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Churches demand closure of Guantanamo

February 24, 2006

WASHINGTON — National Council of Churches General Secretary Bob Edgar has written an open letter, signed by 13,000 others, demanding that the Bush administration close the Guantanamo Bay torture prison where 500 detainees have been held...

U.S. allegations thwart six-party talks

February 17, 2006

While the Sept. 19 round of the six-party talks aimed at resolving the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula ended successfully after the U.S. government agreed on paper to respect the sovereignty of the Democratic People’s...

World Notes

February 17, 2006

Zimbabwe: Child labor on farms Experts report an increasing number of children under the age of 16 working in the agricultural sector in Zimbabwe. An estimated 20,000 children work for long hours on cotton and timber...

FBI attacks journalists during Puerto Rico raids

February 17, 2006

MAYAGÜEZ, Puerto Rico — Voices from almost all sectors of Puerto Rican society have been raised, once again, in protest against imperial arrogance and violations of people’s rights in this colony by U.S. authorities, following FBI...

Forum in Venezuela educates, inspires delegates

February 17, 2006

CARACAS, Venezuela — The sixth World Social Forum concluded here Jan. 29 with a rally of tens of thousands at the Poliedro Stadium, where just two days prior delegates from 160 countries gathered to hear Venezuelan...