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North Korean Military Chief Visits Cuba

The head of the Chiefs of Staff of the North Korean Army, Kim Kyok Sik, was received on Sunday in Havana at the Ministry of the Armed Forces by General Leopoldo Cintra Frias.

Petrocaribe Summit Approves Special Economic Zone

The heads of state and government of the member countries of Petrocaribe approved on Saturday a work plan that includes five points defining a “Special Economic Zone” between member countries based mainly on the exchange of food products for oil.

Correa & Biden Discuss Snowden Asylum

The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, said today that US Vice President, Joseph Biden had called him on the phone, asking him to reject the asylum application made by the former secret service employee Edward Snowden, reported DPA news.

This Week in Palestine (June 22-28)

Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for June 22nd to the 28th 2013. As US Secretary of State, John Kerry, arrived in the region this week to revive the peace process, Israel continued settlement construction and troops escalated attacks targeting Palestinians.

Senate Bill Creates Path for Undocumented Immigrants, But at Cost of Radically Militarized Border

The US Senate has approved a long-awaited immigration reform bill that creates a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants while imposing unprecedented new measures for border security. It would spend $46 billion to nearly double the number of border agents to 40,000, expand the use of drones, and construct around 700 miles of border fencing.

Edward Snowden: Justice or Insolence?

I must confess that, I felt a slight tickle of “satisfaction.” For a moment, Uncle Sam had been given a taste of his own medicine. For years, Venezuela has been asking the USA to extradite terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, a former Venezuelan Police agent and US.Army officer with some CIA involvement.

Correa Blasts Washington Post Editorial on Snowden Case

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa today criticized a Washington Post editorial which comments on Quito’s “double standard” in connection with the request for political asylum made by former US Secret Service agent Edward Snowden, DPA reported.

US Employees Urged to Tattle on Co-workers

A new investigative report has revealed the administration’s crackdown on leaks extends far beyond high-profile cases like Snowden or the Associated Press, to the vast majority of government agencies and departments — even those with no connection to intelligence or national security.

Brazil/Dilma: A Lesson in Democratic Governance

The events recently witnessed in Brazil constitute a rare phenomenon indeed: a wave of protests without ringleaders or defined political slogans which, though causing some material damage and regrettably leaving behind two dead, was, for the most part, non-violent.

Where is Edward Snowden, Where is He Going?

The international mystery surrounding National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has deepened after the former U.S. intelligence contractor failed to board a flight as expected from Moscow to Havana today. Snowden reportedly arrived in Moscow Sunday after fleeing Hong Kong.