Mali agreement signed but root problems remain
On June 18, the interim government of Mali and the Tuareg separatists of the National Movement of Azawad signed a tentative peace deal.
Lawyers assail police response to Turkey protest
Thousands of black-robed Turkish lawyers stormed out of their courthouses Wednesday, shouting about the alleged rough treatment of their colleagues by police.
Russia adopts law against “gay propaganda”
"The government is using homophobia and xenophobia to justify its policies against an independent civil society."
Trade unions join Turkey protests
Turkish trade unionists have piled into anti-government protests, marching into Istanbul's Taksim Square banging drums and waving banners.
Police told to find Neruda murderer
Forty years after the death of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, a judge ordered police to find the man that prosecutors allege may have been instrumental in poisoning him.
Turkey erupts in anti-government protests
Turkish protesters clashed with riot police in the early hours today after a night of noisy protests and violence in major cities.
Israelis rally for peace protester
Dozens of supporters of Israeli conscientious objector Natan Blanc demonstrated outside military headquarters on Tuesday.
Americans ride to free the Cuban Five
On Sunday, May 5, two Americans rode their bikes in a 40-mile ride that passed through over 20 different towns in the area of Lake Como, Italy.
Cuban Five’s Rene Gonzalez freed, push continues
Rene Gonzalez, one of the "Cuban Five" who have been imprisoned in the United States since 1998, is now free and back in Cuba.
Ex-Guatemalan dictator found guilty of genocide
A three-judge panel headed by Judge Jazmin Barrios sentenced him to 80 years in prison.
