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Honduran accord teeters on the brink of disaster
November 7, 2009The latest news out of Honduras is very alarming.
Read moreColombian women workers strike for survival
November 7, 2009Accompanied by her children and 25 fellow workers, strike leader Aidé Silva escorted our small U.S. labor delegation through an industrialized floriculture operation near Madrid, Colombia.
Read moreAsian natural disasters: A harbinger of things to come?
November 7, 2009In a span of 5 weeks earthquakes, floods, mudslides, typhoons and tsunamis swept through 10 nations leaving thousands of people dead and rendering millions more homeless.
Read moreThreats mount against populist Paraguay president
November 5, 2009Former bishop Fernando Lugo gained Paraguay's presidency in 2008 supported by a multifaceted coalition of popular forces.
Read moreCuba, Russia sign promising oil agreement
November 5, 2009Cuba and Russia signed an agreement Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, to allow Russian state oil company Zarubezhneft to explore for and produce oil in Cuba in their first post-Soviet oil pact.
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