The Andes
Peasant strike rocks Colombia
Campesinos launched a strike across Colombia, with some 100,000 blocking highways and effectively shutting down at least half of the country's 32 departments.
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Mexico
Mexican judge approves Chapo extradition
A federal judge in Mexico ruled that drug lord "Chapo" Guzmán may be extradited to the US—where he faces numerous federal charges of trafficking, kidnapping and murder.
Mexico
Chiapas: municipal uprising against PRI ‘satellite’
An uprising in the indigneous municipality of Chenalhó ousted the mayor from Mexico's Green Party—assailed as a "satellite" of the ruling PRI linked to paramilitary groups.
Mexico
Chiapas: striking teachers occupy radio stations
Striking teachers took over radio and TV stations in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, capital of Mexico's Chiapas state, in an ongoing campaign against President Enrique Peña Nieto's government.
Africa
Niger Delta militants step up pipeline attacks
The Niger Delta Avengers struck four pipelines in three days, halting production at facilities operated by Chevron, Shell, Agip and Nigeria's state oil company.
Southern Cone
Anti-mining protests shut down in Argentina
On Argentina's Revolution Day, townspeople in Jáchal held a "patriotic march" to oppose the local operations of Barrick Gold—only to be surrounded and arrested by the police.
The Amazon
Peru: state of emergency over illegal mining
Peru's President Ollanta Humala declared a state of emergency in the rainforest region of Madre de Dios following reports of mercury poisoning by outlaw gold-mining operations.
The Andes
Protests mount in Peru ahead of run-off
Lima was treated to the spectacle of topless women being tear-gassed by police at a protest outside the Congress building against a new law to toughen strictures on abortion.
Southern Cone
‘Torture’ re-emerges in Chile amid student uprising
A wave of student protests demanding education reform in Chile has been met with harsh repression, leading to charges of "torture" recalling the era of military rule.
Europe
Greek court rules Turkey unsafe for refugees
A court on the Greek island of Lesbos ruled that Turkey is an "unsafe third country" for asylum seekers, throwing into doubt the EU-Turkey migrant deal.
Iraq
Baghdad: three killed in Green Zone protests
Security forces opened fire on protesters storming Baghdad's Green Zone, killing three and wounding some 20—the second such breach of the security wall in recent weeks.
The Andes
Bolivia: labor unrest rocks La Paz
Riot police clashed with protesting laid-off workers in Bolivia's capital during a march against the government's decision to close the country's largest state-run textile company.