Regional states of emergency have been declared across much of Peru in response to extreme weather and a devastating toxic spill that sparked campesino protests in Puno region.
Nuevo LeĂłn state police uncovered a total of 51 bodies from a clandestine narcofosa (“narco-grave”) in a garbage dump outside Monterrey—the biggest such find among numerous in recent months.
Colombian authorities deny reports of a mass grave found in Meta department on the eastern plains, charging the allegation is a strategy to derail the Andean nation’s trade pact with the EU.
A researcher cites the confession of a School of the Americas graduate that the remains of martyred Bolivian socialist leader Marcelo Quiroga are buried at the armed forces high command headquarters.
Father Paul McAuley, founder of the Red Ambiental Loretana (RAL), is facing expulsion from Peru following efforts to ensure accountability for the massive PlusPetrol oil spill.
Over 80 indigenous Yukpa people are maintaining a permanent vigil at the Venezuelan supreme court to demand the right to try three men accused of violence related to land conflicts under indigenous law.
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Police have raided electrical workers unions across Iraq, carrying out a Ministry of Electricity order that prohibits “all trade union activities at the ministry and its departments and sites.”
Rallies have been held in London, Paris, New York, and other cities around the world to support Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, an Iranian woman sentenced to death by the Islamic Republic for adultery.
US drones killed 18 in Pakistan’s South Waziristan region. A count by the BBC Urdu service says nearly 2,500 have been killed in Pakistan by drone strikes and Taliban attacks since January 2009.
By the end of 2011, 81 US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) special agents will be deployed in Afghanistan, up from 13 just three years ago, according to the agency’s chief of operations Tom Harrigan. “Afghanistan is the most prolific producer… Read moreDEA boosts Afghan anti-opium force
Tibetan environmentalist Rinchen Samdrup was sentenced to five years in prison by a Chinese court, found guilty of inciting separatism by posting a pro-Dalai Lama article on his website.
