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End The Farce Of Zimbabwean Election!
2008-06-10 15:23:00 Simba Makoni, who defected from the ruling Zimbabwean Zanu-PF party and ran for president in the March election, urged the run-off that will occur on June 27th be cancelled. “We don’t believe that a run-off can be held on June 27 and be a free and fair election,” he said. “The country is in the ... More About: Politics , South Africa , Human Rights , Social Justice , Election
Egyptian Bloggers Lead Human Rights Fight
2008-06-10 15:09:00 In a nation of eighty million which contains about forty million illiterate people, highly educated individuals who have access to the computers and the Internet increasingly are becoming voices protesting human rights abuses. Blogger Karim el-Behein described his imprisonment and torture in a jail because he supported worker efforts at a textile mill to obtain ... More About: Military , Human , Rights , World News , Muslims
Headscarf War Continues Dividing Turkey
2008-06-10 14:55:00 The aftermath of Turkey ’s Constitutional Court decision which invalidated a parliament action in lifting the ban on women wearing a headscarf continues to bitterly divide the nation. Ahmet Iyimaya, of the ruling Justice and Development Party(AKP) which pushed through the end of the ban, proposed parliamentary action which would invalidate the Constitutional Court’s decision. He ... More About: Politics , Islam , World News , Muslims
Chinese Students Riot And Fight Police
2008-06-10 14:40:00 Chinese students clashed with security forces at a military school in eastern China over a dispute about their degrees. About fifty students were wounded in last week’s dispute at the Artillery Corps Institute in Nanjing. “They mercilessly beat the students” said Liu Qijun, parent of one of those sent to the hospital. The outbreak occurred ... More About: Politics , Peace , Asia , Military
Obama Will Not Be Swift Boated!
2008-06-10 14:12:00 Barack Obama came out swinging as the campaign for the presidency began by creating a new unit in his staff that will focus on confronting the smears that now fill the media about his background or those concerning his wife’s statements in February that “for the first time in my adult life I am ... More About: Swift
Mystery Of Two Nuns, Convent, Man And Pope Benedict
2008-06-10 09:42:00 A mystery is catching the attention of Romans as two nuns have chained themselves in front of the Vatican and appealed to Pope Benedict XV to grant them permission to return to a convent from which they were expelled. Dressed in Camelite habits, the two nuns say they have been thrown out of a convent ... More About: Religion , Christianity , Human Rights , Social Justice , Catholics
New Zealand Gets Tough On Domestic Violence
2008-06-10 09:40:00 The New Zealand government has decided on a get tough policy with men who are guilty of domestic violence. Police are now authorized to hand out on-the-spot protection orders when they are called to a domestic violence incident. Alleged offenders could be removed from their homes for up to 72 hours under the changes announced ... More About: Politics , Asia , Human Rights , Domestic
Iran Religious Leader Denounces US In Iraq
2008-06-10 09:23:00 The meeting between Iraq ’s Prime Minister Maliki and Iran ian officials has added to the continued confusion as to who blames Iran for destabilizing Iraq. On one hand, President Bush and US military leaders complain Iran has been supplying terrorists in their effort to overthrow the Iraq government. On the other hand, Prime Minister Maliki goes ... More About: Religious , Leader
Tyranny Of Testing For Turkish Youth
2008-06-09 14:57:00 The spread of testing throughout the world makes life for students increasingly stressed by the need to adhere to adult standards as to what learning is all about. More than 900,000 primary school graduates in Turkey sat for state high school entrance exams which determine if an individual makes or doesn’t make a sufficiently high ... More About: Politics , Education , Youth , Testing
British Police Denounce 42-Day Detention
2008-06-09 14:41:00 Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Great Britain has been pushing for power to extend the time period in which “suspected terrorists” so they can be detained up to 42 days. Some of Britain’s senior police officers broke ranks with their colleagues by denouncing these plans. Four senior police officers told the Guardian they had concerns ... More About: Politics , Iraq War , Police , World News , Human Rights
Baha?i Threatened In Iran
2008-06-09 09:29:00 Lost in discussions about Iran is any concern about the situation of the Baha’i sect which has many members in that nation. The Baha’i faith is viewed by Iranian officials as a heretical offshoot of the Muslim religion and since its inception during the 19th century its members have been persecuted and imprisoned. After the ... More About: Religion , Islam , World News , Muslims
Musharraf Must Go Say Pakistanis
2008-06-09 09:23:00 President Musharraf of Pakistan has long been a close ally of the Bush administration which regards him as a friend in their battle against terrorism. Unfortunately, for Musharraf the people of his own country don’t share America’s pride in his administration of government nor of his disregard for law when justices of the Pakistan Supreme ... More About: Pakistanis
Democratic Leader Urges Obama-Clinton Ticket
2008-06-09 09:11:00 California Senator Dianne Feinstein, who hosted the recent Obama -Clinton meeting, told a TV audience she believes the two former rivals should combine forces in order to present a truly united Democratic ticket. “Hillary Clinton is well known, certainly she had the popular vote in this election. That is something and that is something tremendous.” ... More About: Ticket , Leader
Guantanamo Interrogators Destroyed Evidence
2008-06-09 09:08:00 American interrogators of terrorist suspects were instructed to destroy handwritten notes they were taking which might have exposed harsh or even illegal questioning methods being used at Guantanamo prison. Navy Lieutenant Commander Bill Kuebler, who has been waging gallant effort to protect the rights of his client, Omar Khadr, told reporters he considers the notes ... More About: Evidence
Iraq Pledges Friendship To Iran
2008-06-09 09:06:00 Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki reassured the government of Iran that his nation was not part of any alliance aimed at its security. “We will not allow Iraq to become a platform for harming the security of Iran and neighbours,” said the Iraqi leader. Iran is concerned over the implications of the Status of ... More About: Iraq , Friendship , World News
Czech Republic Protests Against Bush Plan Grows
2008-06-09 09:04:00 The plan of President Bush to establish supposed anti-missile bases in Poland and the Czech Republic have not only antagonized Russia, but drawn strong opposition from within the Czech community. There weeks after launching an internationally publicized hunger strike in protest against the bases, Jan Tomas and Jan Bednar are now organizing a national movement ... More About: Plan , Protests
Elections-Zimbabwean Style-One Choice Or Else!!
2008-06-09 09:02:00 President Robert Mugabe is tightening the screws on any form of dissident opinion by arresting and detaining the opposition candidate for president as well as his supporters. Morgan Tsvangirai, head of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, was again arrested and only released due to a personal plea from President Mbeki of South Africa. Eric ... More About: Elections , Zimbabwe , Style , Choice
Somalia-Lost In Discussions Of Bush Mistakes
2008-06-09 09:02:00 Over the past few months as the primary debates focused on Bush economic policies in America or his failures in Iraq and Afghanistan, slight mention has been made of the tragedy he created in Somalia . President Bush encouraged, and supported with US air and naval resources, an invasion of Islamic Somalia by Christian Ethiopian forces. ... More About: Lost
US Proposes Helping Israel-Palestinians To Get Peace!
2008-06-09 09:01:00 The Bush administration, whose record on creating one problem after another in the Middle East and never successfully resolving any of them, offered to assist Israel and the Palestinians to get back to the business of working out an agreement. Secretary Rice supposedly presented this offer to Prime Minister Olmert during his recent Washington ... More About: Peace , World News
Is There A Chinese Word For ?Mistake??
2008-06-09 09:01:00 The Chinese government continues its stonewalling policy of denying there are any problems in Tibet rather than admitting mistakes were made and they will be addressed in the future. Such an approach would be welcomed by the world as evidence China is pursuing the path of democracy. Instead, Quan Bo, of the Chinese Mission to ... More About: Politics , Peace , Asia , Word
Why I Can?t Vote For John McCain
2008-06-08 16:01:00 Editorial Of The Week The primary votes are all in, the concession speeches have all been made and the American people are down to two candidates of diametrically different viewpoints. Senator John McCain continually portrays himself as an outsider, a maverick, a man who has nothing to do with George Bush despite his 90% voting ... More About: Vote , John McCain
Headlines Of The Week
2008-06-08 15:42:00 Each week we offer a review of headlines that appeared in the world’s press. Australia, Brisbane Times: “Moon Goes Horribly Wrong” You idiot, I told you the evening, the evening. Kuwait, Kuwait Times: “Seeking Moustaches In India” ... More About: Week , Headlines
Why Afghans Grow To Hate Americans
2008-06-08 09:48:00 It was just another of the hundreds of minor incidents in the Afghan war, but to Canadian correspondent, Rosie Dimanno, it exemplified why more and more Afghans are losing patience with American soldiers. “I am not an American-basher,”says Ms. Dimanno, “I have immense respect for U>S. troops, for all soldiers doing their government’s military bidding ... More About: Hate , Americans , Grow
US Refuses To Abandon Cluster Bombing
2008-06-08 09:29:00 The United States refuses to join with most nations of the world in placing a ban on the use of cluster bombs in warfare. Cluster munitions are air-dropped bombs or ground-fired artillery shells and rockets than contain dozens of hundreds of smaller submunitions, or “bomblets” that carpet a large areas with explosions when released. The ... More About: Bombing , Abandon
Still Stonewalling In Burma
2008-06-08 09:16:00 The Myanmar military junta continues its obstructive behavior in preventing all possible aid to be provided cyclone victims. It slightly opened the door for some limited assistance from the world, but it refuses to throw open its doors to every possible way to help those who survived the cyclone. As of this date, after weeks ... More About: World News , Burma , Military Junta
Israel? Gaza Invasion Or Peace?
2008-06-08 09:02:00 During the past few years, Israel and the United States have jointly pursued a policy of non-engagement with Hamas. The result of this foreign policy approach bears scant evidence of success. The Israel government is presently confronting a situation in which it could invade Gaza or whether it could risk accepting Egypt’s offer of a ... More About: Politics , Islam , Peace , Military
NOBODY ASKED ME BUT,
2008-06-08 08:43:00 Nobody Asked Me But, Have you ever heard, “it will be just ten minutes” that was ten minutes? Or even twelve? Hospitals are places that I want to come from, not to. It is a weird feeling going to a discount gas station and “only” paying $3.89 a gallon. I saw an ambulance parked by an ice cream ...
Is The Endorsement An Audition?
2008-06-07 19:30:00 Senator Hillary Clinton offered a gracious and complete support of Senator Barack Obama’s race for the presidency. She reviewed the historic message of her race which means that future primary campaigns will not regard as “remarkable” that a woman is running for president. Instead, that will be an “unremarkable” event just as it is now ... More About: Politics , Liberals , Elections , Democrats , Hilary Clinton
Turkey Divides Over Headscarf Decision
2008-06-07 14:39:00 The Turkish nation is still divided over the issue of should women be allowed to wear a headscarf while attending university classes. The Constitutional Court has ruled wearing a headscarf in universities violates the secular spirit of the Constitution. The ruling Justice and Development Party undoubtedly made a serious mistake by not working harder prior ... More About: Politics , Religion , Islam , Turkey , Muslims
Israel-Palestinians Clash Over West Bank Settlements
More articles from this author:2008-06-07 14:18:00 President Bush has boasted for years of his determation to bring about an Israel -Palestinian peace that will bring tog ether the two groups. It is now in the twilight of the Bush adminisration and anger and conflcit between the two bodies has reached new levels of intensity. Israel has suspended payment of the monthly $75 ... More About: West , Bank , Palestinians , West Bank 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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