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Venezuela reaching overseas to help build stronger domestic economy
January 21, 2015Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was touring the world in January as troubles mounted at home.
Read moreNigeria elections approach amid economic distress and terror attacks
January 16, 2015Nigeria is in the news again because of vicious attacks by the extremist jihadi group Boko Haram in the country's Northeastern state of Borno.
Read moreOpposition to militarism spurs big win for Japan’s communists
January 14, 2015The Japanese Communist Party scored historic gains in December's parliamentary elections, and most strikingly in Okinawa.
Read moreFive years after Haiti quake, workers still struggle
January 13, 2015In recent discussions with export apparel workers in Port-au-Prince, the AFL-CIO's Solidarity Center found that workers pay half their daily wage on two daily meals.
Read moreMexico’s federal police responsible for slaughter of student teachers?
January 12, 2015HRW is calling on the Obama administration to halt aid to Mexican security forces until human rights violations are investigated and prosecuted.
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