
World Notes: India, Iraq, Kenya, Spain, Venezuela, Cuba
Tribal rights win in India, union repression in Iraq, Kenya controversy, cuts in Spain, education in Venezuela, Cuba's oil.

World Notes: Cuba, Bolivia, Australia, Kenya, UN, France
Fidel on Obama, Bolivia's economy, Australian uranium mining, Kenyan constitution, UN and climate change, France vs. Roma.

World Notes: Cuba, Chile, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Czech Republic, Bangladesh
Cuba's economy, Chilean hunger strike, South African public workers, U.S. arms for Saudis, missile defense for Czechs, Bangladesh textile workers.

Stalemate on the Rhine and quagmire in Berlin
Things are really happening in Germany - politics and economy in upheaval, and no one can tell what's next.

Mixed verdict in Slovakia elections
Mixed results in Slovakia elections added to disturbing results in Czech and Hungary earlier makes for difficult politics in Europe.

World Notes: Europe, Iraq, Nepal, Costa Rica, Nigeria, Cuba
Joblessness up in Europe, displaced in Iraq, politics in Nepal, union-busting in Costa Rica, women appeal re Cuban 5.

World Notes: Uganda, Romania, Australia
Water strife in Africa, missile defense in Romania, refugee rights in Australia.

Germany’s Left Party defies split predictions
At the second congress of Die Linke, The Left, on Saturday, 558 delegates disappointed media "experts" by sticking together and moving ahead.

Greece and Angela Merkel
BERLIN (May 7) - Pity poor Angela! She's caughte between the rock of Greece and its economic woes, and the hard place of the May 9 elections in Germany's largest state.

World Notes: Venezuela, Hungary, Tanzania
Venezuela and China sign major deals, reactionaries win in Hungary, Tanzania grants citizenship to refugees.

