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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 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
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Myanmar Cyclone Death Toll Tops 22,000 with 41,000 Missing

Myanmar Cyclone Death Toll Tops 22,000 with 41,000 Missing

05.06.08 posted by jason 164 views no comments image
Residents of Myanmar's largest city were plunged into a primitive existence Monday, using candles instead of electricity, lining up to buy shrinking supplies of water and hacking their way through streets blocked by trees felled in a cyclone that killed more than 22,000 according to state radio. Another 41,000 people are not yet accounted for, meaning the death toll is expected to rise.
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India flood stranded still wait

India flood stranded still wait

09.02.08 posted by pondy 31 views no comments image
Up to half a million people are still stranded by flood waters in the Indian state of Bihar, aid workers say. Monsoon rains caused the river Kosi to change course in Bihar, affecting areas not normally prone to floods. The authorities have been criticised for failing to rescue flood victims well over a week after the scale of the flooding became apparent.
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Is Bin Laden moving on from Iraq?

Is Bin Laden moving on from Iraq?

05.21.08 posted by pondy 138 views no comments image
"My talk to you addresses the main root of conflict... I would like to stress here that the Palestinian question is my nation's top issue," Bin Laden said in his most recently released tape. This has led to a theory among some western intelligence analysts that al-Qaeda accepts it is in trouble in Iraq and is looking for a new rallying cry.
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UN Secretary General Says More Aid Will Flow into Myanmar

05.24.08 posted by pondy 133 views no comments video
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that Myanmar's military government has agreed to let all international disaster assistance into its cyclone-ravaged country. Ban's announcement came after a crucial two-hour meeting today with the junta's leader, Senior General Than Shwe, the country's most powerful figure.

Carter Talks About Hamas Meeting

04.21.08 posted by pondy 182 views no comments video
Former US President Jimmy Carter talks about his meeting with Hamas and what he sees as the road map to peace in the Middle East. Many wonder if Carter did more harm than good by legitimizing the organization. He added hat Hamas is prepared to accept the right of Israel to "live as a neighbor next door in peace."

US troop deaths hit 7-month high in Iraq

US troop deaths hit 7-month high in Iraq

04.30.08 posted by jason 163 views 3 comments image
The killings of three U.S. soldiers in separate attacks in Baghdad pushed the American death toll for April up to 47, making it the deadliest month since September. In all, at least 4,059 members of the U.S. military have died since the Iraq war started in March 2003.
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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 195 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 In Race Against Time to Fend Off 'Slurry Tsunami'

China In Race Against Time to Fend Off 'Slurry Tsunami'

05.28.08 posted by jason 124 views no comments image
China's scramble to drain the rapidly-rising quake lake at Tangjiashan before it can burst its banks is a nerve-jangling race against time. Some 1.3 million people are threatened by flooding if the banks are breached. It would unleash a wall of rock, soil and water about 20 meters (66ft) high tumbling down the valley.
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Zimbabwe Leader Calls US Diplomat a Prostitue

Zimbabwe Leader Calls US Diplomat a Prostitue

05.26.08 posted by pondy 123 views no comments image
"You saw the joy that the British had, that the Americans had, and saw them here through their representatives celebrating and acting as if we Zimbabwe are either an extension of Britain or ... America. You saw that little American girl [U. S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer] trotting around the globe like a prostitute..." President Robert Mugabe said today.
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Human Rights Expert Witnesses Beatings and Brutality in Zimbabwe

Human Rights Expert Witnesses Beatings and Brutality in Zimbabwe

04.17.08 posted by jason 178 views no comments image
Hopes that post-election Zimbabwe would stay calm are beginning to deteriorate. Reports are trickling out of the countryside of beatings and even murders of pro-opposition supporters. With 80% of the country unemployed and many angry, the powder keg could ignite at any moment. In this report, a witness describes what he has seen and what could be a sign of things to come.
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