Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took advantage of his participation in a forum in Havana to meet with Cuban leader Fidel Castro and President Raul Castro, however he was unable to see Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has been there recovering from cancer surgery since December 11.
Read MoreThe HBO documentary “Redemption” examines New York City’s canners — the largely invisible people who survive by redeeming bottles and cans they collect from curbs, garbage cans and apartment complexes. Many have quietly slipped into poverty after losing their jobs, now living on the margins of society.
Read MoreOngoing mass protests have led the Egyptian government to declare a state of emergency and the country’s defense minister to warn of the potential “collapse of the state.” We go to Democracy Now! correspondent Sharif Abdel Kouddous in the city of Port Said.
Read MoreAmidst a spate of killings by Israeli forces of unarmed Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, we turn to the stunning Oscar-nominated documentary, “The Gatekeepers.” The film brings together six former heads of Israel’s internal security agency, the Shin Bet, collectively speaking out for the first time ever.
Read MoreCuban troubadour Silvio Rodriguez will give a concert this coming April 12 at the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium in Costa Rica following a 23 year absence from the stages of that country, reported the La Nacion newspaper.
Read MoreDemocracy Now* HAVANA TIMES – The new documentary “Running from Crazy” chronicles the life of actress Mariel Hemingway, the granddaughter
Read MoreCuban President Raul Castro vowed on Saturday in Santiago de Chile to assist in the investigation of the death of Jaime Guzman, a Chilean senator killed in 1991. In a meeting with his Chilean counterpart, Sebastian Piñera, Castro “promised to study the background (data) and provide his best collaboration”.
Read MoreThe 33 nations comprising the CELAC have a common history. They constitute the third largest economy in the world, the third largest producer of electricity and the largest producer of food. Collectively they possess the largest freshwater reserve in the world and have a gross domestic product (GDP) of about seven trillion dollars.
Read MoreHugo Chavez would have been a key figure in the summit of Latin American & Caribbean Nations taking place in Chile but his health continues to be a big question mark from his hospital bed in Havana, Cuba, where he will undergo further treatment.
Read MoreIsrael holds its general elections bringing more relatively centrist parties to the Parliament, and in the mean time, Hamas and Fatah are close to reconciliation, these stories and more, coming up.
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