Africa
How the US and Israel Extort Votes at the UN
By Wayne MADSEN
On December 21, 2017, 128-member states of the United Nations General Assembly voted against the United States in condemning the Donald Trump...
Shell Accused of Committing Horrific Crimes in Nigeria’s Ogoniland
Saro-Wiwa, who led a nonviolent campaign against environmental degradation of the land and waters of Ogoniland by Shell was executed by the Nigerian military...
Latest figures reveal more than 40 million people are living in...
Forced marriage is included for first time in worldwide statistics that show ‘money and debt’ to be at the heart of the exploitation
An estimated...
Libye. Les gouvernements européens se rendent complices des violations des droits...
Les gouvernements européens se rendent sciemment complices des violences et des tortures infligées à des dizaines de milliers de réfugiés et de migrants détenus...
China opens first military base in Djibouti
Published: Monday 4 September 2017
Ships carrying Chinese military personnel departed on Tuesday July 11 to set up China’s first military base in Djibouti, state...
Climate change may make Middle East and North Africa uninhabitable
Rising sea levels, increasingly severe storms and deadly heat waves may imperil the region in coming decades, scientists and studies say
By Jacob Powell
Tuesday 27...
How colonial violence came home: the ugly truth of the first...
The Great War is often depicted as an unexpected catastrophe. But for millions who had been living under imperialist rule, terror and degradation were...
What is Behind the Military Coup in Zimbabwe?
by Gregory Elich
Long-roiling factional conflict within Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF political party exploded last week in a military coup that quickly seized control of the...
The Results of NATO’s Intervention in Libya: Selling People in the...
Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- "Eight hundred," says the auctioneer. "900 ... 1,000 ... 1,100 ..." Sold. For 1,200 Libyan dinars -- the equivalent of...
Libya – destroyed by France and NATO. Demonstration against slavery
French police use tear gas to disperse protest against slave auctions in Libya
19 Nov, 2017
Hundreds of activists flocked to the Libyan Embassy in Paris...