Chavez to Cuba for More Radiotherapy
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returns to Cuba on Saturday to begin a second round of radiotherapy in his battle to defeat cancer. He had tumors removed in June 2011 and February 2012.
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Latin America
Gaza Rallies on Palestinian Land Day
Over 50,000 people gathered at Beit Hanoun in the north of the Gaza Strip yesterday for the Global March to Jerusalem. With the exception of a hundred or so people the enormous crowd was peaceful and well-behaved, but determined to make their point on Palestinian Land Day. (12 photos)
Read MoreTrayvon Martin Family Attorney on Mounting Evidence Against Killer & the Attacks on Trayvon’s Memory
Over a month after 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot dead in Sanford, Florida, his gunman George Zimmerman remains a free man despite growing questions over Zimmerman’s claim that he acted in self-defense.
Read MoreEl Salvador Plans More Trade with Cuba
An agreement aimed at facilitating trade between El Salvador and Cuba was approved Thursday by the legislature of that Central American nation. The accord involves reducing tarrifs on 433 Salvadoran products and 618 Cuban ones.
Read MoreKilled At Home: White Plains, NY Police Called Out On Medical Alert Shoot Dead Black Veteran, 68
As the Trayvon Martin case draws national attention, we look at another fatal shooting of an African-American male that has received far less scrutiny. Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr., a 68-year-old African-American Marine veteran, was fatally shot in November by White Plains, NY, police who responded to a false alarm.
Read MoreChavez Leaves Cuba for Caracas
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez left Havana on Wednesday night bound for Caracas after receiving his fifth session of radiotherapy after having arrived on March 24. He said he felt fine and was in full recovery.
Read MoreLawsuit Seeks Halt to TSA’s Use of Full-Body Scanners at Airports amid Safety Concerns
As the United States Congress asks if full-body scanners are “Effective Security or Security Theater?” we examine safety concerns at the heart of a lawsuit that seeks a freeze on the use body scanners pending an independent review.
Read MoreJudi Bari Revisited: New Film Exposes FBI Coverup of 1990 Car Bombing of California Environmentalist
In 1990, a pipe bomb went off under the seat of legendary Earth First! activist Judi Bari as she drove to a demonstration to stop timber companies from clear-cutting old-growth redwood trees. Bari was almost killed.
Read MoreBoycotting Israel: Mustafa Barghouti vs. Rabbi Arthur Waskow on BDS Movement, Palestinian Solidarity
The Park Slope Food Coop, one of the oldest and largest in the United States, is set to vote Tuesday on whether to hold a referendum on boycotting goods from Israel to protest the Israeli government’s policies toward Palestinians.
Read MorePope Will Not Meet with Hugo Chavez in Cuba
The Vatican today denied that Pope Benedict XVI has plans to receive Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who arrived in Havana on Saturday for radiation treatment, reported the Infolatam.com website.
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