Europe
Will Ukraine ‘go nuclear’?
NATO maneuvers in the Black Sea—just across from Crimea—come as Ukrainian lawmakers threaten to seek nuclear weapons if the West does not act against Russia.
Europe
Ukraine crisis threatens Russian pipeline plans
In light of the Crimea crisis, the EU is reconsidering approval of Russia's pending South Stream and Nord Stream pipelines, that would strategically bypass Ukraine.
Watching the Shadows
Gitmo detainee challenges force-feeding practices
Detainee Emad Abdullah Hassan filed a federal lawsuit challenging the force-feeding procedures he has been subjected to at the Guantánamo Bay military prison.
Central America
Honduras: solidarity action hits US port
Honduran dockworkers carried their dispute with port management all the way to Oregon, where US dockworkers honored their picket line.
Mexico
Mexico: Citigroup, Pemex mired in fraud scandal
Plans for privatizing the Pemex oil company barreled ahead as Mexicans learned that a private Pemex contractor had taken a privatized bank for a $400 million ride.
Southern Cone
Chile: environmentalists declare ‘Glacier Republic’
Latin America has a new country: Greenpeace Chile plans to maintain an independent nation in the glacial regions until Chile finally passes laws protecting the glaciers.
East Asia
Taiwan: 100,000 march against nuclear power
Some 100,000 across Taiwan marked the three-year anniversary of the Fukushima disaster by taking to the streets to demand an end to nuclear power in the island nation.
Greater Middle East
Amnesty accuses Syria government of war crimes
Amnesty International accused Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's forces of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity on Palestinian refugees at the Yarmouk camp.
The Amazon
US judge blocks enforcement of Chevron judgment
A federal judge ruled that US courts can not be used to collect $9.51 billion in fines and legal fees imposed by an Ecuadoran court's judgment against Chevron.
Palestine
Ukraine and Palestine: geography denial
Zionist settlers in Hebron raise a banner reading “Palestine never existed!” This perverse denialism is alas mirrored in much that the “left” is saying about Ukraine.
Africa
ICC convicts Congo militia leader of war crimes
The International Criminal Court found Congolese militia leader Germain Katanga guilty of four counts of war crimes and one count of crime against humanity.
North Africa
Saadi Qaddafi extradited from Niger to Libya
Saadi Qaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, was extradited from Niger back to Libya to stand trial for crimes allegedly committed during his father's rule.