Cuban lawmakers denounce Arizona immigration law
HAVANA - Cuban lawmakers have passed a resolution denouncing Arizona's new immigration law as "racist and xenophobic," recalling an old dispute in the process: the argument that the United States' purchase of Arizona from Mexico in the 19th century was tantamount to theft. More »
Children in conflict: UN chief urges action against child soldiers
UNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged the U.N. Security Council to consider tough measures against countries and insurgent groups that persist in recruiting child soldiers. More »
Political parties must evolve to capture the ire of voters
WASHINGTON - Since the birth of the American political party, its primary mission has been to amass power by recruiting candidates, raising money and spreading messages. In short, a holding company that elects people - with a monopoly for a century and a half by Democrats and Republicans. More »
Novelist Junot Diaz elected to Pulitzer board
NEW YORK - Dominican-American novelist Junot Diaz has been elected to serve on the Pulitzer board, which awards the most prestigious prizes in journalism. Diaz, who won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" and teaches creative writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said Friday that it was an "extraordinary honor." More »
