[0]Colombia: indigenous protesters attacked
Did Uribe piggy-back FARC hostage raid on European talks? [1]
The pan-Latin American online journal Rebelión raises the possibility that the rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other FARC-held hostages was not the clear-cut tactical victory portrayed by Betancourt and Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe—but a cynical play to exploit quiet European negotiations that were already underway to win their release, while beating the Europeans to the punch for a propaganda coup. [more [2]]
Uribe calls on FARC to make "peace" after hostage rescue [3]
Colombia's President Álvaro Uribe, surrounded by Ingrid Betancourt and 11 other rescued hostages, called upon the FARC to make "peace" in a massive press conference in Bogotá. Betancourt, dressed in an army jacket, expressed her gratitude and support to the Colombian president. "At this moment, I want to feel like one more Colombian solider in the service of peace," she said. [more [4]]
[4]Tuaregs flee Mali
Afghanistan: the next Iraq? [5]
A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter belonging to US-led coalition troops was shot down by small-arms fire south of Kabul, as President Bush pledged to send more US troops to Afghanistan by year's end. [more [6]]
Auto workers strike in Iran [7]
Thousands of workers at the Iran Khodro Car Manufacturing Company are reported to be on strike. The protest began in the form of hunger strike on June 28, and expanded across the company, with thousands of workers joining protests and strike actions since then. Workers' demands include freedom of labor organizing, an end to mandatory over-time, and wage increases. [more [8]]
[8]'Uncontacted' Amazon tribesmenCuba: is CANF smuggling migrants? [9]
ICE raids Washington aerospace plant [10]
Huge ICE raid at Houston clothing company [11]
ICE raids Washington aerospace plant [12]
More ICE "fugitive" raids in Midwest [13]
Japan: police attack anti-G8 protest [14]
Czech Republic: neo-Nazis attack gay pride march [15]
Somalia: Islamists attack traditional dance ceremony [16]
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