The conflict in Darfur is an early sign global security threats prompted by climate change, a senior representative of the British government warned April 16 on the eve of a special United Nations debate. “Like most conflicts, it’s complex. It… Read moreDarfur crisis linked to climate change: UK
Hundreds of rural workers occupied the offices of the National Agrarian Reform Institute in Brasilia, and thousands more invaded farms and blocked roads on April 16, demanding the government speed up moves to give land to small farmers and peasants…. Read moreLand protests across Brazil
Hassan Hattab, founder of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC)—now dubbed “al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb,” which has claimed responsibility for last week’s deadly Algiers bombings—called on militants to put down their weapons under a government amnesty…. Read moreAlgeria: old-school Islamists diss al-Qaeda
Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, secretary general of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), called on the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and Manila to abide by a 1996 agreement that was meant to end conflict in the southern Philippines. An ongoing… Read moreMuslim nations call for halt in Philippine fighting
Venezuela is advocating regional integration at a two-day, 12-nation energy summit of South American leaders that opens April 16 on the Caribbean island of Margarita. “Gradually, the US empire will end up a paper tiger and we, the peoples of… Read moreChávez hosts South America energy summit
A new Iran-Armenia gas pipeline, officially opened on March 19 by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Armenian President Robert Kocharian, is emerging as a source of speculation about regional energy alliances. A trip to Armenia by Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili… Read moreIran-Armenia pipeline opens
Tens of thousands of people marched throughout Argentina on April 9 as part of a general strike called to protest the death of a teacher, Carlos Fuentealba, who died on April 5 in the southwestern province of Neuquen after being… Read moreWork stoppage in Argentina
According to exit polls released after balloting ended, Ecuadorans voted overwhelmingly on April 15 to support President Rafael Correa’s plan for a constituent assembly to write a new constitution. The exit polls conducted by the Cedatos-Gallup firm among 40,000 voters… Read moreEcuador: voters approve constitution rewrite
A Mauritanian court indicted six men on terrorism charges April 11—the same day al-Qaeda’s North African wing claimed responsibility for two deadly blasts in Algeria. The six are said to belong to a local cell linked to “al-Qaeda in the… Read moreSalafists indicted in Mauritania —ex-junta leader next?
Chanting secularist slogans and waving Turkish flags, more than 300,000 from throughout Turkey rallied April 15 to discourage Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan from running for the presidency. The protesters marched to the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of… Read moreTurks rally for secular government
At least 2,000 Quechua marchers and dancers in traditional costume filled the streets of Cusco, Peru on March 5 to protect the Andean sacred site of Q’oyllur Riti from mining activities. They came by bus or on foot from eight… Read moreQuechua dance to save Andean sacred site
Houzan Mahmoud of the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI) writes for The Guardian’s Comment is Free blog, April 13: Around seven months ago, a draft constitution for the Kurdistan region was made available for discussion, suggestions and amendments…. Read more“No to a medieval Kurdistan”
