Benghazi & Hillary: missing the story
The congressional harrying of Clinton over emails concerning the 2012 death of a U.S. ambassador and three staff members in Benghazi has become a running joke.
Colombian Army killed innocent civilians to boost rebel body count
The U.S-backed Colombian government has presided over what may be one of the worst cases of mass atrocities perpetrated against innocent populations.
Turkey's election earthquake shakes things up
Behind the storm that staggered Turkey's ruling party: a grassroots revolt against rising poverty, growing inequality and the AKP's war on trade unions.
Corruption scandals roil Guatemala and Honduras
Massive corruption scandals in two key allies of the U.S. in Central America are producing large demonstrations calling for the resignations of their presidents.
Today in history: Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty is signed in 1972
The U.S. and USSR agreed not to build defensive missile systems and thus to limit escalation of the nuclear arms race.
Kenya’s sorrow: the U.S. connection
Absent from most of the mainstream American media was an examination of exactly what role the U.S. has played in Somalia over the past decade.
U.S. moves against Venezuela make for rough Summit of the Americas
The possibility of confrontational situations at the summit is now very high, and can only be diffused by the retraction of the anti-Venezuela statement and sanctions.
South American nations to Obama: Revoke sanctions against Venezuela!
The Union of South American Nations has called on President Obama to revoke sanctions he imposed by executive order March 9 against Venezuela.
Cuban 5 prisoner and Ebola-fighting doctor give each other strength
Correspondence between political prisoner Gerardo Hernández and Cuban doctor Rotceh Ríos Molina, part of the team fighting the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone.
Again, UN General Assembly rejects U.S anti-Cuban blockade
The UN General Assembly voted Oct. 28 for the 23rd consecutive year on a Cuba resolution calling upon the United States to end its economic blockade against the island.
