begins
On Wednesday, the trial of no less than 68 former military and civilian officials of the 1976-1983 Argentine military dictatorship began in Buenos Aires.
Right-wing murderers protected in Berlin
For a year now, the case of three mystery killers has roiled the German scene.
New political movement rising in Mexico
A new center-left political movement, called the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) has emerged on the Mexican political landscape.
Middle East: the next four years
Over the next four years the U.S. will face a number of foreign policy issues, most of them regional, some of them global.
World condemns U.S. Cuba policy once again
On Tuesday, the United Nations General Assembly voted, for the twenty-second consecutive time, to condemn the United States' economic blockade against Cuba.
Arab world on Patraeus: Lebanese woman brings down CIA
The headlines about the Petraeus affair in the Arab world this morning almost universally read something like "Lebanese woman brings down CIA."
Cuban report to United Nations condemns U.S. blockade
"The best humanitarian aid Cuba could receive - the equivalent of billions of tons - would be to end the blockade."
War in the East
As Veterans Day in the United States approaches we will likely see a temporary increase in television programming focusing on the wars in which Americans have fought.
A ragged ragout from Berlin and Swabia
This bulletin is a mix of items - decent news, and not-big news.
Burden of Colombian past weighs on peace negotiations
Protection must await a successful outcome of peace negotiations which were set to begin in Norway on October 17 between the Colombian government and the FARC.
