Mercosur Welcomes Venezuela, Suspends Paraguay
Mercosur gained a member and suspended another on Friday with Venezuela entering and Paraguay on the out. The ceremony for the new member was announced for July 31 in Rio de Janeiro.
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Palestine for the Week: June 23-29
The Palestinian unity government seems to face obstacles, meanwhile Palestinian President is preparing to meet with Israeli deputy Prime Minister in Ramallah, these stories and more, coming up, stay tuned.
Read MoreEcuadorean Plaintiffs Seek Chevron Fine in Brazil, Canada
Ecuadorean plaintiffs have launched a new effort to recoup the $18 billion in damages that the oil giant Chevron has refused to pay for polluting Ecuador’s rainforest since the 1970s.
Read MoreTurkey Deploys Military Convoy to Syria Border
The Assad regime continues to face new tensions with neighboring Turkey following Syria’s downing of a Turkish fighter jet in Syrian airspace. Turkey began deploying military convoys carrying anti-aircraft weapons to its border with Syria.airspace.
Read MoreMexico Votes: Will Occupy-Inspired, Student-Fueled Movement Give Manuel López Obrador an Upset Win?
As the drug war rages in Mexico, voters will head to the polls on Sunday to choose a new president. Will the PRI come back to power, or could the Occupy-inspired Yo Soy 132 movement help Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a former Mexico City mayor who narrowly lost the 2006 election, pull off an upset?
Read MoreObama Approves Section of Keystone XL Pipeline, Activists Deliver Petition
The Obama administration has granted TransCanada permission to build part of the southern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline that would carry oil from the Alberta tar sands through Texas.
Read MoreOver 100 Killed in Syria as Assad Cites “Real War”
More than 100 people were killed in Syria on Tuesday as President Bashar al-Assad warned the country is in the midst of an all-out war.
Read MoreCuba Recalls Ambassador from Paraguay
Cuba has called home its ambassador to Paraguay in protest for what it considers a coup last week that removed Fernando Lugo from the presidency. Cuban President Raul Castro said on Monday that “coups have returned to the continent, but disguised.”
Read MoreSharif Abdel Kouddous: Historic Egypt Election Outweighed by Continued Dominance of Military Rule
Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi has become Egypt’s first ever democratically elected president after beating out former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq. Despite his historic victory, Morsi will face major challenges under Egypt’s ruling military council.
Read MoreCoup in Paraguay: Will U.S. Join Latin America in Condemning Ouster of President Fernando Lugo?
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo has been ousted in what he has described as a parliamentary coup. On Friday, the Paraguayan Senate voted 39-to-4 to impeach Lugo, saying he had failed in his duty to maintain social order following a recent land dispute which resulted in the deaths of six police officers and 11 peasant farmers.
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