According to Peruvian president Alan García, the Amazonian peoples "are not first class citizens".
When you step out on the streets of Baghdad you notice immediately that all is not right in Iraq.
The governing coalition in Lebanon swept back into power in the general election last Sunday.
The Pakistani army has widened its offensive against insurgents following battles in the Swat Valley in the north of the country.
The final phase of the Sri Lankan army’s assault on the last strongholds of the Tamil Tigers led to more than 20,000 Tamil civilians being massacred, according to an investigation by the Times newspaper.
Post office workers have struck in the latest wave of protests to sweep Egypt.
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has announced that a number of multinational metal companies are to be nationalised. This follows the government take over of several oil companies, ports, airports and some food producing firms.
The indigenous peoples of Latin America were once seen as passive and resigned to the exploitation they have suffered for so long.
Evidence showing the Sri Lankan military’s savage behaviour in the last days of its offensive against the Tamil Tigers is mounting.
The West has condemned the recent test firing of a nuclear warhead by North Korea, warning of "tough measures" against the state.
The offensive by the Pakistani military against insurgents in the Swat Valley has created a refugee crisis.
Around 10,000 trade unionists marched through Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital on Wednesday of last week. The march grew in size as people joined it on route. It was protesting against government plans to deregulate the price of fuel, demanding a substantial increase in the minimum wage and calling for electoral reform to guarantee free and fair elections.
