The campaign for the December 8th local elections in Venezuela kicked off on Saturday with caravans and a festive atmosphere. The government called on citizens to participate in the vote, while the opposition called for converting the elections into a plebiscite on the performance of President Nicolas Maduro.
Read MoreThis week Palestinian-Israeli talks faced hardship due to Israeli continued construction in Israeli settlements while army and settlers attacks targeting Palestinian communities in the west Bank and Gaza escalated.
Read MoreCalle 13, one of Latin America’s most popular bands, released a new song this week featuring an unlikely collaborator — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The song, “Multi_Viral,” also features Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and the Palestinian singer Kamilya Jubran. To create the lyrics, Calle 13 lead singer and songwriter René Pérez asked followers on Twitter to express their social justice concerns in a live brainstorming session with Assange. This is not the first time Calle 13 has made headlines for its political work.
Read MoreWikiLeaks has published the secret text to part of the biggest U.S. trade deal in history, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). For the past several years, the United States and 12 Pacific Rim nations have been negotiating behind closed doors on the sweeping agreement.
Read MoreVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called on the armed forces Monday to search for business owners who refuse to open their stores and sell at “fair” prices, amid a government crackdown on speculation and usury, generating long lines of shoppers in stores.
Read MoreWithout mentioning any specifics US President Barack Obama called Friday for a revision of US policies towards Cuba. In an address to a fundraiser in Miami Obama said, “We have to be creative and we have to be thoughtful and we have to continue to update our policies.”
Read MoreWelcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for November 1 to the 8th, 2013.
Read MoreThe Colombian government and the FARC guerrilla group announced today in Havana, Cuba the reaching of an agreement to close the second point of the peace talks, stalled for weeks by differences over the political future of the guerrillas.
Read MoreAs Edward Snowden seeks clemency from the United States, The New York Times has revealed new details about how the National Security Agency is spying on targets ranging from the United Nations to foreign governments to global text messages.
Read MoreWelcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for October 26th to November 1st, 2013. The Israeli government this week approved 1500 new homes for West Bank settlers meanwhile troops attacks targeting Palestinian communities left five dead. These stories and more, coming up.
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