Inside the Capture of Karadzic

Inside the Capture of Karadzic

07.22.08 posted by pondy 7 views no comments image
Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader under indictment for war crimes, spent years disguised behind a flowing white beard and long hair, living and working in Belgrade as a practitioner of alternative medicine, and "freely walking in the city," the Serbian authorities said Tuesday. Wanting to join the EU, efforts of late were stepped up to find and capture the former strongman.
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Beware an Angry China

Beware an Angry China

04.08.08 posted by jason 152 views 1 comment image
Philip Bowring of the IHT, warns that 'Tibetans have a strong case against Beijing. But mixing it in with the Olympics and Darfur is a red rag to a wounded young bull. Nationalism is more often aroused by setbacks than success, so the Tibet problems and the possible threats to a triumphal Olympics are stirring it in China.'
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Spain Transport Companies to Paralyze Country in Fuel Protest

Spain Transport Companies to Paralyze Country in Fuel Protest

06.09.08 posted by pondy 27 views no comments image
The global food crisis hits Spain. Spanish transport companies have threatened to bring the country to a halt this week with a strike to protest surging fuel prices. The 90,000 Members of the National Federation of Transportation Employers began an indefinite strike at midnight last night in a bid to force the government to help them weather the surge in diesel fuel costs.
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Another Zimbabwean Opposition Lawmaker Arrested

Another Zimbabwean Opposition Lawmaker Arrested

06.07.08 posted by chab13 29 views no comments image
Zimbabwean police have detained another opposition lawmaker, amid a crackdown on political activity ahead of a presidential run-off election.
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Powerful Earthquake Rocks Japan

Powerful Earthquake Rocks Japan

06.14.08 posted by jason 21 views no comments image
Six people were killed and at least 144 hurt Saturday morning when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan. Several landslides covered roads, some highways buckled, a few bridges collapsed and bullet trains stopped, but two nuclear power plants in the region were not affected, officials said.
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Sharon Stone, disastrous quake and the issue of Tibet

05.25.08 posted by qiulin 45 views 1 comment video
Wenchuan, the epicentre of the recent earthquake in China, locates in Aba. Aba is a Tibetan autonomous prefecture . In Aba, 52.9% of the population are Tibetans, Qiang accounts for 17.7%, Hui (Muslims) 3.2% and Han (the largest Chinese ethnic people) 26.6%. People died, Tibetans, Qiangs and Hans as well. When Stone asked "Is that a Karma?" She doesn't really know what she was talking about.

Are Tibetans the New Jews?

Are Tibetans the New Jews?

03.26.08 posted by jason 185 views no comments image
This article from the Jerusalem Post suggests that the experience of Jews and Tibetans are closely related. An interesting look at the historical experiences of both groups.
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Rescue Efforts Underway as Aftershocks Rock Parts of China

05.13.08 posted by pondy 66 views no comments video
This video is just tragic. The camera crew shot parents waiting nearby a collapsed school, hoping that their child would be pulled out alive from the ruble. All over parts of China effected by the earthquake, this scene is being played out over and over again. Sadly, few survivors are being recovered.

China: US Congress "seriously hurt the feelings of the Chinese people"

China: US Congress "seriously hurt the feelings of the Chinese people"

04.11.08 posted by jason 138 views 1 comment image
A resolution in Congress sponsored by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and passed called on China to "end its crackdown on nonviolent Tibetan protesters" and put a stop to cultural, religious, economic and linguistic "repression." China was not pleased by this resolution and is letting the US know its opinion. A Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said the resolution is anti-Chinese.
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China Seeks to Relocate 12 Million Quake Survivors

China Seeks to Relocate 12 Million Quake Survivors

05.20.08 posted by pondy 52 views 2 comments image
China will relocate more than 12 million people made homeless by the country's deadliest earthquake in 32 years as the threat of rain heightened concern disease will spread. The May 12 temblor destroyed 5.4 million homes and damaged another 21.4 million,
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Pakistani Nuclear Scientist Denies Selling Secrets

Pakistani Nuclear Scientist Denies Selling Secrets

05.30.08 posted by chab13 38 views no comments image
Abdul Qadeer Khan, the founder of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program, was reported on Friday to have withdrawn an admission that he sold nuclear technology to Iran, North Korea and Libya, saying that he had made it under pressure from President Pervez Musharraf.
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