| By Frank Barnako Little appears to have changed in Cuba's capital since Fidel Castro took power in January, 1959. The city's gorgeous Spanish-influenced colonial architecture casts shade on the streets of Old Havana. General Motors dinosaurs of the ... |  MarketWatch |
| The Siberian migrants came to America for longer and in greater numbers, and were either wiped out or absorbed by the European tribes. But it does explain the long-standing mystery of the genetic code and language of some Native American tribes that ... |  RT |
| 1 in the world for murders by the United Nations, and temporarily deserted by the Peace Corps, that two dozen prominent Canadian and American lawyers, analysts, businesswomen, activists, artists and journalists—led by a Nobel Peace Prize ... |  Macleans.ca |
| 1 in the world for murders by the United Nations, and temporarily deserted by the Peace Corps, that two dozen prominent Canadian and American lawyers, analysts, businesswomen, activists, artists and journalists—led by a Nobel Peace Prize ... | Macleans.ca |
| The drug war has been a disaster for the Latin American countries fighting it, especially Mexico, and Central Americans' suspicion that legalization could be less painful and costly is reasonable. Whether or not legalization would in fact be a good ... |  The Atlantic |
| That same year 15.3 percent of African Americans and 27.4 percent of Hispanics in the state lacked health insurance, compared to only 10.9 percent of non-Hispanic whites. 6. Unemployment hits communities of color harder than non-Hispanic whites. |  Center For American Progress |
| By Andrea Rodriguez, AP HAVANA – Sales of Cuba's famed cigars are sizzling, despite continued recession fears in Europe and a US embargo that bars American aficionados from legally lighting up. By Gene Sloan, USA TODAY Among the stalls in the Artisan's ... |  USA TODAY |
| The ministers, who make up the Governing Council of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), which is marking its 40th anniversary this year, said the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) to be held in Rio de Janeiro will be “a unique ... |  UN News Centre |
| The data also highlight the children most likely to live in areas of concentrated poverty. These include youth in the south and southwest, as well as those in urban and rural areas. African-American, American Indian and Latino children are six to nine ... |  WPTV |
| A review published by the United Nations University suggests Costa Rica's example can pave the way elsewhere for initiatives such as payments for environmental services (PES) as a tool for poverty reduction, achieving carbon neutrality by 2021, ... |  Co.Exist |
| MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Nearly 700 Haitians slated to be sent back to their homeland were released from US holding facilities in 2010 because of a year-long moratorium on deportations. The moratorium was put in place by the Obama administration after a ... |  CBS Local |
| ... discovering the Brazil hideout of escaped Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs; he went on to be a travel writer, but in 2008 he decided to give up the good life and move to a poverty-stricken township in South Africa to work as a volunteer teacher. |  Telegraph.co.uk |
| Sara is very outspoken on LGBT issues and is a fierce gay ally. Born and raised in New Jersey we thought we'd get her spin on Governor Chris Christie vetoing gay marriage in her home state and other issues facing our LGBT community. |  OUTTAKE VOICES (blog) |
| Now a new report indicates that the international sanctions on Syria are being flouted by Venezuela, which is shipping oil directly to Assad. With the dictator showing no sign of losing his will to resist, and with the support of Iran, Venezuela as ... |  Commentary |
| Many of my interlocutors were brimming with confidence that Colombia was the model to be emulated by other countries facing the witches' brew of insurgency, organized crime, poverty, and marginalization of social sectors. |  Brookings Institution |
