Global IssuesEconomy-Chile: Workers Nervous, Despite Anti-Crisis Plan
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
The four billion dollar economic stimulus plan announced by Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has majority support, but trade unions are still worried about mass layoffs.
Mideast: Obama Silence 'Ends Hopes From U.S.'
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
With the Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip now in its second week -- and as the Palestinian death toll approaches 600 -- U.S. president-elect Barack Obama has continued to remain silent. Obama's reticence, say Egyptian commentators, indicates that he will be no more even-handed on the issue of Palestine than preceding U.S. administrations.
Mideast: Israel Attacks Schools, Ambulances
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
At least 42 Palestinians sheltering in a UN school in the Jabaliya refugee camp near Gaza city were killed Tuesday afternoon after two Israeli tanks shells exploded outside the school.
Economy-Honduras: Stormy Outlook for 2009
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
The economic outlook for Honduras this year is far from bright. The government has failed in its attempts to sign a new letter of intent with the IMF, and growth is expected to slow down due to the global financial crisis, according to analysts consulted by IPS.
Trinidad: Where Are the Missing People?
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
When 15-year-old Devika Lalman left her home a few days before Christmas to buy school supplies for the new academic term, her parents had taken all the necessary precautions to ensure her safety.
Rights-Argentina: 'Young and Poor' at Risk from Trigger-Happy Police
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
In the 25 years since the end of one of the bloodiest dictatorships in the history of Latin America, Argentina has racked up a total of 2,557 deaths from abuses in police stations and prisons, summary executions or trigger-happy police, according to an organisation for families of the victims.
Peru: Foreign Drug Mules Can Serve Sentences at Home
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Two couriers from the Netherlands caught trying to smuggle 3.2 kilos of cocaine out of Peru may now be able to serve out their sentences in their own country.
Rights-Pakistan: Awaiting Gitmo's Closure
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
'I’ve thought a lot about what my first meeting with my father will be like after all these years. I don’t know how I’d react. I don’t even know what to expect,'' said Muneeza Paracha, 26, daughter of Saifullah Paracha, incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay since September 2004.
Politics: Obama Enigmatic on Mideast Crisis
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
As U.S. President-elect Barack Obama settles into Washington and meets with congressional leaders about his stimulus plan, he and his incoming administration remain silent about the intensifying crisis in the Gaza Strip.
Mideast: Civilians Flee Homes in Encircled Gaza
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Civilians are fleeing their homes as Israel continues to blanket-bomb a now encircled Gaza.
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