Former Argentinian dictator Reynaldo Bignone was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison for crimes against humanity. The once de facto president was already serving two life sentences for kidnapping and torture.
Read MoreToday I went to Haifa Primary ‘B’ School for Girls in Khan Younes, Gaza. It is three years and two days since their world was shattered by Operation Cast Lead, the Israeli offensive which began on the first day of exams, and left every child at this school minus a family member, a friend, a neighbour, a limb – and peace of mind. (20 photos)
Read MoreThe French newspaper L’Humanité recently ran an interview with Mariela Castro, director of Cuba’s National Center for Sex Education (CENESEX). Today we bring you a translation courtesy of Marce Cameron and his website Cuba Socialist Renewal.
Read MoreIn a tragic Christmas Eve news item, an official Cuban website reports that the Cuban Coast Guard had rescued 87 Haitians while 38 dead bodies were recovered near the far eastern tip of the island.
Read MoreIt’s 4:00 pm and the Occupy Bisbee encampment has just finished delivering its free meal today, as every day of the week, depending on donations. The movement in this small town is something more than dissent from the power structure that isn’t representing us. It is about community and caring for others, regardless of their circumstances in life. (22 photos)
Read MoreMost Tamils in Sri Lanka and in Tamil Nadu, a southern state in India just a few kilometers from Sri Lanka, were admirers of Fidel and Che and had followed the Cuban revolution with enthusiasm.
Read MoreCuba is one of 13 countries that voted on Tuesday against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Syria for human rights violations.
Read MoreAmid simmering tensions surrounding Iran’s nuclear program, a key pro-Israel U.S. senator has tabled legislation that would effectively ban international financial companies that do business with the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) from participating in the U.S. economy.
Read MoreAfter two months of holding New York City’s Zuccotti Park despite repeated threats of eviction, Occupy Wall Street (OWS) activists were forcibly removed from the site by hundreds of police in riot gear early Tuesday morning.
Read MoreTunisian women poured into the streets armed with the vote, their latest weapon, when the country voted in its first democratic election since a popular uprising unseated former president Zine Abidine Ben Ali, ending his 27-year- long stronghold on the country.
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