World Notes: Spain, Nigeria, Israel, Venezuela, China, Cuba
Spanish workers battle austerity, lead poisoning in Nigeria, Israel seeks more military aid, Venezuela cuts military spending, China hears labor demands, Cuba boosts Internet access.
José Luís Centella leads Spanish Communist delegation to Cuba
As a U.S. and European media campaign, orchestrated particularly by right wing Spanish publications, reached full throttle, José Luis Centella demanded an end to the European Union's so-called "Common Position," which conditions any full European opening to the island on Cuban protection of human rights.
World Notes: Somalia, Spain, Cuba, Puerto Rico and UN
In Somalia, soldiers aren't getting paid, Spain's jobless rate soars, Cuba celebrates May Day, students in Puerto Rico strike against privatization, and the United Nations reports on press freedom.
World Notes: S. Africa, Spain, E. Timor
No land for South Africa's black women, Spanish workers take a hit, Indonesian impunity still reverberates in East Timor.
World Notes: Brazil, Cuba, Guadaloupe, Spain, Sudan, Thailand, Yemen
This week in World Notes: Brazil passes landmark climate legislation; Cuba rejects U.S. terror designation; Guadaloupe prepares for general strike; Spain's unemployment is highest in Europe; Sudan exports food, while country starves; Thailand's army deport Laotian Hmong; Yemen faces mass poverty, hunger
Spanish women demand abortion rights
Ten years after the death of dictator Francisco Franco, the Spanish government passed a law allowing for abortions in cases of rape, fetal malformation and when a pregnant woman's mental or physical health is deemed to be at risk.
