Africa
Uganda’s South Sudan intervention assailed
Uganda's military says it intervened in South Sudan to stop a "genocide"—but critics say its forces may be participating in genocidal actions alongside government troops.
Europe
Burgos and Gezi Square: contradiction?
Protesters in Burgos, Spain, defeated a redevelopment plan that included replacing traffic lanes with greenways—a contrast to the struggle to save Istanbul's Gezi Park.
Mexico
Mexico City barrio resists spread of car culture
Residents of Mexico City's San Pedro Márti barrio pledge to continue resisting construction of a gas station despite the eviction of their protest encampment.
The Amazon
Peru to move ahead with Camisea gas expansion?
Peru plans to move forward with the controversial expansion of the Camisea gas project in the rainforest of Cuzco region, over the protests of local indigenous peoples.
The Andes
Peru: new confrontation at Conga mine site
In a new mobilization on the contested Conga mine site in Peru, hundreds of campesinos marched to the alpine lakes that would be destroyed by the project.
Mexico
Mexico: Colima campesinos declare mine-free zone
The Nahua indigenous community of Zacualpan, Colima state, pledge to resist expansion of a Canadian-owned gold mine in their territory, citing a threat to local waters.
The Andes
Bolivia: pro-MAS faction takes CONAMAQ office
The police-besieged offices of the divided Aymara indigenous organization CONAMAQ in La Paz were turned over to leaders of the faction aligned with Bolivia's ruling party.
Palestine
Israel: ‘population transfer’ gains currency?
With urban planners along the Green Line foreseeing the shift of Arab-majority suburbs into the West Bank, Israeli calls for "transfer" of the Palestinians are again mounting.
Palestine
Syria: Yarmouk camp under regime bombardment
The Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus came under bombardment by the Bashar Assad regime's TNT-filled "barrel-bombs," leaving several dead.
Greater Middle East
Egypt: new charter approved amid violence
A police station was bombed and 10 killed in clashes as Egyptian voters approved a new constitution that emphasizes secularism but gives greater power to the military.
Palestine
Ariel Sharon buried under Iron Dome
As Ariel Sharon was buried under the protection of Israel's Iron Dome missile shield, joyful celebrations broke out at Lebanon's Sabra and Shatila refugee camps.
Palestine
Ashrawi: Recognizing ‘Jewish state’ would legalize ‘racism’
Israel's pressure on Palestinians to recognize it as a Jewish state constitutes an attempt to legalize "racism," PLO official Hanan Ashrawi charged.