Latin America’s African Roots Explored

Jackie ONeal 2 years ago Region: United States

Latin America’s African Roots Explored An article in UrbanMecca.com announced http:/www./urbanmecca.net that Black in Latin America, a new four–part series “on the influence of African descent on Latin ... more

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Obama Makes Indefinite Detention and Military Commissions His Own

ProPublica 2 years ago Region: Cuba

Written by  Dafna Linzer, ProPublica President Obama yesterday formalized indefinite detention for dozens of men held at Guantanamo Bay and announced that the Pentagon would move ahead with military trials for a ha... more

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CIA director and Obama in opposition over Gitmo terrorist detentions

Jim Kouri 2 years ago Region: United States

Although President Barack Obama promised during his presidential campaign in 2008 to close down the  Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, military detention center that holds inmates captured during the war on terrorism, t... more

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“Peace” concert in Havana, Cuba draws large crowds

Breaking Tweets 3 years ago Region: Cuba

Per The New York Times, hundreds of thousands of Cubans filled Havana’s Revolution Square on Sunday to attend the “Peace Without Borders” concert headlined by Colombian superstar Juanes. It is the bigges... more

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Cuba, USA: OAS Says “Yes”

Global Voices 3 years ago Region: Cuba

After 47 years, the Organization of American States has lifted its ban on Cuba's admission to the group, with most member states restoring ties with the island nation. The United States, which still maintains a trade embar... more

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US tortured the detainees in the secret prisons of other countries

Imran Schah 4 years ago Region: United States

US President Barack Obama recently met with his NATO allies in Strasbourg, France and discussed the new strategy about Afghanistan but as a matter of fact, the US “war on terror” has some dark aspects.   ... more

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Cuba: Blocking Bloggers

Global Voices 5 years ago Region: Cuba

by Janine Mendes-Franco Want to get the Cuban blogosphere talking? Block access to a popular blog. Ever since Cuban authorities did just that to several less-than-supportive Havana-based blogs earlier this week, the blo... more

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Castro Suggests He Might Retires

Can Tran 5 years ago Region: Cuba

The letter that Fidel Castro had read on state TV gives the first implication that he might give up his position as Cuba’s leader according to correspondents. In the previous year of 2006, Fidel Castro handed over po... more

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The Sparrow and the Spaghetti

Julian Worker 5 years ago Region: Cuba

At the restaurant where I was having lunch in Trinidad there was a buffet. One of the many options along with fresh vegetables, seasoned meats, tossed salad, and juicy fruit, was spaghetti. As is the norm in Cuba, the... more

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Fidel Castro Steps Down

Alejandro López De Haro Jr. 5 years ago Region: Cuba

Fidel Castro, one of the longest serving and most controversial heads of state, has officially stepped down yesterday morning. The leftist leader's decision was first reported by the online version of the Cuban state-run n... more

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