The message isn't changed
The report from Human Rights Watch on abuses carried out by some of the biggest companies in this country when they expand abroad should give any active trade unionist pause for thought.
Heads they win, tails we lose?
Looking at the present imperfect offering from the Labour Party and its potentially perilous impact on the future
Clearing a path for the privateers
How Iraq's unions are being attacked to allow giant oil companies to operate freely
China rejects troops in Kashmir claim
China has indignantly dismissed claims that troops of the People's Liberation Army are operating in a disputed area of Pakistan.
Abbas demands end to Israeli land grabs
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has demanded that Israel "totally halts" its colonisation of Palestine's West Bank territory while peace talks brokered by US President Barack Obama take place.
UN acknowledges failings over mass sex attack
The UN peacekeeping force in DR Congo has conceded that the mass rape of 240 women and girls by rebels raised questions about the effectiveness of its mission in the central African state.
Saint Vincent PM warns of US attempt to topple regime
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves has denounced US attempts to "destabilise" the Caribbean island nation's left-wing government by encouraging wealthy foreign businessmen to bankroll an opposition party prior to national elections.
Afghan police probe US air strike massacre
US occupation forces in Afghanistan have admitted that local police are investigating the massacre of 10 election campaign workers who were killed in an air strike by foreign fighters in the north of the country.
Gillard edging Australian election race
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has edged closer to retaining power when a prominent independent MP said he would support her Labour Party to form a minority government.
US Republicans urge return of homophobic legislation
A group of Republican politicians have urged California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to appeal against a federal judge's ruling that struck down the state's same-sex marriage ban.
French government sticks on retirement age rise
Massive street protests planned for next week will not dent the French government's resolve to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62, the country's labour minister has said.
World in brief
World news from Spain, France, Scandinavia, Indonesia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile and Greenland.
Iraq violence unabated as coalition quits
Some 295 civilians were killed in ongoing violence in occupied Iraq last month, the Baghdad government has reported - a day after US President Barack Obama announced the end of combat operations in the country.