U.S. foreign policy
Cyclists to ride for the Cuban 5 in Italy
April 30, 2013On May 5, there will be a 40-mile bike ride through various towns around the Lake Como area in northern Italy as part of the worldwide movement calling for the release of "The Cuban Five."
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Right-wing push to destabilize Venezuela after close election
April 16, 2013Violence, instigated by the right wing opposition, has broken out in Venezuela after leftist candidate Nicolas Maduro narrowly won the special election necessitated by the death of Hugo Chavez.
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Cuban 5 wives meet with UN human rights chief
March 14, 2013Adriana Perez, wife of Gerardo Hernandez, and Olga Salanueva, wife of Rene Gonzalez, requested UN intervention on human rights grounds to be able to visit their husbands (two of the five imprisoned Cubans known collectively as...
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The cost of renewed U.S. control in Paraguay
February 19, 2013Paraguay interests the U.S. government now because it's close to unruly Bolivia, because of oil deposits, the Guaraní fresh water aquifer, and lawlessness in the tri-border area.
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90% voter turnout in Cuban regional, national elections
February 13, 2013On February 3 in Cuba, 7, 877 906 voters cast two ballots - one for provincial assembly delegates and the other for local deputies to the National Assembly.
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