iConflict.com - World News, Breaking News, Social Media, Video and Image News, Citizen Journalism

Zimbabwe's Mugabe Says Cholera Crisis Over

Thumbs up
Thumbs down

12.11.08 posted by jason 0 views no comments image
What Cholera outbreak. Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe suggested today that the Cholera crisis was over. In fact, it is far from over. If ever there was a time for more international action against Mugabe's regime it is now. See this NYT article and judge for yourself
Full Story

05.25.08 posted by jason 65 views no comments image
China was hit with large aftershocks today, damaging over 70,000 buildings and frightening millions more. The aftershock registered at 5.8 and hit at 4:21pm local time. Meanwhile the death toll continues to rise, with now 62,000 confirmed dead.
Full Story

Protest as Olympic Torch is Lit

Thumbs up
Thumbs down

03.24.08 posted by jason 113 views no comments image
A lone protester managed to breach the tight security during the Olympic torch lighting ceremony in Greece. The man rushed behind the podium as China's Olympic chief was speaking. He tried to unfurl an unidentified banner, but was quickly apprehended by security who escorted him away.
Full Story

Huge Chunk of Antarctic Ice Collapses

Thumbs up
Thumbs down

03.25.08 posted by jason 111 views no comments image
A chunk of Antarctic ice about seven times the size of Manhattan suddenly collapsed, putting an even larger portion of glacial ice at risk, scientists said. Global warning is being blamed for the dramatic occurrence.

Blogflict: Bad Night for Obama, Worse Night for ABC

Thumbs up
Thumbs down

04.17.08 posted by jason 92 views no comments image
Electing the next American President is of crucial importance to the US and the world. So how do you explain the debate last night? The overnight read on this debate was that it was the worst ever. Poor questions, odd commercial breaks and lack of substance left many wondering is this any way to elect a President?
Full Story

China says 35 arrested in Olympics bomb plot

Thumbs up
Thumbs down

04.10.08 posted by chab13 97 views no comments image
Islamic terrorists planned to attack Beijing, Shanghai and other Chinese locations with poisonous gas and explosives to sabotage the Summer Olympic Games, China announced Thursday.
Full Story

New Pakistan PM Frees Judges

Thumbs up
Thumbs down

03.24.08 posted by jason 107 views no comments image
Pakistan's deposed chief justice made his first public appearance in four months on Monday, soon after newly-elected prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani vowed to release all judges held since last year.
Full Story

Musharraf Believes Pakistan Now Has 'Real Democracy"

Thumbs up
Thumbs down

03.23.08 posted by jason 108 views no comments image
Pakistan has entered an "era of real democracy" according to President Pervez Musharraf , who said Sunday that he hoped the incoming government would maintain the pace of growth the nation has enjoyed.
Full Story

Foriegn Journalists Arrested in Zimbabwe

Thumbs up
Thumbs down

04.03.08 posted by jason 101 views 1 comment video
The reasons behind the move against foreign journalists remains a mystery, but today several were detained by the Zimbabwean government. International reporters have been covering the election tumult in the wake of last weekends vote.

Spain Transport Companies to Paralyze Country in Fuel Protest

Thumbs up
Thumbs down

06.09.08 posted by pondy 54 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.
Full Story

For heart-breaking mothers who lost their children in the quake

Thumbs up
Thumbs down

05.27.08 posted by qiulin 62 views no comments video
Sorrow, deep sorrow.

iConflict

hotspots