A Mauritanian court indicted six men on terrorism charges April 11—the same day al-Qaeda’s North African wing claimed responsibility for two deadly blasts in Algeria. The six are said to belong to a local cell linked to “al-Qaeda in the… Read moreSalafists indicted in Mauritania —ex-junta leader next?
Chanting secularist slogans and waving Turkish flags, more than 300,000 from throughout Turkey rallied April 15 to discourage Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan from running for the presidency. The protesters marched to the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of… Read moreTurks rally for secular government
At least 2,000 Quechua marchers and dancers in traditional costume filled the streets of Cusco, Peru on March 5 to protect the Andean sacred site of Q’oyllur Riti from mining activities. They came by bus or on foot from eight… Read moreQuechua dance to save Andean sacred site
Scott Ritter has been wrong before, but The Nation is still enamored of him. Robert Scheer has also been wrong before. Now they team up for a little collaborative error. In an April 13 piece on Scheer’s TruthDig, “The Final… Read moreRitter blames the Jews —again
Houzan Mahmoud of the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI) writes for The Guardian’s Comment is Free blog, April 13: Around seven months ago, a draft constitution for the Kurdistan region was made available for discussion, suggestions and amendments…. Read more“No to a medieval Kurdistan”
For the first time since his tour stop in Matamoros in December, Subcommander Marcos of the Zapatista rebels arrived back on Mexico’s US border April 11. Traveling with 10 Zapatista comandantes from Chiapas, Marcos stopped at the desert village of… Read moreZapatistas back on US border
Florentin Melendez, president of the Interamerican Human Rights Commission (CIDH), in Mexico on an official visit, registered protest on the Mexican government’s policy for indigenous peoples. He said the pre-NAFTA reform of the Mexican constitution’s Article 27, allowing privatization of… Read moreOAS rights chief blasts Mexico indigenous policy
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has met with military commanders to discuss a request made by the governor of Rio de Janeiro for a military presence on the city’s streets, as a means of supplementing police patrols. Drug-fueled… Read moreRio de Janeiro requests army troops
Tribal leaders of Somalia’s largest clan, the Hawai, have declared war against Ethiopian troops. A spokesperson for the Hawai clan has implored Somalis to assist them in their fight, exclaiming: “The war is not between Ethiopia and our tribe, it… Read moreSomali clan declares war on Ethiopia
Gen. Yasar Buyukanit, head of Turkey’s army, has advocated a military operation into Northern Iraq, in an effort to tackle the “freedom of movement” which the region affords the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). A US State Department spokesman, Sean McCormack,… Read moreTurkey threatens Iraq intervention —again
According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), refugee flows from Iraq are placing a considerable strain on neighboring countries, such as Syria and Jordan. Syria, for instance, has received roughly 1.2 million Iraqis fleeing the instability in their… Read moreUN: Iraq refugee crisis spreads instability
Exiled Russian multi-millionaire Boris Berezovsky has disclosed that he intends to instigate a coup in the Kremlin to oust President Putin. Based in Britain, he is said to have forged close ties with, as well as have bankrolled, Russian political… Read moreBerezovsky: “I am plotting a new Russian revolution”
