Five Yemeni soldiers were killed in in a suspected al-Qaeda ambush in the south, while in the north dozens of pro-government tribesmen were killed in clashes with Shi’ite Houthi rebels.
A federal judge in Washington DC granted the habeas corpus petition of Yemeni citizen Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif and ordered his immediate release from the Guantánamo Bay facility.
Two lawsuits were filed by civil rights groups seeking injunctive relief against a Fremont, Neb., ordinance banning the hiring, harboring or renting property to “illegal immigrants.”
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega accused Colombia of granting oil exploration permits in waters disputed between the two countries—with a case still pending at the International Court of Justice.
5,000 indigenous campesinos marched in downtown Bogotá to protest the pact giving US forces access to Colombian military bases. The march came amid Colombia’s official bicentennial celebrations.
Eight have been arrested following a clash between villagers and workers at a coal mine in Shaanxi province. Control of the village-owned mine was usurped by private investors.
The US and China are holding dueling military maneuvers in the Yellow Sea—just as it has been fouled by the worst oil spill in China’s history, following a pipeline blast at the port of Dalian.
Former Iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz faces new charges for crimes committed during Saddam’s regime. Aziz’s lawyer says the Iraqi government is attempting to find a reason to execute him.
A new report from the General Accounting Office finds that only 9% of the $1.6 billion pledged by Washington to Mexico and Central America for drug enforcement has been delivered.
A campaign started by students at North American campuses in 2009 around the labor practices of Oregon-based Nike, Inc. in Honduras appears be on its way to winning several new victories.
Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled against a suit by the Mexican Electrical Workers Union (SME) challenging President Calderón’s liquidation of the Central Light and Power Company.
After a heated 14-hour session, Argentina’s Senate voted 33-27 with three abstentions to approve a bill extending the right to marry and to adopt to same-sex couples.
