In Havana, is it Lenin or Lennon?
HAVANA - Here is a city where statues of Vladimir Lenin and John Lennon coexist without a second thought.
World Notes: Europe, Afghanistan, S. Korea, Cuba
Europe's attack on working class; Afghan police problems; anti-woman discrimination in S. Korea; Cuban health shakeup.
Memory, injustice, and the Cuban Five
Question: with legal remedies exhausted, will the Cuban Five be forgotten? Answer: Never, as long as Gerardo, Ramón, Antonio, Fernando and René are not free.
Lesson of Chile’s earthquake
Chile's earthquake was 500 times more powerful than the one that struck Haiti, yet the destruction in Chile was far less. What should we conclude from that?
World Notes: UN, Yemen, Cuba
Women's equality under study at UN, Yemen conflict eases but instability continues, Cuba state visit zeroes in on U.S. blockade.
More action needed on Cuba
Migration talks are a start. But much more action, especially at the grassroots, is needed on Cuba.
Cubans help children in Haiti
Through play, song and sport, a Cuban medical team is giving child survivors a boost in post-earthquake Haiti.
World Notes: Haiti, Cuba, Bolivia, China, Nigeria, Turkey
News clips from Cuba, Haiti, Bolivia, Switzerland, Nigeria, China, Turkey.
World Notes
In World Notes this week: Canada, South Africa, Dominican Republic, Taiwan, Cuba, Afghanistan.
Haiti relief opens doors for U.S.-Cuba cooperation
In a move to aid relief efforts in earthquake-devastated Haiti, the U.S. State Department says it's prepared to assist over 400 Cuban doctors there with much needed medical supplies.
