Europe
Italy: green mayor assassinated
Organized crime is widely suspected in the slaying of Angelo Vassallo, the environmentally conscious mayor of the Italian coastal town of Pollica.
Mexico
Mexico: another mayor assassinated
The mayor of a town outside Monterrey, Nuevo León, was shot to death, while a state police commander in neighboring Tamaulipas was arrested by federal forces.
Palestine
US pushes Israel on settlements —but not nuclear arms
The US joined with other Quartet members in calling for Israel to extend the settlement freeze, but brought pressure to defeat a resolution demanding Israel join the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Iran
Death penalty for Iranian blogger?
Canadian-Iranian blogger Hossein Derakhshan, credited with starting the blogging movement in Iran, faces the death penalty over his work, warns Canadian Journalists for Free Expression.
Palestine
UN report finds Israel flotilla raid violated international law
Israel’s interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla violated international law, according to a report released by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
Palestine
UN panel criticizes Israel, Hamas investigations into Gaza conflict
The UN panel tasked with assessing investigations into the 2008-2009 Gaza Strip conflict issued a report criticizing the investigations carried out by both Israel and Hamas.
WHY WE FIGHT
From AP, Sept. 15: Cops: Driver using GPS when bus hit NY bridge SALINA, N.Y. — A double-decker bus driver may have been distracted by his own GPS device when he drove the vehicle into a railroad bridge in central… Read moreWHY WE FIGHT
Central America
Guatemala: US sentences ex-soldier for 1982 massacre
Miami federal district judge William Zloch sentenced former Guatemalan soldier Gilberto Jordán to 10 years in prison for concealing his role in a 1982 massacre when he applied for US citizenship.
The Caribbean
Haiti: opposition parties call for election boycott
After three days of meetings four Haitian political coalitions announced their opposition to the general elections scheduled for Nov. 28.
Mexico
Mexico: soldiers arrested for killing civilians
Mexico’s military announced that four soldiers will be charged with homicide for the killing of two civilians the night of Sept. 5 on the Monterrey-Nuevo Laredo highway in Nuevo León.
Southern Cone
Chile: activists fast for Mapuche hunger strikers
A group of 12 Chilean activists began an open-ended “massive solidarity fast” to support indigenous Mapuche prisoners who have been carrying out a liquids-only hunger strike since July 12.
Iran
Iran: court sentences journalist charged with “warring against God”
The Revolutionary Court of Iran sentenced Shiva Nazar Ahari, a journalist arrested following the contested 200 elections, to six years in prison for “warring against God.”