In Mexico’s first major demonstration of 2010, thousands of unionists and campesinos marched on the capital’s main plaza, continuing a tradition of annual protests against NAFTA.
US federal magistrate G. Mallon Faircloth surprised observers by sentencing three activists to six-month prison terms for trespassing on the US Army’s Fort Benning base.
The Nigeria-based Socio-Economic Rights & Accountability Project called upon the International Criminal Court to open an inquiry into the deadly sectarian vioelnce in Jos.
Canadian citizen Maher Arar asked the US Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that he cannot sue the US for damages based on his detention and torture after he was mistakenly “renditioned.”
President Barack Obama is set to boost funding for nuclear weapons programs next year by more than $7 billion, an increase of $624 million from FY 2010.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez dismissed Colombia’s expulsion of a Venezuelan soldier accused of carrying out a secret operation in Colombian territory.
Plan Colombia, the US aid program to fight drug trafficking and guerrillas, is not mentioned in Obama’s 2011 budget proposal. Colombia remains the top aid recipient in South America.
One civilian was killed and three injured at the Nasa indigenous community of Los Robles in Cauca department when a gun battle broke out between the military and FARC guerrillas.
Two high-ranking Israeli military officers have been disciplined for firing shells into a populated area of the Gaza Strip during last year’s Operation Cast Lead.
Former White House lawyers John Yoo and Jay Bybee were cleared of allegations of wrongdoing in relation to their memos asserting the legality of “enhanced interrogation.”
The Justice Department is investigating whether Blackwater bribed Iraqi officials to allow continued operations in the country following shooting deaths in 2007.
The Justice Department is investigating whether Blackwater bribed Iraqi officials to allow continued operations in the country following shooting deaths in 2007.
