Iraqi union offices raided, solidarity campaign started
Iraqi authorities pounced on offices of the country's electrical workers' union nationwide, closing the offices and seizing all equipment, assets and records.
Great socialist’s birth commemorated in London
Recently, on a rainy day in London, a group of people assembled at Highgate cemetery at Karl Marx' gravesite to commemorate the 192nd anniversary of his birth.
Cuba, ALBA send aid directly to Haiti
Cuba plays an outsized role in Haitian health services -- before, and certainly after, the devastating earthquake.
Cuban artists and Sean Penn team up in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Hatit (Prensa Latina) -- The world of golf is only interested in Tiger Woods, but almost no one knows that more than 45,000 people are currently living in one of the fields of that sport in the devastated capital of Haiti since January 12 earthquake.
Chilean earthquakes, tsunamis and politics
An eyewitness account of Chile's earthquake and the ensuing political struggle that took place immediately after the disaster.
Chile remains in need after earthquake
The massive earthquake that struck Chile February 27 continues to have a heavy impact on the Chilean people.
Mexican government on full-blast offensive against workers
There is a strong, yet indirect, link to the Mexican government's attack on workers and current drug-related violence, analsyt Emile Schepers points out.
More action needed on Cuba
Migration talks are a start. But much more action, especially at the grassroots, is needed on Cuba.
Haitians hold onto life as help mounts
The task for millions today in Haiti is to try to stay alive until help arrives and to try to save those injured in the earthquake.
Earthquake devastates already hard-hit Haiti
The largest earthquake in 200 years hit the impoverished Caribbean nation of Haiti on yesterday afternoon.
