Seven killed in Kabul car bombing
A suicide car bomber has attacked NATO headquarters in the heart of Kabul, killing seven people and wounding nearly 100 just days before national elections.
Pro-democracy demonstrations continue in Honduras
On June 28, the Honduran army overthrew the democratically elected government of left-wing president Manuel 'Mel' Zelaya and bundled him onto an airplane into exile in Costa Rica. This action, in spite of being given a constitutional veneer, was not accepted by workers and poor farmers in Honduras, who constitute Zelaya's support base, or by the international community.
NAFTA meeting produces disappointment
The three heads of government of the North American Free Trade Act (NAFTA) countries recently met in Guadalajara, Mexico. The net result of the meeting among Mexican President Felipe Calderon, U.S. President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is frustration and disappointment in all three countries.
Tel Aviv protest backs migrant workers
Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets of Tel Aviv to demonstrate against Israel's 'revolving-door policy' on migrant workers. Monday's march, organised by the Communist Party of Israel's Democratic Front for Peace and Equality, or Hadash, targeted some of the country's largest employment agencies.
US military aid to Colombia is privatized
Venezuelan-U.S. lawyer Eva Golinger claims that more than half of the $520 million paid out by the U.S. State Department as military aid to Colombia under Plan Colombia is routed through private U.S. contractors.
Professor in Colombia victim of repression
Miguel Ángel Beltrán, formerly a sociology professor at the National University and University of Antioquia, was extradited last May from Mexico City to Colombia. He’s been in jail since. Judicial proceedings began late last month on charges he recruited students for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
New campaign for Agent Orange victims
Vietnam has kicked off an 'Orange Day' campaign to raise funds for the millions of people who continue to suffer from Agent Orange-related deformities and diseases. The Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin hopes to raise £2 million for shelters, scholarships and vocational training through a range of activities.
Honduras brought to standstill
Mass strikes against the coup in Honduras have continued to sweep the Latin American nation. A statement from the Frente Nacional de Resistencia - Resistance Front Against the Coup d'Etat - that was released to Caracas-based Telesur news revealed that all the country's airports were now closed after ground crews joined other airport workers in walking out.
Abbas reelected as Fatah chief
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas was reelected as the head of Fatah during the fifth day of the organizations's Sixth Congress held in this West Bank city, in the presence of 2,000 delegates.
Clearing the air in South Africa
South Africa's post-apartheid reconciliation process took a step forward this week when retired archbishop Desmond Tutu and President Jacob Zuma held a clear-the-air meeting in the capital Pretoria on Wednesday.
