International – Page 262

Honduran accord teeters on the brink of disaster

November 7, 2009 By Emile Schepers

The latest news out of Honduras is very alarming.

Colombian women workers strike for survival

November 7, 2009 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Accompanied 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.

Asian natural disasters: A harbinger of things to come?

November 7, 2009 By Brian McAfee

In 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.

International labor campaign against nuclear weapons

November 7, 2009 By Gary Bono

In a sign of growing international labor solidarity around broad social issues labor unions and peace groups have launched a new petition campaign to abolish nuclear weapons.

Cuba, Russia sign promising oil agreement

November 5, 2009 By Arthur Shaw

Cuba 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.