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Published in Queenslatino.com Bill de Blasio’s mayoral campaign has struck a positive note with political progressives and immigrant New Yorkers. In a city divided by growing economic and social inequalities, the metaphor of a tale of two cities brings to…

The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, during a speech at the School of Journalism at the University of La Plata, in the province of Buenos Aires, said that “when the media are in private hands they are unpatriotic and against…

Before you start reading this article, please take a moment to remember who you were at 15 – what your days were like, how you spent your time, your preoccupations and your aspirations. During the past weeks, Malala Yousafzai was…

A group of Guantánamo prisoners are vowing to continue their hunger strike against indefinite detention and prison conditions. The U.S. military stopped releasing data on the hunger strike last month after its tally of participants dropped to 19. But in an article…

It is sometimes said (you will hear it if you are invited to boring parties) that there are two types of Sanskritists: those who translate the Bhagavad Gita, and those who do not. The comment is meant to disparage those…

With Joy of Giving Week on the horizon, Humanist Center Borivali-Dahisar* takes the opportunity to spread cheer amongst BEST, BMC and Borivali police station officials.  By Sajid Patel Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transportation (BEST) bus drivers and conductors, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s…

Eviction from the St Paul’s campsite has not been the end of Occupy. The grassroots movement, think tank for an alternative system and campaigns hub has continued its activities and is planning to widen its scope, networking with other organisations…

Reporters Without Borders is alarmed by newspaper editor Melaku Desmisse’s illegal arrest in Addis Ababa by police from the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Regional State (SNNPR) and his subsequent illegal transfer to Awasa, the capital city of the SNNPR.…

Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida has publicly stated his government will sign the UN anti-nuclear statement calling for a ban on the use of nuclear weapons. This is a formal decision that has been publicly announced. New Zealand, Switzerland and…

Beijing, 13 Oct (Prensa Latina). The first cross-strait peace forum was inaugurated in Shanghai Friday with emphasis put on 10 points dedicated to end the impasse between both parts. In this First Peace Forum there were former officials in charge…