Israeli forces detained six Palestinians and stormed one village across the West Bank before daybreak Nov. 14. Israeli sources said that the troops arrested six “wanted” Palestinians from al-Ubeidieh in the Bethlehem governorate, from Hizma and Abu Dis in the… Read moreIsraeli raids continue on West Bank
Israel went back on a pledge to ease its blockade of the Gaza Strip Nov. 13, turning away critical UN deliveries of fuel and food at the borders for the seventh consecutive day. Gaza was plunged into darkness as the… Read moreGaza under siege again, despite Israeli pledge
Between Nov. 13 and 14, more than 30 offices of bogus financial companies were attacked by protesters across Colombia in continuing unrest over pyramid scams. One town official was killed as protesters clashed with police in Buesaco, Nariño department. The… Read moreOne dead in Colombian riots over financial scam
British naval forces killed two Somali pirates in a dhow who they said were attempting to hijack a Danish cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden, the Defense Ministry in London said on Nov. 12. British sailors found a third… Read moreBritish navy kill two Somali pirates in Gulf of Aden
Riot police beat back some 15,000 protesters attempting to block a train carrying nuclear waste from western France to a disposal center at Gorleben in Germany Nov. 9. In Germany’s largest and most violent anti-nuclear protest since 2001, activists set… Read moreGerman protesters block nuclear waste train
Miriam Makeba, the South African singer who became a world symbol of the anti-apartheid struggle, died Nov. 10 after performing at an anti-Mafia concert in southern Italy. The 76-year-old singer died after being brought to the hospital at Castelvolturno at… Read moreMiriam Makeba, “Mama Africa,” dies at anti-Mafia concert in Italy
Russia has asked the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe for an inquiry into the findings of military observers stationed in Tskhinvali on the night of August 7-8, when South Ossetia’s separatist capital was shelled by Georgian military forces…. Read moreRussia calls for OSCE probe into Georgia war
Thousands of Colombians rioted around the country Nov. 12, demanding their money back after being defrauded in a series of pyramid schemes. In some of the nine cities where the protests erupted, police used batons and tear gas. In recent… Read moreColombian investors riot over pyramid scheme
Bolivian officials Nov. 11 formally requested that the US issue extradition orders for former Bolivian president Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada to face “genocide” charges for his repression of October 2003 protests over corporate exploitation of the country’s natural gas resources… Read moreBolivia requests extradition of ex-president from US on “genocide” charge
Berlin’s ambassador to Rwanda was given 24 hours to leave the country Nov. 11 in response to the Nov. 9 arrest of a Rwandan presidential aide in Germany in connection with the 1994 assassination of then-president Juvenal Habyarima that touched… Read moreRwanda expels German ambassador after presidential aide arrested
Headlines from Iraq Nov. 12 were dominated by the re-opening of Baghdad’s Two Imams Bridge, which links the Sunni district of Adhamiya and the Shi’ite area of Kadhimiya, and had been closed due to sectarian violence since 2005. (E.g. LAT)… Read moreIraq: spate of attacks leave 23 dead as Two Imams Bridge re-opens
Colombia’s President Alvaro Uribe predicted that his Mexican counterpart Felipe Calderón’s controversial efforts to combat the drug cartels with the military will be successful. “When you live in a country like Colombia that has already faced that intense fight against… Read moreColombia good model for Mexico: Uribe
