Two human rights groups released documents confirming that planes associated with the CIA’s “extraordinary rendition” program landed in Poland on six occasions in 2003.
Juan Manuel Martínez, accused of killing New York independent journalist Brad Will, was released from prison in Oaxaca after a judge found there was no evidence against him.
Hooded gunmen stormed the pueblo of San Vicente Camalote in southern Mexico’s Oaxaca state and killed 13 people in attacks on a ranch and a police checkpoint.
Israel’s inclusion of two West Bank locations—the Cave of the Patriarchs and Rachel’s Tomb—on a list of “national heritage sites” has drawn widespread protests.
The push to privatize government functions and instate “free trade” policies has sparked a hunger crisis for millions of people in African nations, researchers conclude in a new study.
A criminal court in Algeria acquitted former Guantánamo Bay detainee Mustafa Hemlili of charges of counterfeiting and affiliation with a militant group.
From the New York Times, Feb. 21: Hit and Run in Brooklyn Leaves One Brain-Dead An employee of the mayor’s office was declared brain-dead on Sunday morning after she and another woman were struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing… Read moreWHY WE FIGHT
Several British companies are poised to begin offshore exploration in waters around the Falkand Islands—sparking a diplomatic row with Argentina, which claims the archipelago.
Honduran President Porfirio Lobo is not invited to the second Summit of Latin America and the Caribbean, with organizers saying his government should first be recognized by the OAS.
Critics of Mexican President Felipe Calderón’s so-called Drug War charge he is favoring the Sinaloa Cartel, cracking down on its rivals and allowing it to consolidate power.
The Netherlands’ coalition government collapsed after the two largest parties failed to agree on whether to withdraw Dutch troops from Afghanistan later this year.
While politicians and law enforcement equivocate on whether the Austin attack was an act of “terrorism,” Teabaggers and Patriots are hailing Joe Stack as a “hero.”
