International
U.S. starts new drive for Israel-Palestine talks
January 12, 2010Middle East envoy George Mitchell confirmed that the U.S. is stepping up efforts to get comprehensive Israeli-Palestinian negotiations going, with a two-year deadline to reach a peace pact.
Read moreWorld Notes: Haiti, South Africa, China, Cuba, Russia
January 4, 2010The International Association of Democratic Lawyers protested the Provisional Electoral Council's recent exclusion of more than 12 political parties from upcoming parliamentary elections.
Read moreU.S. union members delivered jobs message in Copenhagen
December 22, 2009Forty union members from the U.S. went to the climate change talks in Copenhagen to give world leaders the working class view on saving the planet.
Read moreU.S., Russia readying pact to slash nuclear weapons
December 21, 2009The U.S. and Russia are close to an agreement that will make major cuts in their nuclear stockpiles. It is seen as a step in the direction of complete nuclear disarmament.
Read moreAfghan war hurts domestic agenda, Mich. peace leader says
December 21, 2009"War is subverting the domestic agenda," Dr. Prasad Venugopal told peace activists. "There is no room for despair in the peace movement because a lot of lives depend on it."
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