International – Page 265

War for oil? T. Boone Pickens thinks so

October 22, 2009 By Susan Webb

U.S. companies are entitled to Iraq's oil, oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens told a congressional committee Oct. 21.

Iraq elections will shape post-occupation direction

October 20, 2009 By Susan Webb

With U.S. preparing to pull out troops next summer, Iraq heads to key elections, and a drop in violence is spurring an upsurge of social movements.

Spanish women demand abortion rights

October 16, 2009 By Elena Mora

Ten years after the death of dictator Francisco Franco, the Spanish government passed a law allowing for abortions in cases of rape, fetal malformation and when a pregnant woman's mental or physical health is deemed to...

Trevor Fowler: A glimpse into post-apartheid South Africa

October 16, 2009 By Rossana Cambron

Video interview with Trevor Fowler former deputy head of the presidency in South Africa on a recent trip to the US.

100,000 march for jobs in Puerto Rico

October 15, 2009

“Today we declare a State of Peaceful Insurrection of the people of Puerto Rico”, declared Juan Vera, Methodist bishop of Puerto Rico, as he called for going from “protests to resistance to civil disobedience.”