CARACAS — According to Venezuelan vice-president Jose Vicente Rangel, 130 individuals have been detained after a group of 70 Colombian paramilitary on May 9. Several dozen people have been presented before military judges, including 13 men captured
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Alex Miller
On June 10, Scottish voters will go to the polls to elect seven new members of the European Parliament. The Scottish Socialist Party (SSP), which has six members in the Scottish Parliament, launched its MEP election campaign on May 17.
The Colombian government is attempting to break the month-long strike at Ecopetrol, the national oil company, by using military force.
The strike began on April 7, after 17 months of negotiations. The strikers are trying to stop the privatisation
Jenny Long, Sydney
The Council of Social Service of New South Wales (NCOSS) has condemned the decision of the NSW Labor government to close two important employment and training programs that assist skilled migrants and mature workers. A
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Jim McIlroy, Brisbane
"We sailors who go to sea are all 'boat people'", the captain of the Eureka, one of two yachts making up the Flotillas of Hope, told a crowd of around 250 people on May 23.
The send-off was held on the banks of the Brisbane
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