British citizens are said to have launched a frantic search for EU citizenship, looking for ways to acquire passports like the "Irish passport." ... More


Nearly two-thirds of U.S. voters think presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is unqualified to be president, a new poll has found, underscoring that the New York businessman faces a serious popularity problem.... More


In the United States, ten people were injured Sunday after violence broke out between a white supremacist group and counter-protesters, said authorities in Sacramento, California. According to reports, two of the injured had critical stab wounds.... More


A U.S. employee of the military base on the Japanese island of Okinawa was arrested Sunday on charges of driving under the influence (DUI), amid protests against crimes linked to the heavy U.S. military presence in Japan.... More


An extraordinary session of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Venezuela ended late Friday without a condemnation of the Latin American country, seen by many as a victory of Venezuelan diplomacy and a blow to Venezuelan oppositon and its international acolites. ... More


Social movements and civil society groups across Colombia issued their support following Thursday's cease-fire agreement between FARC rebels and the Colombian government. ... More


Tens of thousands of people opposed to France's hotly contested labor reforms were back in the streets of Paris in the first violence-free protest in weeks, refusing the government's demand to hold a "static gathering" instead of a march, alleging security concerns.... More


Bolivian President Evo Morales said Friday that the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union is a sign the capitalist system and the European Union are in a state of crisis.... More


Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto vetoed a package of anti-corruption bills on Thursday, asking Congress to change a measure that would have forced people or firms who receive government funding to publicly disclose their assets.... More


The secretary of Indigenous Affairs in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, gripped in a violent police crackdown against striking teachers, has resigned over the state repression against striking teachers.... More


WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says the whistleblower website has a “very big year” ahead, with more revelations expected to rattle U.S. presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton. ... More


Striking teachers held a meeting between Mexican officials and union leaders as an achievement of the popular movement, sparked by neo-liberal education reforms and harsh government repression against protests in the southern state of Oaxaca, that put pressure on authorities to agree to talks.... More


Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States, the OAS, debated Thursday whether to apply the so-called Democratic Charter to Venezuela, a move pushed by Secretary-General Luis Almagro. ... More


Various grassroots movements in Paraguay have submitted over 37,000 signatures to electoral authorities in that South American country as part of process meant to launch a referendum over a constitutional reform to improve the country's justice system.... More


A former Chilean military officer convicted of murdering famed folk singer and political activist Victor Jara in the early 1970s, immediately following the military coup that installed former dictator Augusto Pinochet, is expected to be sentenced on June 27 when the jury in his case reconvenes.... More


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