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A global justice gap is being made worse by powe
“How many more deaths will be needed in Cuban prisons?” was the question posed at a news conference held today at Reporters Without Borders headquarters in Paris for representatives of the French, Spanish and Latin American media. This question has been more pressing than ever since political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo's death on 23 February. Some independent journalists such as Guillermo Fariñas, who is not currently detained, and Darsi Ferrer, who is in prison, have decided to follow Zapata's example by going on an indefinite hunger strike to press for the release of the prisoners of conscience who are in poorest health. The 25 journalists currently in prison in Cuba include Reporters Without Borders correspondent Ricardo González Alfonso, who is serving a 25-year jail sentence...
Tehran, Iran - The President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that the United States and the "war on terror" is a pretext to take over other countries and the resources of other countrie
Presidents from three Latin America countries said the same thing. They believe the US is using their "relief operation" as a front to do a military takeover in Haiti.
PRESS BRIEFING BY CAPTAIN JOHN KIRBY, SPOKESMAN FOR JOINT TASK FORCE HAITI;
The Democratic Alliance yesterday in a statement said that COSATU and the South African communist party is busy infiltrating the government and trying to manipulate our country into a communis
The 16th Annual Africa Oil Week 2009 is the world’s largest and most significant exploration and development event on Africa for the global oil exploration and gas-LNG industry Calendar, with
No Single Nation Could Halt Spread Alone, United States Tells First Committee
Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability of a new line of Windows® phones around the world that are available in a broad range of styles and prices.
Naspers Limited (JSE:NPN) (LSE:NPSN) today announced that it has acquired 91% of the share capital of Brazilian e-commerce group BuscaPé.com Inc.