The Andes
Peru: anti-TPP protests rock Lima
Protesters opposed to the Trans-Pacific Parternship marched through downtown Lima and clashed with police, as a break-away group vandalized political party headquarters.
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Israeli forces demolish school in Bedouin community
Israeli forces on Feb. 21 demolished a Bedouin school for children in the Abu al-Nuwaar community in the occupied West Bank, a spokesperson for the Bedouin community said. Atallah al-Jahalin told Ma'an News Agency that Israeli forces, accompanied by 30 vehicles… Read moreIsraeli forces demolish school in Bedouin community
New Zealand: Maori elder issues TPP ‘veto’
Nga Puhi Maori elder Kingi Taurua sports traditional facial tattoos, known as moko, at a marae (meeting grounds) in Whangarei on New Zealand's North Island. Taurua has sent a formal "notice of veto" of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement to the embassies and… Read moreNew Zealand: Maori elder issues TPP ‘veto’
Oceania
New Zealand: Maori elder issues TPP ‘veto’
Kingi Taurua, a prominent elder of New Zealand's Maori people, sent a formal "notice of veto" of the Trans-Pacific Partnership to the governments of signatory nations.
Mexico
Mexico: charges against Zapatista leader expire
A court in Chiapas ruled that charges of "terrorism, rebellion and sedition" against Subcommander Marcos and other leaders of the Zapatista rebels have officially expired.
North Africa
Libya: Europe’s looming ‘Vietnam’?
Amid continued confused multi-factional warfare in Libya, the hard-right UK Independence Party warned that the North African country could be the "EU's Vietnam."
The Andes
Bolivia: violence precedes vote on term limits
The vote on extending presidential term limits in Bolivia takes place amid controversy over who is responsible for a deadly incident of political violence just days earlier.
Amazonians protest in Lima over oil spills
Peru's Amazonian indigenous organization AIDESEP held a plantón or protest vigil Feb. 18 outside the Lima offices of PetroPerú, to demand action following devastating oil spills. The Jan. 25 spill from a pipeline rupture at Chiriaco, Amazonas region, was followed… Read moreAmazonians protest in Lima over oil spills
The Amazon
Amazonians protest in Lima over oil spills
Leaders of remote Amazon communities traveled to Lima for a protest vigil outside the offices of PetroPerú, to demand action following two devastating oil spills.
North Africa
US warplanes strike ISIS targets in Libya
US warplanes hit an ISIS camp at Sabratha, about 70 kilometers west of Tripoli, killing at least 49—said to be mostly foreign fighters who were preparing an attack in Europe.
The Andes
Drought brings hunger to Colombia’s Guajira
Struck hard by a drought related to this year's severe El Niño phenomenon, Colombia's northern region of La Guajira is suffering from a crisis of malnutrition.
The Andes
Plan Colombia to become ‘Peace Colombia’?
At their White House meeting, Obama and Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos proposed a "Marshall Plan" for the post-conflict era, to be dubbed "Peace Colombia."