European Union goes after Portugal, Spain on austerity
Austerity creates suffering for the people as well as shrinking rather than growing their countries' economies.
Australia elections: Right-wing Coalition holds onto power
Turnbull's Coalition only secured 42 percent of the popular vote and Labor 35 percent. An unprecedented 23 percent of voters rejected both major parties.
After Berta Cáceres, another Honduran Indigenous environmental activist murdered
Lesbia Yaneth Urquía protested against mining companies building dams to provide water for their destructive activities.
Europe on the edge after Brexit vote and Spanish elections
The next few years will be filled with opportunity, as well as danger. Anti-austerity forces are beginning to resist the "troika." But so, too, are parties on the right.
NATO games 2016: War machine slipping under the radar?
NATO recently wrapped up the largest war games in Eastern Europe since World War II. Some say the alliance's actions are pushing Europe toward a new Cold War.
This week in history: Argentina independence bicentennial
July 9, 1816 marks the declaration of Argentine independence by the Congress of San Miguel de Tucumán, a city in the northwest of the country.
Spain elections: Disappointment for the left, stalemate may continue
Unity continues to elude the Spanish left, even with a re-do of the 2015 elections.
Cuba, the unifier, promotes peace in Colombia
When FARC and the Colombian government began negotiations in 2012 to end 52 years of war, the two sides looked to Cuba.
New, but partial, peace agreement signals war’s end in Colombia
Questions remain about whether the state will follow through on its commitments.
Finnish Communist Party: Make people the purpose of politics
The Finnish Communist Party (SKP or CPF) held its Congress on June 4-5 in Turku, Finland.
