Spain
José Luís Centella leads Spanish Communist delegation to Cuba
May 19, 2010As a U.S. and European media campaign, orchestrated particularly by right wing Spanish publications, reached full throttle, José Luis Centella demanded an end to the European Union's so-called "Common Position," which conditions any full European opening...
Read moreWorld Notes: Somalia, Spain, Cuba, Puerto Rico and UN
May 10, 2010In Somalia, soldiers aren't getting paid, Spain's jobless rate soars, Cuba celebrates May Day, students in Puerto Rico strike against privatization, and the United Nations reports on press freedom.
Read moreWorld Notes: S. Africa, Spain, E. Timor
March 5, 2010No land for South Africa's black women, Spanish workers take a hit, Indonesian impunity still reverberates in East Timor.
Read moreWorld Notes: Brazil, Cuba, Guadaloupe, Spain, Sudan, Thailand, Yemen
January 12, 2010This week in World Notes: Brazil passes landmark climate legislation; Cuba rejects U.S. terror designation; Guadaloupe prepares for general strike; Spain's unemployment is highest in Europe; Sudan exports food, while country starves; Thailand's army deport Laotian...
Read moreSpanish women demand abortion rights
October 16, 2009Ten years after the death of dictator Francisco Franco, the Spanish government passed a law allowing for abortions in cases of rape, fetal malformation and when a pregnant woman's mental or physical health is deemed to...
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