The Andes
Report breaks down FARC military strategy
A leaked report from a Bogotá think-tank sees a shift from open warfare to attacks on oil infrastructure as the FARC rebels adjust to recent reversals.
Africa
Fighting in South Sudan capital after coup attempt
Fighting in South Sudan's capital, Juba, following what the government terms a "failed coup attempt," has left dozens dead and many more injured or displaced.
Palestine
Sudanese refugees march on Jerusalem
Some 150 Sudanese migrants abanoned a desert prison camp to march cross-country on Jerusalem in protest of Israel's draconian new anti-immigration law.
Palestine
Gaza and Yarmouk: fearful symmetry
Some aghast at the suffering of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are strangely unconcerned with that in Yarmouk, the Damascus refugee camp now besieged by Syrian regime forces.
Southern Cone
Chilean anarchists to speak in New York City
Two Chilean anarchists, Gabriel and Pablo, are touring the US East Coast and will speak in New York City Jan. 25, on "Struggling to Win: Anarchists Building Popular Power in Chile."
The Caribbean
Haiti: maquila workers take to the streets —again
Assembly plant workers marked Human Rights Day by marching through the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince to push their demand for a minimum wage of $12 a day.
The Caribbean
Haiti: evictions of quake victims continue
Police and goons removed 60 families from a camp north of the capital. This was the second eviction for many of the families, who lost their homes in the 2010 earthquake.
Mexico
Mexico: fracking wins in disputed ‘energy reform’
US companies are looking forward to the opportunities for deep-sea drilling and hydrofracking that Mexico's new energy policy has opened up.
Central America
Honduras: another journalist killed; toll reaches 37
Violence against Honduran journalists and opposition activists continues. The police dismiss most cases as common crimes.
Greater Middle East
Saudi Arabia sentences activist to prison, lashes
A court in Saudi Arabia sentenced political activist Omar al-Saeed to four years in prison and 300 lashes for urging the kingdom to become a constitutional monarchy.
Watching the Shadows
US transfers two Gitmo detainees to Saudi Arabia
Two Guantánamo Bay detainees were transferred to Saudi Arabia—with “humane treatment assurances.” The total number of detainees at the facility now stands at 160.
Africa
Congo: intervention force against Islamist rebels?
Ugandan Islamist group ADF-NALU is blamed for a massacre in eastern DR Congo, just as the UN intervention force announced a new drive against remnant guerillas.