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Juan Almeida Bosque: a hero with music in his soul

September 18, 2009 By Radio Havana Cuba

HAVANA - Cubans are mourning the death of Commander of the Revolution, Juan Almeida Bosque. He is a legendary character in the history of the Cuban Revolution, who always combined literature with music and gave us...

ICC to investigate Afghan atrocities

September 13, 2009 By Tom Mellen

The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court has revealed that he is probing atrocities allegedly committed by Western occupation forces in Afghanistan.

Vietnam urges U.S. to act on Agent Orange clean up

September 13, 2009

US funding promised to help clean up an airport contaminated by the wartime herbicide Agent Orange has not been disbursed fast enough, said a Vietnam official Sep. 8.

Amnesty International protests Cuba blockade

September 13, 2009 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

Critics of U.S. bullying of Cuba often focus on issues at the periphery of the central manifestation of U.S. aggression. In recent years issues such as the Cuban Five, new travel ban rules and Bush plans...

Sex-education effort raises storm clouds

September 13, 2009 By IRIN

An attempt to help educators around the world develop sex-education programmes as a way to reduce unwanted pregnancies and the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among young people has become bogged down in controversy.