Lawmakers grant Suriname president immunity for murders
Suriname parliament granted President Desi Brouterse immunity for 1982 murders, raising ire of human rights groups.
Fight continues over highway through Bolivian indigenous preserve
An indigenous-led government at odds with an indigenous opposition exemplifies one contradiction surfacing during the fight.
Who's afraid of the big bad Wulff?
BERLIN - Americans wonder who will be president next January; Germans are still uncertain who will live in Berlin's presidential mansion this February.
Bolivia: the trouble over TIPNIS, a 21st century challenge
The proposal for a 191 mile segment of highway that would pass through Bolivia's TIPNIS natural reserve and indigenous property is drawing strong protests and heated debate.
To end corruption in India, go after the source
The hunger strike launched by Anna Hazare in Delhi has led to an outpouring of support from all over the country, but to end corruption you have to target the source.
Mexico: New government attacks against electrical workers
The Mexican government under President Felipe Calderon, of the right wing National Action Party, has launched a new attack on the militant Mexican Electrical Workers Union.
Celebration marks 32nd anniversary of Nicaragua's Sandinista revolution
Thirty-two years ago, a Marxist-led national liberation movement forever changed the history and political dynamics of Nicaragua.
It's ugly: Germany arms Saudi Arabia
Media reports left two aspects unmentioned. The tank manufacturers profiting most from the deal, Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann and Rheinmetall, have always been generous in political donations. The other aspect is historical.
Martelly, friend of Duvalier, named winner in Haiti vote
In spite of possible fraud Haiti's Provisional Elections Council recently announced Michel Martelly has apparently won the runoff elections by a landslide over former First Lady Mirlande Manigat.
Mexican Senate passes progressive immigration law
On Feb. 24, the Mexican Senate by a vote of 86 to 0 passed a new comprehensive immigration law decriminalizing the presence of undocumented migrants in Mexico.
