Mexico
Mexican agriculture in crisis
Armed heists on grain trucks and other signs of protein-desperation are breaking out across Mexico as harsh weather has decimated corn and other food crops.
Author: CounterVortex
Mexico
Mexico: US ICE agent killed amid growing violence
A US ICE agent attached to the Mexico City embassy was killed in a narco-ambush near Monterrey as drug-related violence claimed several lives around the country.
The Andes
Colombian navy seizes another narco-submarine
The Colombian navy announced the seizure a submarine believed to be used by drug runners to smuggle cocaine to Mexican shores. Authorities call it the most sophisticated craft yet uncovered.
The Andes
China to build inter-oceanic rail link through Colombia
China and Colombia are planning to build a railway linking the South American country’s Atlantic and Pacific coasts. The rail line will pass through the violent Urabá region.
North Africa
Riots rock Libya; protesters call “day of rage”
Hundreds of protesters clashed with police and government supporters in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi. Opposition leaders have called for a national “day of rage” tomorrow.
North Africa
Italy to intervene in Tunisia?
Tunisia’s government harshly condemned a suggestion by Rome that Italian security forces could be sent to the North African country to stem the flow of undocumented migrants.
North Africa
Self-immolation in Morocco
A young man died in central Morocco after setting himself on fire in despair at his economic situation—recalling the incident that set off the Tunisian revolution.
Greater Middle East
Yemen represses protests; US promises military aid
Protesters were attacked by ruling-party goons in Sana’a as the US pledged to double military aid to Yemen this year to raise the pressure on the local al-Qaeda affiliate.
Greater Middle East
Bahrain: one dead as toops fire on funeral march
Security forces in Bahrain fired tear gas and bird shot on mourners gathered for a funeral procession for a man killed in the first Egypt-inspired protests to reach the Gulf.
Iran
Iran: Will State Department exploit protesters?
The US State Department is sending Tweets to encourage Iranian protesters, who have taken to the streets by the thousands to battle security forces in Tehran and other cities.
Greater Middle East
Egypt: military dismantles Mubarak regime —and protest movement?
Thousands of Egyptians still occupy Tahrir Square—but the military has been slowly pushing them into one corner of the square, while pledging to oversee a democratic transition.
Europe
Nazis turned back in Dresden, march in Budapest
Thousands of anti-fascists encircled Dresden to block a neo-Nazi “funeral march” commemorating the city’s 1945 bombardment, while fascists marched in Budapest to mark its fall to the Allies.