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Zimbabwe's Mugabe Says Cholera Crisis Over

Zimbabwe's Mugabe Says Cholera Crisis Over

12.11.08 posted by jason 0 views no comments
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
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In China, Parents' Losses Made Harder By One-Child Policy

In China, Parents' Losses Made Harder By One-Child Policy

05.15.08 posted by pondy 179 views 1 comment
CNN is reporting on China's one-child policy' and the effect it is having on the earthquake victims. Since so many were children, parents are now grieving for the loss of their child - their only child - since China initiated its population control measure in 1979. According to a Chinese government, this policy has prevented the birth of 400 million more babies.
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Internet fuels mass patriotic fervor in China

Internet fuels mass patriotic fervor in China

04.20.08 posted by chab13 225 views no comments
Armed with her laptop and her indignation, Zhu Xiaomeng sits in her dorm room here, stoking a popular backlash against Western support for Tibet that has unnerved foreign investors, Western diplomats and, increasingly, the ruling Communist Party.
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Russia's Medvedev signs ceasefire pact

Russia's Medvedev signs ceasefire pact

08.16.08 posted by jason 52 views no comments
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday signed a ceasefire agreement ending hostilities with Georgia over the breakaway region of South Ossetia, the Kremlin said. "The president informed participants of the security council meeting that he had just now signed the six-point plan," said the Kremlin's spokesperson.
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Rival to Iran's President Is Elected Speaker

Rival to Iran's President Is Elected Speaker

05.28.08 posted by chab13 154 views 1 comment
A rival to Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected by an overwhelming majority as speaker of the Parliament on Wednesday, a strong signal of growing impatience with his economic policies and a possible sign of a political shift in the country.
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U.N. to Cut Darfur Food Relief After Attacks

U.N. to Cut Darfur Food Relief After Attacks

04.18.08 posted by jason 226 views no comments
Attacks on its humanitarian convoys are forcing the U.N. to cut in half the rations it provides to millions of hungry people in Sudan's war-stricken Darfur region. The world's largest humanitarian operation struggles every day with bureaucracy, fighting and banditry to help those affected by five years of rape, violence and murder, which has killed an estimated 200,000 Darfuris.
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china photo

china photo

05.25.08 posted by cnolympics8 156 views 1 comment
china photo,beijing,sichuan

8,500 Killed in Deadly China Earthquake

8,500 Killed in Deadly China Earthquake

05.12.08 posted by jason 178 views 1 comment
A massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake killed more than 8,500 people in China and left hundreds trapped under rubble, state run media report. Some 900 students are reported buried under a collapsed school. China's Seismological Bureau said the quake affected more than half the country's provinces and municipalities.
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World Bank Says No to Aiding Myanmar Because it Owes the Bank Money

World Bank Says No to Aiding Myanmar Because it Owes the Bank Money

05.21.08 posted by pondy 158 views 3 comments
The World Bank is not in a position to provide any financial aid to cyclone-stricken Myanmar because the country has not been servicing its World Bank debt since 1998, a bank official said. This seems rather harsh considering 134,000 people are dead and the country is suffering to such an extreme. With so many resources shouldn't the World Bank find a way to help?
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Could Zimbabwe Be the Next Kenya?

Could Zimbabwe Be the Next Kenya?

04.01.08 posted by jason 245 views 1 comment
Zimbabweans are anxiously awaiting more results from Saturday's election, which have been slow to emerge. President Mugabe's government is warning that any calls for this election to be declared for the opposition is equivalent to a coup d'etat. Could this be Kenya all over again?
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Zimbabwe Opposition Party Faces Critical Decision

Zimbabwe Opposition Party Faces Critical Decision

05.03.08 posted by jason 186 views no comments
Zimbabwe's opposition party is in a difficult bind. If they partake in a runoff, they feel President Robert Mugabe will steal it, as he did their previous win, when the election seemed certain to go their way on one ballot. However, should party leaders refuse to support a second round of voting, Mugabe will retain the office. The crisis continues in Zimbabwe.
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