On April 8, 123 immigrants from the Philippines and Indonesia were deported on a plane contracted under special charter with the ICE Detention and Removal Operations (DRO) Flight Operations Unit. The plane took off from Yuma, Arizona on April 8;… Read moreICE deportation flight to Philippines, Indonesia
Early on April 16, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents carried out coordinated raids on poultry processing plants owned by the Pilgrim’s Pride company in Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Arkansas and West Virginia. A total of 311 workers were arrested,… Read moreICE arrests hundreds in poultry plant raids
Israel has announced an investigation into the killing of Reuters cameraman Fadel Shana by the IDF in the Gaza Strip following demands by the news agency and rights groups. Shana was killed while filming a central Gaza combat zone, and… Read moreIsrael to probe slaying of Gaza journalist
Spain is sending frigate to the coast of Somalia following the seizure of a Spanish tuna fishing boat, the Playa de Bakio, by pirates. Some 26 people were aboard, including 13 Spaniards and a crew of various African nationals. The… Read moreSpain intervenes against Somali pirates
From AP, April 20: Armenian and Greek Christians scuffle at tomb of Jesus on Orthodox Palm Sunday JERUSALEM – Dozens of Greek and Armenian priests and worshippers exchanged blows at one of Christianity’s holiest shrines on Orthodox Palm Sunday, and… Read moreMonastic slugfest rocks Holy Sepulchre —again!
Two small blasts hit Burma’s first city Rangoon April 20, damaging cars in the downtown area but causing no injuries. The blasts, the latest in a spate of similar incidents this year, come three weeks before a referendum on a… Read moreTerror blasts in Burma: tribal peoples push back?
Chanting “Allahu Akbar” and “Disband Ahmadiyya,” some 1,000 members of the Indonesian Muslim Forum (FUI) marched on the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta April 21 to demand President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono issue a decree to ban the “deviant” Islamic sect. “We… Read moreIndonesian fundamentalists march against Ahmadiyya Islam
Chile’s lower-house Chamber of Deputies April 17 approved a resolution calling upon Exterior Minister Alejandro Foxley to “condemn the violence and repression in Tibet and request that the Government of China open direct conversations with the Dalai Lama to find… Read moreChile passes Tibet resolution, Mapuche heartened
Mexico’s Senate and lower-house Chamber of Deputies have been occupied by protesters, with a giant tarp strewn over the dais painted with the word “CLOSED,” since followers of the Broad Progressive Front (FAP) took over the chambers on April 10…. Read moreMexico: Pemex protests paralyze congress
From the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES), April 18: US Ambassador Uses Anti-Gang Summit to Intervene in Salvadoran Domestic Security Issues During an April 8 “Anti-Gang Summit” in San Salvador, United States Ambassador Charles Glazer… Read moreUS pushes police powers at Salvador “anti-gang” summit
The governments of Brazil and Venezuela are leading efforts to create a NATO-style South American Defense Council, which could be formed by the end of the year. The regional body would coordinate defense policies, deal with internal conflicts and presumably… Read moreChávez contemplates South Atlantic Treaty Organization (SATO)
Terrance Nelson, chief of the Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation in Manitoba, has sent a letter to Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez asking for a $1 million donation or loan to hire lawyers to force two energy companies to share revenues… Read moreManitoba First Nation appeals to Chávez in pipeline fight
