Americas

Ainur Kurmanov and Esenbek Ukteshbayev to address OSCE Human Rights Conference

Funeral reveals deep-rooted mood of working people and youth for real change

Relative “social peace” shattered

Workers join students on stage of struggle

After months of vicious manoeuvring between Republican and Democratic factions, the US Congress and president Obama agreed on a budget deal only hours before the deadline to raise the Federal government’s borrowing limit.

Over 500,000 march on 30 June

Largest protest movement for more than 20 years

Disputes over pensions, pay and deregulation show underlying discontent