Mexico’s federal police responsible for slaughter of student teachers?
HRW is calling on the Obama administration to halt aid to Mexican security forces until human rights violations are investigated and prosecuted.
“Je suis Charlie” - but I have other names as well!
"I am Gul Rahman! I am Abu Zubaydah! I am Charles Horman and Ken Saro-Wiwa! I am Ghassan Kanafani and Victor Jara!"
Latin American, Caribbean nations bolster economic ties with China
Latin American and Caribbean cooperation with China serves economic needs on both sides.
Cuba’s infant mortality rate at its lowest level ever
Cuba's infant mortality rate (IMR) for 2014 was 4.2, unchanged from the previous year and again the lowest in Cuban history.
In Dresden, PEGIDA meets opposition
Racism and fascism are real dangers here and elsewhere. One can hope that this weapon of biting sarcasm will at least rein in the PEGIDA danger.
“Here, nobody surrenders”: 56 years since the Cuban Revolution
The Cubans greeted the victory of the Revolution with rejoicing and a burst of energy as they put their shoulders to the wheel of building a new society on socialist principles.
Caribbean states, Uruguayan president demand end of U.S. blockade of Cuba
The Caribbean Community, known as CARICOM, has once more called for an end to the U.S. blockade of Cuba.
The worry about Assata Shakur
A concern has been raised about the fate of Assata Shakur, an African-American activist who was given political asylum by the government of Fidel Castro in 1982.
Despite our differences, U.S. and Cuba have stake in cooperation
Speech from Cuba President Raul Castro on the return of the remaining Cuban Five prisoners and the monumental changes in U.S.-Cuba relations.
The present and future of Jerusalem: a peace activist’s view
Since the war between Israel and the surrounding Arab states, the mantra for many Israeli politicians has been "Jerusalem, the united and undivided eternal capital of Israel."
