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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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Migrants Targeted for Fiery Deaths in South Africa

Migrants Targeted for Fiery Deaths in South Africa

05.20.08 posted by pondy 73 views no comments image
The brutal apartheid-era practice of setting opponents on fire has been revived in this country's crowded, litter-strewn shantytowns. But now the victims are foreign migrants. Anger over unemployment and rising prices and simmering resentment against illegal foreign migrants have exploded into xenophobic violence in South Africa, with at least 22 people slain in the last 10 days.
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Tsvangirai Returns to Zimbabwe Despite Plot Fears

Tsvangirai Returns to Zimbabwe Despite Plot Fears

05.24.08 posted by pondy 69 views 1 comment image
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai returned to Zimbabwe Saturday for the first time since leaving the country shortly after the controversial March 29 election. Tsvangirai, who really won the election earlier this year, returned despite what his party said was a plot by the country's military to assassinate him and other party leaders. He has escaped assassination 3 times earlier in his career.
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NATO Takes Control of Kosovo City

NATO Takes Control of Kosovo City

03.18.08 posted by jason 126 views no comments image
The Kosovan city of Mitrovica has in effect been put under military control, with NATO-led peacekeeping troops on the streets after riots which left a UN policeman dead and 130 people injured.
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Kenya Opposition Clash with Police

Kenya Opposition Clash with Police

04.09.08 posted by jason 104 views no comments image
All is not well in Kenya. The fragile peace accord that was struck last month, following 6 weeks of bloodshed is now teetering on falling apart. Talks on the power sharing agreement have been indefinably suspended, and supporters of the opposition party took to the streets. That's when police used tear gas to breakup a large crowd of protesters in Nairobi's large Kibera slum.
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China Announces Everest Torch Squad, Includes Tibetans

China Announces Everest Torch Squad, Includes Tibetans

05.06.08 posted by jason 83 views no comments image
This news item hasn't been reported much by the western media, but perhaps it is a signal of China willingness to reach out to Tibetans. China announced today a 36-member squad, including 24 ethnic Tibetans and three women, which will carry the Olympic flame to the Mount Everest marking the high point of the torch relay.
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Dalai Lama Warns Don't Tell Protesters to 'shut up'

Dalai Lama Warns Don't Tell Protesters to 'shut up'

04.10.08 posted by jason 103 views no comments image
The Dalai Lama is a supporter of the Olympics going to China. But that does not mean he believes the protesters who are against the games should be muzzled. "The expression of their feelings is up to them," he said. "Nobody has the right to tell them to shut up. One of the problems in Tibet is that there is no freedom of speech."
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China Calls Dalai Lama 'Anti-Human Rights'

China Calls Dalai Lama 'Anti-Human Rights'

04.13.08 posted by jason 100 views no comments image
This seems like the pot calling the kettle black, given China's unimpressive record on this subject. China is also claiming the Dalai Lama is trying to "undermine China's stability and unity, disgrace China worldwide, and even sabotage the Olympic torch relay by all sorts of violent means." Clearly, the China PR machine is now in overdrive.
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North Korea Attacks South's President

04.01.08 posted by chab13 112 views no comments news article
North Korea unleashed a propaganda tirade against South Korea's new president, Lee Myung-bak, on Tuesday, calling him a "traitor" and a "U.S. sycophant" and saying that his policies could spell disaster for international efforts to end the North's nuclear weapons program.
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NATO Troops Try to Contain Violence in Kosovo

03.19.08 posted by jason 124 views no comments video
There remains much tension in the air in Kosovo. This dramatic video shows the anger that exists in the region. One woman yells at troops, "shoot me you fascists, shoot me."

Earth Day's Message: Our Planet Needs our Help

Earth Day's Message: Our Planet Needs our Help

04.22.08 posted by jason 94 views no comments image
Earth Day? We don't need one Earth Day, we need 365 of them. Wherever we look, we see the need for urgent, sustained action on many environmental fronts. No government anywhere is doing enough. Today is a good day to take a long look at what people and governments can do to make a difference.
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