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Crisis in Mali follows U.S., French intervention

The head of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Army Gen. David Rodriguez, continues to maintain that the purpose of Washington’s…

November 23, 2015

Cubans speak in U.S.: ‘It’s time to end U.S. blockade!’

In a first since the formalization of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba, revolutionary Cuban representatives — Kenia Serrano,…

November 22, 2015

South Africa: U.S. trade demands compound domestic problems

The South African government is facing three serious economic issues. Parliamentary workers have been on strike for higher wages since…

November 22, 2015

Fraudulent election in Haiti

The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) of Haiti announced the results of the Oct. 25 presidential elections on Nov. 5. The…

November 20, 2015

Boston bus drivers stand with Moscow tram workers

Workers at the Bauman tram depot in Moscow, Russia, have been organizing and holding protests to highlight wage disparities, poor…

November 20, 2015

Malta Summit seeks to use African heads-of-state as Europe’s gatekeepers

A gathering of African leaders and European Union member-states in Malta has proposed a financial package of nearly $4 billion,…

November 19, 2015

General strike renews anti-banker struggle in Greece

The Greek labor movement held a 24-hour general strike Nov. 12 that basically shut the country down. The strike closed…

November 19, 2015

Hands off Grigory Petrenko! The whole world is watching!

To Moldovan President Nicolae Timofti, U.S. President Barack Obama, Head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker: To officials of Moldova,…

November 19, 2015

U.S., France raise threat of wider war over Syria

Nov. 17 -- The series of attacks in Paris claimed by ISIS have riveted world attention. But the most urgent…

November 17, 2015

Say no to Muslim bashing!

The news from France is grim. The immediate response of the French government to the terrible attacks in Paris on…

November 17, 2015