World

South Sudan facing famine crisis

April 11, 2014 By Brian McAfee

Over 3.7 million people in this new African nation of 11 million are at severe risk of starvation, and a UN official coordinating humanitarian aid in South Sudan says "we're in a race against time."

Greek unions hold 24-hour general strike against austerity

April 10, 2014 By Morning Star

Transport grinds to a halt and schools close as thousands march through Athens in protest.

Venezuela crisis is different this time, mostly

April 9, 2014 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's socialist-inclined government have been in the streets and causing disturbances since earlier February.

Continental drift: a slew of European breakaways

April 9, 2014 By Conn Hallinan

The U.S. and its allies may rail against the referendum in the Crimea; Scots will consider a very similar one on September 18, and Catalans would like to do the same.

Colombia: Jorge Gaitan and the struggle for peace

April 7, 2014 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Peace negotiators of FARC, who've been meeting in Cuba with Colombian government representatives, called for investigating origins of conflict in Colombia.