Afghanistan
NATO attacks Pakistan
Pakistan’s foreign ministry strongly protested two NATO air-raids in North Waziristan over the weekend, in which some 30 fighters apparently belonging to the Haqqani network were killed.
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Palestine
West Bank “settlement freeze” ends amid Jerusalem riots
Several thousand Israeli settlers and supporters celebrated to mark the end to a 10-month moratorium on new construction in their West Bank enclaves—as deadly unrest rocked Jerusalem.
North America
Albuquerque: protesters demand answers in West Mesa femicide case
A protest was held in Albuquerque, NM, demanding police intensify their search for a culprit in the mass grave discovered at West Mesa on the outskirts of the city last year.
Mexico
Mexico: Juárez police evict family at contested Lomas de Poleo lands
Ciudad Juárez police destroyed a house that had been occupied for 40 years by a family at Lomas de Poleo, a community built on contested lands on the outskirts of the border city.
Central America
Honduras: Resistance Front protests Porfirio Lobo’s presence at UN
The National Front of Popular Resistance and other organizations protested the participation of the Honduran de facto president, Porfirio Lobo, in the sessions of the UN General Assembly in New York.
The Andes
Peru: general strike against irrigation project shuts down Cusco
A general strike shut down the Peruvian highland city of Cusco after police repression of campesino protests against the mega-scale Majes-Siguas II irrigation project left one dead.
The Andes
Colombia: FARC commander “Mono Jojoy” killed
Top FARC commander Jorge Briceño Suárez AKA “Mono Jojoy” was killed in an airborne raid by Colombian government forces in the latest blow against the guerilla organization.
North America
FBI raids homes of anti-war activists
Federal agents searched homes of anti-war activists in Chicago and Minneapolis in an investigation of possible links with the FARC and PFLP “terrorist organizations.”
Europe
Italy: green mayor assassinated
Organized crime is widely suspected in the slaying of Angelo Vassallo, the environmentally conscious mayor of the Italian coastal town of Pollica.
Mexico
Mexico: another mayor assassinated
The mayor of a town outside Monterrey, Nuevo León, was shot to death, while a state police commander in neighboring Tamaulipas was arrested by federal forces.
Palestine
US pushes Israel on settlements —but not nuclear arms
The US joined with other Quartet members in calling for Israel to extend the settlement freeze, but brought pressure to defeat a resolution demanding Israel join the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Iran
Death penalty for Iranian blogger?
Canadian-Iranian blogger Hossein Derakhshan, credited with starting the blogging movement in Iran, faces the death penalty over his work, warns Canadian Journalists for Free Expression.