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HRW condemns Syrian opposition’s war crimes

In a reversal of its usual role, Human Rights Watch on Oct. 11 released a report and a news article…

October 11, 2013

100,000 in Haiti say: End occupation, remove gov’t

At least 100,000 Haitians came out to march on Sept. 30 in the capital, Port-au-Prince. They marched not just to…

October 10, 2013

Letter to the editor: Gen. Giap and Vietnam War history

On the occasion of the death of the world historic military genius, Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap, architect of the victorious…

October 8, 2013

South African miners continue job actions

Labor militancy is continuing in the Republic of South Africa, which has the largest industrial working class on the continent.…

October 6, 2013

Haitians seek reparations from U.N.

Around 100 people, mainly Haitian, gathered in New York’s Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, opposite the U.N. headquarters, for an eight-hour demonstration…

October 6, 2013

Vietnam’s revolutionary hero Vo Nguyen Giap dies at 102

By Paddy Colligan and G. Dunkel Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap, a hero and leader of the Vietnamese people’s struggles against Japanese, French…

October 4, 2013

German elections: Merkel’s victory hides uneasy future

Angela Merkel’s third election as chancellor of Germany with the victory of her center-right CDU-CSU party opens a window on…

October 4, 2013

Bangladesh workers strike back

$38 a month! That’s the monthly minimum wage for more than 4 million garment workers in Bangladesh, most of whom…

October 3, 2013

Venezuela’s former ambassador to Angola speaks in Houston

Jesús García, Venezuela’s former ambassador to Angola and a researcher and writer, spoke to a packed house at S.H.A.P.E. Community…

September 27, 2013

Greece austerity, fascist violence bring fightback

Greece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is making positive predictions: Unemployment has gone from 27.8 percent to 27.1 percent, though for…

September 27, 2013