Africa
Nigeria: Boko Haram taunts president —and US
In a video message, Boko Haram commander Abubakar Shekau claims a deadly Abuja bomb attack, and taunts President Goodluck Jonathan—as well as Barack Obama.
Author: CounterVortex
Southern Cone
Rio de Janeiro: military operation against favelas
Brazilian Military Police backed by Marine troops occupied the massive Maré favela next to Rio de Janeiro's airport in a major clean-up operation ahead of the World Cup.
Taiwan’s alternative future
The unprecedented 24-day occupation of Taiwan's legislative chamber by student protesters was ostensibly to demand procedural transparency in the passage of a free trade deal with China. But the Sunflower Movement actually touches on questions of Taiwan's sovereignty, and whether… Read moreTaiwan’s alternative future
The Andes
Colombia: ‘terrorist’ attack on union headquarters
The offices of the Cali Municipal Workers Synidicate (Sintraemcali), located in the center of the Colombian industrial city, was attacked with hurled incendiary bombs.
North Africa
Algeria: Berbers join call for election boycott
The Berber "provisional government" in the eastern mountains of Kabylie has joined calls by Algeria's opposition for a boycott of this week's presidential election.
Greater Middle East
Syria: new chemical claims under investigation
The United States and Turkey have said they are following up on renewed accusations that the Syrian regime continues to use chemical weapons against civilians.
The Andes
Colombia: pressure grows to expand drug decrim
An official from the capital district government of Bogotá called upon Colombia’s national government to open debate on broadening the policy of drug decriminalization.
The Andes
Bolivia: cocaleros clash with eradication force
Coca-growers in Bolivia's lowland jungle town of Yapacaní clashed with police in a protest against the construction of a new base of the feared Mobile Rural Patrol Unit (UMOPAR).
The Amazon
Police close ‘militia’ following Guarani murders
Brazilian police closed down a notorious security firm contracted by ranchers that is accused of killing at least two Guarani leaders, and brutally attacking hundreds more.
Europe
Thousands march in Moscow against war drive
Some 10,000 people turned out in Moscow for an anti-Kremlin "March of Truth" to denounce Russian state television's coverage of the Ukraine crisis.
The Andes
Peru: Cajamarca repression sparks protests
Spontaneous protests broke out in the town of Celendín, in the highlands of Peru's Cajamarca region, after the arrest of six leaders of the struggle against the Conga gold project.
The Amazon
Peru: Shawi indigenous leader assassinated
Emilio Marichi Huansi, a traditional chief of Peru's Shawi people, was assassinated days before a community meeting he had called to discuss titling the group's ancestral lands.