Negotiations between Israel and hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners start as prisoners enter their third week, meanwhile Israeli military intensifies assaults on Palestinian communities in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Read MoreWe look at one of the largest and most powerful corporations in the world: ExxonMobil. Last week, the corporate giant reported it earned $9.5 billion in profits in the first three months of this year — or almost $104 million per day.
Read MoreRobert McChesney, co-founder of Free Press, calls the British report that slams News Corp. over the phone-hacking scandal a “moment of truth” for American media. News Corp. owns 27 broadcast licenses in the United States.
Read MoreIt’s officially spring in New York City. The sun is out, trees are in bloom, and the streets are filled with the echoes of angry chants and rhythmic drumming. That’s right, Occupy is back in full force and this time, they’ve got sound permits. Special to HT (15 photos)
Read MoreTwo weeks ago, during the night, about 200 Israeli occupation soldiers descended on the village of Burin, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, arresting 10 teenage boys. One of them is a 17 year-old Palestinian-Cuban high school senior called Qais Bilal Muhammad Omran.
Read MoreA British parliamentary report has found Rupert Murdoch is “not a fit person” to run a major international media company in light of the widespread phone-hacking scandal at News Corp.
Read More“People all over the USA are talking about May Day as our day, whether you want to call it workers’ holiday or immigrant rights or the 99 percent,” says Martina Sitrin, who notes Occupy activists hope to use May Day as a way to build solidarity with the student movement and non-unionized workers, as well.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, May 1st, known as May Day or International Workers’ Day, Occupy Wall Street protesters hope to mobilize tens of thousands of people across the country under the slogan, “General Strike. No Work. No Shopping. Occupy Everywhere.”
Read MoreVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Cuba early on International Workers Day for the final round of his radiotherapy treatment to combat cancer. He hopes to return to Caracas next week after the initial recovery from his treatment.
Read MoreTomás Borge, 81, the only living founder of what is now the governing Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) died on Monday night at the Alejandro Dávila Bolaños Military Hospital in Managua where he had been in intensive care for weeks under treatment for lung cancer.
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