Honduras: Women's group says airports are closed
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras -- The Forum of Women for Life sent out the following statement on the situation in Honduras since its president, Manuel Zelaya, returned to the country on Sept. 21.
Breaking News: Honduran President Zelaya back in country
Channel 36 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras has confirmed that ousted President Manuel Zelaya is in the capital and in the offices of the United Nations there.
Kraft workers’ struggle in Argentina goes global
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -– The front lines of the class war have no geographic boundaries. This is the reality presented to us by capitalist globalization. With the original intention of dividing and weakening the international working class, the result is the beginnings of a new sense of international solidarity between workers regardless of nationality. A case in point is the current struggle of Argentine workers at the Kraft plant (formerly Terrabusi) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
With Juan Almeida, they broke the mold
Veteran revolutionary leader Juan Almeida Bosque died Sept. 11 at age 82. Two days later, Cubans honored him in nationwide ceremonies in recognition of accomplishments during the anti-Batista guerrilla war and, later on, his leading role within the revolutionary government.
US choppers cut down two men
Guerillas have vowed to retaliate after US special forces commandos swooped on a Somali village and killed two men, including a Kenyan national who Washington claims is one of Africa's most wanted terror suspects.
Obama missile move positive step in nuclear reduction
President Barack Obama announced Sep. 17 that he plans to replace the Bush administrations missile defense system in the Czech Republic and Poland with a “new approach” by deploying a reconfigured system aimed at intercepting shorter-range missiles.
Juan Almeida Bosque: a hero with music in his soul
HAVANA - Cubans are mourning the death of Commander of the Revolution, Juan Almeida Bosque. He is a legendary character in the history of the Cuban Revolution, who always combined literature with music and gave us the possibility to know his sensibility to the world and life.
ICC to investigate Afghan atrocities
The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court has revealed that he is probing atrocities allegedly committed by Western occupation forces in Afghanistan.
Amnesty International protests Cuba blockade
Critics of U.S. bullying of Cuba often focus on issues at the periphery of the central manifestation of U.S. aggression. In recent years issues such as the Cuban Five, new travel ban rules and Bush plans for capitalist takeover in Cuba have from time to time pushed the economic blockade off stage.
Sex-education effort raises storm clouds
An attempt to help educators around the world develop sex-education programmes as a way to reduce unwanted pregnancies and the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among young people has become bogged down in controversy.
