International
Activists protest oil drilling in Canary Islands
December 9, 2014Canarians and tourists formed a giant 'SOS' on a beach in Spain's Canary Island of Fuerteventura protesting oil drilling.
Read moreCaribbean states, Uruguayan president demand end of Cuba blockade
December 8, 2014The Caribbean Community, known as CARICOM, has once more called for an end to the U.S. blockade of Cuba.
Read moreReds and Greens triumphant in Germany
December 8, 2014In a way the victory recalled those of Obama in 2008 and 2012. They marked an amazing defeat of racists; this coalition is a blow to primitive anti-communism.
Read moreGermany sees confrontations with police too
December 4, 2014Police confrontations in Germany have not been quite as severe as some have been in Ferguson. But some have been dramatic enough.
Read moreAlberta pipeline hits swamp with over 15,000 gallons of oil
December 3, 2014Yet another major spill in the routinely oil-plagued Alberta, Canada, has left the swamps of Red Earth Creek polluted.
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