Latin America

Germany’s delivery of armored tanks to Saudi Arabia is not aimed at repressing local or regional popular uprisings, but to improve Saudi military capabilities in a likely war against Iran, diplomatic and military experts say.

The rape of a young woman that has become a symbolic case in Nicaragua was ruled a “crime of passion” by the Supreme Court in a verdict that is suspected to have political overtones.

Years of poor policies and neglect are taking a toll on Kashmir’s unmatched ecological assets that also happen to be international tourist attractions.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez completed the first phase of his chemotherapy treatment in Cuba and made an unannounced trip to Caracas on Saturday.

On Wednesday, they voted to cut all U.S. contributions to the Washington-based Organization of American States (OAS), a symbol of U.S. hemispheric dominance for more than 60 years.

Almost six months after the popular uprising that led to the ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak, the honeymoon between protesters and Egypt’s ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) – initially portrayed as a “defender of the revolution” – appears to be over.

In the midst of heated debate with agribusiness, the Bolivian government has launched an agricultural production model aimed at boosting food sovereignty by supporting small farmers, in order to generate surpluses to cushion the swings in international food prices.

Rebekah Brooks, the former head of media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper wing, will face questioning by British parliamentarians on Tuesday following her release on bail on suspicion of bribing police and illegally intercepting voicemail messages.

Faith leaders in the US representing 25 million citizens have expressed outrage about the case of Youcef Nadarkhani, an Iranian man who faces the death penalty if he refuses to recant his Christian faith.