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Stuart Munckton A key witness in the trial of those charged over the assassination of Venezuelan state prosecutor Danilo Anderson has identified FBI and CIA agents as being involved in planning his death. Anderson, who was killed by a car bomb on

Around 150 delegates, half of them from abroad, met in Hanoi late March for the first international conference on the victims of Agent Orange. Participants discussed and launched the following international appeal concerning the ongoing health and

On August 7, New National Party leader Marthinus van Schalkwyk announced that he would be joining the African National Congress and encouraged other NNP members to do likewise. Although the NNP will still exist — the ANC allowing dual membership

Roberto Jorquera & Neville Spencer On January 1, Haiti marked the 200th anniversary of its independence — the first black republic in the world. Yet the celebrations were overshadowed by protests against the government of Jean Bertrand Aristide,

Speaking to a meeting at the Havana University on November 17, Cuban President Fidel Castro rejected allegations of Cuban involvement with Iran in the alleged manufacturing of nuclear and biological weapons. He said Cuba is not interested in

Jim McIlroy & Coral Wynter, Caracas Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez rejected recent attacks by the US administration on his government, and slammed President George Bush as a "coward, murderer and responsible for genocide", in an outspoken talk on

PALESTINE: Israeli soldiers fire on ambulance On August 10, Palestinian Medical Relief Society ambulance staff, including five doctors and two nurses, were attacked while they distributed first aid kits to homeless residents of Rafah. According to

Richard Pithouse, Durban On October 21, 16 shacks burnt down in the Kennedy Road shack settlement in Durban. One-year-old Mhlengi Khumalo was very badly burnt. He died the following night. This was the third conflagration that month. The fire

Duroyan Fertl Protests by unionists, students and indigenous activists against a free trade agreement (FTA) between Ecuador and the US have strengthened, forcing the government to declare a state of emergency in several states around the capital

Thousands of protesters marched past the Democratic National Convention on July 25 in opposition to the Democratic Party's support for the war on Iraq. Protesters held signs demanding: "Bring the troops home now!" and "End the occupation of Iraq,

Nicole Colson, Chicago Force-feeding of prisoners on hunger strike at the US prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is being used as a form of torture, says a lawyer for several detainees. According to the Center for Constitutional Rights, Julia

Max Lane On the evening of July 22, more than 300 people gathered at the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the People's Democratic Party (PRD). Film footage taken by PRD activists over the last 10