Afghanistan
US still bombing Pakistan
Four suspected militants were killed when a presumed US drone fired at two vehicles in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal area. It was the third suspected drone strike in 24 hours.
Author: CounterVortex
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: US bombs civilians —again?
Tribal elders said that eight people—at least five of them civilians—were killed in a US airstrike on a village in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province.
Southern Cone
Argentina: ex-prez charged with blocking terror blast probe
Argentina’s former President Carlos Menem was charged with obstructing an investigation into the 1994 bombing of the Argentine Jewish Mutual Aid Association (AMIA) in Buenos Aires.
North America
ACLU to represent Pittsburgh G-20 detainees
The American Civil Liberties Union will represent University of Pittsburgh students arrested during the Group of 20 summit in Pittsburgh—some of whom say they weren’t even protesting.
Mexico
Mexican environmental leader killed
Internationally-known Mexican environmentalist and forest defender Felipe Arreaga was killed while driving his ATV in Petatlan, Guerrero.
Mexico
Mexico: mothers of the disappeared march in Tijuana
Taking a cue from Argentina’s Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, relatives of disappeared persons staged a loud demonstration in Tijuana.
Africa
Guinea: crackdown toll nears 160
The African Union and France are threatening sanctions after the Guinean army fired on protesters in the capital, Conakry, killing 157.
The Andes
Venezuela: South America-Africa summit meets
Nearly 30 heads of state attended the Second Africa-South America Summit on Isla Margarita, Venezuela, to increase trade and economic development cooperation between the two regions.
Southern Cone
Argentina: “death flight” pilot arrested
Spanish police arrested former Argentine military pilot Juan Alberto Poch on charges that he flew “death flights” in which some 1,000 dissidents were thrown from planes into the sea.
The Amazon
Ecuador: Chevron tries new dodge in lawsuit
Chevron asked the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague to shift responsibility to Ecuador for paying any money that Amazon residents might win in a suit over environmental damage.
The Caribbean
Haiti: Brazil, US push for more maquilas
Brazilian and US commerce representatives ratified a plan to allow Brazilian companies operating in Haiti to export products to the US without paying customs fees.
Central America
Honduras: will maquilas survive the coup?
Jesús Canahuati, former president of the Honduran Maquiladora Association (AHM), protested that the coup regime’s two-day curfew alone had cost the country $50 million a day.