World

World Notes: South Africa, Ireland, Venezuela, Israel, Cuba, Philippines

October 5, 2009 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

Speaking for the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi told reporters Sept. 25 that "the Reserve Bank plays a crucial public mandate which cannot be left in the hands of private...

Unions to Colombia: Stop murdering labor activists

September 30, 2009 By Teresa Albano

Colombian trade unionists get murdered daily with impunity. Meet a young woman who is trying to stop it.

Left makes gains in German election shakeup

September 29, 2009

The recently formed Left party in in German gains ground as both the Christian Democrats and the Social Democratic Party falters.

Honduras: Outrageous attacks on Brazilian embassy bring UN rebuke

September 27, 2009

Attacks by Honduran military and police on the Brazilian embassy in the capital of Tegucigalpa, including the use of toxic gases and high decibel noise, are causing worldwide condemnation, including a denunciation by the United Nations...

World Notes: Somalia, Ecuador, India, Germany, Yemen, Cuba

September 26, 2009 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

U.S. military presence was on display last week in Africa. In southern Somalia, fire from a U.S. helicopter on Sept. 14 killed several al-Shabab rebels, among them Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, whom U.S. authorities accuse of...