Much news coverage has centered on Obama's hard line on theIsraelis, as in his Cairo address when he called for a freeze insettlements. So slanted is U.S. policy toward Israel that a halt in construction in illegalsettlements is seen as

Units of the Israeli navy blockading Gaza attacked andboarded the Free Gaza Movement boat, the Spirit of Humanity, abducting 21 humanrights workers from 11 countries. The passengers and crew, including Noblelaureate Mairead Maguire and former U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney, are

The blatant military coup in Honduras has thrown down a challenge to all of progressiveLatin America. It aroused immediate mass resistance from Honduran massorganizations and active hostility from progressive governments throughoutLatin America and progressive organizations worldwide. It has received no

Pride weekend kicked off in New York City on June 26 witha militant march for trans and gender non-conforming (TGNC) peoples'rights. The Trans Day of Action marched from Union Square past New York'sHuman Resources Administration to demand that all people

This year's LGBT parade on June 28 was led by a contingent of veteranactivists from the early years of the Gay Liberation Front. In the spirit ofStonewall and to mark the 40th anniversary of the early struggle for LGBTliberation, two

La confrontación entre los políticos gobernantes de Irán que haresultado en manifestaciones en las calles de Teherán no ocurreaisladamente. Está sucediendo en un país que todavía enfrentasanciones y naves de guerra de Estados Unidos, hostilidades de parte de cadacapital imperialista

El 30 de mayo, tres miembros de la reaccionaria organización Minutemeninvadieron la casa de Raúl Flores en Arivaca, Arizona, asesinándolo aél, a su hija de 9 años Brisenia Flores, e hiriendo a su esposa GinaMaría González. Los racistas estaban vestidos

The media's focus shifted June 29 from Central Asia to Central America.The lies continued in the corporate media, only with fewer items on Iran, atleast this side of the Atlantic. It still showed the power of the BigLie—two Big Lies

The Australian dollar opened lower as investor expectations of a recovery in the US economy were dampened after the US jobless rate hit a 26-year high.

on the Australian stock exchange on Friday:

Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull says Australia and its allies can win the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan.

The Greens say the deaths of nearly 9,000 animals in experiments in one year in NSW indicate a failure of regulation by the state government.

A former colleague of television identity Gavan Disney has testified that he watched him fondle and abuse a junior colleague.

A man was killed and a woman was hospitalized Thursday following a collision between a motorcycle and a car on Highway 7 in Fraserwood, Man., about 100 kilometres north of Winnipeg .

There are 227 newly confirmed cases of swine flu in Manitoba, bringing the provincial total to 685, the provincial government announced Wednesday.

Several country music fans were charged with liquor and speeding offences while waiting for a Manitoba music festival to open this week.

Manitoba Conservative MP Vic Toews has confirmed he authorized a newsletter last month that slammed Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff for comments he made about Ukrainians more than a decade ago.

The Manitoba government is looking to implement building codes for farm construction in the wake of several serious hog barn fires this year.

A second arrest has been made in a 2002 slaying, and there may be another to come, according to the victim's mother.

Mercy Health Partners claimed another victory Thursday for its plans to build a new hospital in Green Township.