(2022-04-16). Berlin bus workers support the 70,000 striking bus drivers in Maharashtra, India! wsws.org Berlin bus workers express their solidarity with the more than 70,000 striking bus drivers of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Company (MSRTC), who have been on an indefinite strike since November 4, 2021.
(2022-04-16). [World Report] "Medical crisis" for Rohingya refugees. thelancet.com Refugees are being relocated to an island in Bangladesh, but human rights concerns are hampering aid. Sharmila Devi reports.
(2022-04-16). Cuatro frases de Fidel en la proclamación del carácter socialista. telesurtv.net Cuba celebra este 16 de abril los 61 años de la proclamación del carácter socialista de su Revolución, liderada por el comandante Fidel Castro.
(2022-04-16). Photos: Jubilation as MP Najjuma starts drilling boreholes in Nakaseke. plusnews.ug 
A furry of excitement and optimism engulfed residents of Makayi village, Semuto Subcounty in Nakaseke district on Saturday morning as they witnessed the commencement of drilling of a borehole in their area by the district woman Member of Parliament, Sarah Najjuma. At the drilling point, residents reined in excitement and curiosity as the borehole drilling …
(2022-04-16). øEn qué países existe la esclavitud infantil?>. telesurtv.net Cada 16 de abril se conmemora el Día Internacional contra la Esclavitud Infantil en homenaje del niño pakistaní Iqbal Masih.
(2022-04-16). Philippines: New Peoples Army units dispatched for rescue efforts following typhoon Agaton. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following April 9 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). | The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today said units of the New People's Army (NPA) in areas affected by typhoon Agaton are being dispatched to carry out efforts to help in rescue and rehabilitation efforts. Parts of Eastern Visayas, Cebu and northern Mindanao have been hit by floods due to continuous rains over the past days. | CPP Chief Information Officer Marco Valbuena said, "it is the civic duty of the NPA to extend all possible assistance to the people in the face of calamitie…
(2022-04-16). COVID-19 continues to run rampant in South Korea. wsws.org Hundreds of thousands of new infections take place daily, with cases surpassing the official totals in every other country nearly every day.
(2022-04-15). Chinese, Vietnamese FMs vow not to allow Ukraine-type tragedy in region. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesApril 15, 2022 Wang Yi speaks with Vietnamese FM, vowing won't let Ukraine-like tragedy happen in the regionBy Wang Qi Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi talked with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on Thursday on the phone, stressing that China and Vietnam, two socialist countries, are ready to strengthen solidarity …
(2022-04-15). Indian PM, Vietnamese party chief discuss Ukraine, South China Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Press Trust of IndiaApril 15, 2022 PM Modi, Vietnam's Communist Party General Secy discuss Ukraine, South China Sea situation Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke with general secretary of the Communist party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong and exchanged views on regional and global issues, including the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and the situation …
(2022-04-15). "Chinese Exclusion Act 2.0" mronline.org 
The new Cold War and the spread of anti-Asian racism.
(2022-04-15). The issues in the Indiana University grad workers strike. wsws.org Graduate students at Indiana University in Bloomington have gone on strike demanding recognition of their union, the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition.
(2022-04-15). Explosion hit Americans convoy in Iraq's Babil. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) — A logistics convoy belonging to the American troops was targeted in Babil province in Iraq on late Thursady, local Iraqi sources said.
(2022-04-15). Howard University President To Retire, Says Next Leader Should Be A Woman. moguldom.com Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick is retiring in 2024 and he's made it evident he wants his successor to be a woman. Frederick's retirement was announced by Dr. Laurence C. Morse, chair of the Howard University Board of Trustees, in a statement on Wednesday, April 13. The news was also posted to social media. …
(2022-04-15). 32 more F-16s: Romania dumps MiGs in favor of NATO interoperable aircraft. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ReutersApril 15, 2022 Romania suspends military MIG-21 flights, to speed up F-16 purchase NATO member Romania has grounded its remaining fleet of military MiG 21 LanceR jets as of Friday given their "considerably high accident rate", and will speed up a planned purchase of second-hand F-16s from Norway, the defence ministry said. *** Romania will …
(2022-04-15). Cinco obras para recordar el legado de César Vallejo. telesurtv.net En 1913 ingresó en la Universidad de La Libertad de la ciudad de Trujillo, donde se graduó de Bachiller con una tesis sobre el romanticismo en la poesía castellana.
(2022-04-15). Turmoil erupts in Pakistan as Prime Minister ousted. liberationnews.org 
Political upheaval is gripping Pakistan following the ouster of Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was elected to office in 2018 and removed on April 10.
(2022-04-15). Massive Demonstrations in Support of Imran Khan. orinocotribune.com Pakistan Tahreek-i-Insaf supporters protest in solidarity with former prime minister Imran Khan, who was ousted by the Opposition that he accuses of conspiring with Washington because of his opposition to US foreign policy. | Pakistan Tahreek-i-Insaf (PTI) supporters took to the streets at Lahore's Liberty Chowk against the ouster of former prime minister and party chairman Imran Khan. | Khan was ousted by the Opposition through a Pakistan became an independent state in 1947; bu…
(2022-04-15). Why a Coup in Pakistan? US Takes Advantage of Any Chance to Gain Advantage. orinocotribune.com The Biden administration's campaign to topple the democratically-elected government of Prime Minister Imran Khan in Pakistan has succeeded, according to an American writer and political commentator. "The Empire never sleeps." | Prime Minister Khan was unseated after losing a no-confidence vote in the parliament on Saturday night. | According to the House speaker, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, opposition parties were able to secure 174 votes in the 342-member house in support of the no-confidence motion, making it a majority vote. There were just a few legislators of Khan's ruling party present for the process. | "The US sof…
(2022-04-15). 8 Pakistan servicemen killed in Waziristan terrorist attacks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) — At least eight Pakistani servicemen have been killed in two terrorist attacks on Pakistani military forces in the northwestern Waziristan region.
(2022-04-15). 2022 election in the Philippines: Repression and resistance. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – I just returned from eight days in Luzon, the largest island in the Philippines, where the capital, Manila, is located. For many years, the movement for national democracy in the Philippines has asked for international solidarity, including human rights defenders to aid them in their struggle for economic and political rights. The presence of people from other countries can help diminish the violence of the Philippine military and national police against the movement. In addition, as national elections approach on May 9 there has been a rise in human rights abuses, and so the need for international…
(2022-04-15). Xi talks with Saudi Arabian crown prince over phone. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday morning held a phone conversation with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.
(2022-04-15). Mass protests demanding Sri Lankan President Rajapakse resign continue in Colombo. wsws.org Referring to the Prime Minister's address to the nation on Monday in which he pointed to the Sri Lankan state's 1988-89 massacre of 60,000 youths in the island's south, a protester said, "He was just warning, 'We can open fire on you.'"
(2022-04-15). What are Sri Lanka's trade unions doing amid the mass anti-government upsurge? wsws.org After remaining silent for days as the anti-government protests swelled, the unions are now claiming to support them. But they do so with the aim of preventing them from becoming a challenge to capitalist rule.
(2022-04-15). De-Escalation: SDF Withdraws From Government Buildings In Syria's Al-Qamishli (Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: the Hawar News Agency. | On April 14 afternoon, the security body of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), known as Asayish, withdrew from a number of government buildings in the northeastern town of al-Qamishli that it had occupied in the morning. | Asayish personnel occupied the buildings in a bid to pressure Damascus into ending a siege imposed by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) on the SDF-held district of Sheikh Maqsoud in Aleppo city. The siege…
(2022-04-15). US-led Coalition Says Recent Attack On Northeastern Syria Base Was Result Of Sabotage. southfront.org 
Green Berets conduct a medical evacuation exercise during a patrol within the 55km deconfliction zone in Syria, May 27, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. William Howard) | The