Indigenous people in the eastern lowlands of Bolivia are again preparing to make the long march to La Paz, 21 years after their first such protest. They have vowed to make the trek in defense of their lands, which they say are threatened by plans for a highway to be built with the backing of the Brazilian government.
Read MoreThe aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis has been marked by an outcry in Japan over radiation leaks, contaminated food and a government unable to put the public’s fears to rest.
Read More“I accept this apology as a sign of a new time in Colombia, when democratic participation by all political forces will be possible,” leftwing legislator Ivan Cepeda said – and a ripple ran through the crowd in the packed gallery in Congress.
Read MoreThe son of a top dog in Mexico’s notorious Sinaloa drug cartel filed pleadings in a Chicago federal court accusing the U.S. government and its agencies of giving the cartel “carte blanche to continue to smuggle tons of illicit drugs into Chicago and the rest of the United States”.
Read MoreDespite challenges like high interest rates and high household electricity tariffs, the Brazilian economy has been growing at the highest rates seen in decades. Another problem that, although it has not stood in the way of growth, must be overcome is the costly use of roads for transporting farm products – an issue that is being addressed by the expansion of railway networks.
Read MoreEvery week, news agencies reporting on what’s happening in Mexico tell us about dozens of deaths caused by violent confrontations between various criminal bands as well as these groups with the police and the military. They also speak of civilian victims of murder and kidnapping or those caught in the cross fires of armed crashes.
Read MoreChavez has returned to Cuba for his second session of Chemotherapy treatment after having a cancerous tumor removed on June 20th also in Havana.
Read MoreEcuador sees the loans it has agreed with China as “good news,” because they are long-term, and all that is required in return is “oil, and not the horrendous adjustments imposed by the IMF (International Monetary Fund),” leftwing Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa told analysts critical of the size and high interest rates of the loans.
Read MoreIn the grips of what he has called a “battle for life”, Venezuelan President travels to Cuba over the weekend for the second session of chemotherapy treatment. Chavez assured that no new cancerous cells have been found in tests he has undergone.
Read More“Against the backdrop of the disastrous Fukushima nuclear plant accident, I will speak of the absolute need for Japan to not only work to ban nuclear weapons but also to completely eradicate dependence on nuclear energy,” Matashichi Oishi, 78, a radiation victim from Bikini Atoll told IPS.
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