Central America

Honduras iced from Latin American summit

Honduran President Porfirio Lobo is not invited to the second Summit of Latin America and the Caribbean, with organizers saying his government should first be recognized by the OAS.

Mexico

Mexican government tilts to Sinaloa Cartel?

Critics of Mexican President Felipe Calderón’s so-called Drug War charge he is favoring the Sinaloa Cartel, cracking down on its rivals and allowing it to consolidate power.

North America

Austin IRS attacker: “hero” or terrorist?

While politicians and law enforcement equivocate on whether the Austin attack was an act of “terrorism,” Teabaggers and Patriots are hailing Joe Stack as a “hero.”

North Africa

Niger: uranium interests behind coup d’etat?

A race between French and Chinese uranium interests—and a possible uranium deal with Iran—may be behind the coup d’etat that topped President Mamadou Tandja in Niger.

Southeast Asia

Malaysia: three women caned for adultery

In a move denounced by Amnesty International as “tantamount to torture,” Malaysian authorities have caned three Muslim women under Islamic law for acts of adultery.

Iraq

Iraq between two poles of terrorism

A suicide blast killed 11, including a young girl, in Ramadi, while provincial officials in Maysan charge US forces shot eight “innocent bystanders” in a “massacre” during a village raid.

Europe

Bomb blast at JP Morgan amid Greek strikes

Amid strikes and protests against new austerity measures imposed by the Greek government, a bomb exploded at the Athens offices of JP Morgan, causing damage but no injuries.