East Timorese demand justice

Coup d'etat in Mauritania: slave system strikes back?
A coup led by head of the presidential guard, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has ousted Mauritania's reformist President Sidi Mohamed ould Cheikh Abdallahi, who had launched initiatives to effectively abolish slavery and repatriate refugees from Senegal. [more]

Bolivia: two dead as miners clash with police
A clash between miners and police left two dead and 30 wounded in Huanun, Bolivia, when police moved to break up a roadblock by workers demanding a new pension law. [more]

West Bank wall still defies World Court

Bolivia: summit cancelled due to opposition protests
A meeting between presidents Evo Morales of Bolivia, Hugo Chávez of Venezuela and Cristina Fernández of Argentina was called off because of violent opposition protests in the southern Bolivian city of Tarija. [more]

Venezuela: Chávez issues 26 decrees, extending state power
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez issued 26 decrees instating new laws that extend state control of the economy, under special temporary powers granted him by the National Assembly. [more]

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China: crackdown in wake of Xinjiang attack
Tibetans arrested for protesting Olympic celebrations
Mexico: "no" vote on Pemex reform
Chávez does Moscow, seeks "strategic alliance"
Colombia: army colonel admits participation in Peace Community massacre
Colombia: banana executive admits participation in Peace Community massacres
Colombian paras cop plea in Miami; "New Generation" wreaks terror in Nariño

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