Archive for the ‘imperialism’ Category

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Thursday, February 21st, 2008

BELGRADE (AFP) - Rioters set fire to the US embassy in Belgrade on Thursday, before fighting Serbian police in pitched battles and looting shops, after an earlier huge but peaceful rally against Kosovo independence.Read the full story

Fidel Castro to step down as Cuba’s leader - Los Angeles Times

Monday, February 18th, 2008

Cuban leader Fidel Castro told compatriots early today that he would not accept another term as president, throwing open the Communist-ruled island's leadership for the first time in nearly 50 years.Read the full story

Exclusive: Peace Corps, Fulbright Scholar Asked to ‘Spy’ on Cubans, Venezuelans

Monday, February 11th, 2008

In an apparent violation of U.S. policy, Peace Corps volunteers and a Fulbright scholar were asked by a U.S. Embassy official in Bolivia "to basically spy" on Cubans and Venezuelans in the country, according to Peace Corps personnel and the Fulbright scholar involved.Read the full story

Pakistani army accused of killing 55 civilians | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

A tribal leader today accused Pakistani forces of killing more than 50 civilians in the worst clashes near the Afghan border for years.Read the full story