Madhesis of Nepal : Discrimination leading to Deep rooted Crisis

- Bal Krishna Jha (The author is a freelance writer, and can be reached at balkrishnajha@gmail.com) After the end of World Wars, there has been exponential increase in intra state wars and conflicts. Such conflicts...

Russia 'backed Litvinenko murder'

A report by the BBC last night revealed that the UK government has concluded that the Russian state was behind the murder of Russian citizen Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006. Litvinenko was poisoned with...

South Ossetia 'on alert' after Georgian attack on shelling

Georgia break aways regions- Abkhazia and South Ossetia- continue to rebel against Tblisi control. With the backing of Russia, these separatist regions have not managed to get international recognition. According to...

Bolivia: Morales loses at Chuquisaca

Caracas, Venezuela, 29 June 2008. Pro Evo Morales candidate lost in Prefect- governor- local elections held today at Chuquisaca. Opposition candidate,45 year old Savina Cuellar from Alianza Comité...

Bolivia: Santa Cruz released men accused of plotting against President Evo

Caracas, Venezuela, 20 June 2008. Tonight, two men -Carlos Yovani Domínguez and Junior Fernando Vaca Méndez-accused of plotting to kill President Evo Morales on Thursday were released by the District Attorney’s...

Two Bolivian states vote for autonomy

Two Bolivian states, Beni and Pando in the Amazonian region, have voted in overwhelming numbers for greater autonomy."The Amazonian states of Beni and Pando passed autonomy measures by more than 80 percent of the...

Autonomy for Bolivian province shows promise

Once again the strongmen of South America's Socialist movement are handed a resounding cry of opposition from their people. As Morales and Chavez move to unite the region under a Socialist banner, divisions are...

Autonomy Vote in Bolivia's Santa Cruz

Citizens in Bolivia's southwest region of Santa Cruz are voting today on a referendum to devolve resource control to local leaders. The big question is, what happens if regional voters approve the referendum, which...

Factbox: Why did Turkey invade Iraq?

 As this photo of  a Typical Kurdish Family, certainly attests to Kurdish Bloodlust, you know they're just asking for a can of Turkish Whup Ass!    These Kurds, so smug and smarmy living...

Here Comes The Security and Prosperity Partnership

A frightening reality draws nearer: the process for creating a North American Union imposed on the citizens of Mexico, Canada and the USA by stealth through use of bureaucratic 'harmonization' and executive authority...

Indonesia failing to cash in on mineral surge: analysts

"Indonesian provinces have been gaining greater freedom to run their own affairs in the wake of the 1998 overthrow of former dictator Suharto, whose 32-year rule concentrated power in the capital Jakarta.Regional autonomy means companies now deal with increasingly dense...

Independence issue not discussed in meeting between US congressman

""The issue of giving the Papuan people the right of self determination was actually raised at the meeting but the US Congressman refused to comment on it," Governor Suebu said here on Wednesday.Suebu said the US Congressman`s intention to visit Papua was to obtain first-hand...

Bolivian Airport Is Wrested From Government Troops

"Armed with clubs and waving provincial flags, thousands of residents of Bolivia’s wealthiest province seized control of the country’s busiest airport on Friday from troops sent in by President Evo Morales. The...

Lula promotes biofuels in Africa

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Fed-up Belgium citizen, disgusted with the political wrangling since the June 10 election, put an ad on EBay to auction off his homeland. EBay was happy to take the advertisement. The site decided to pull the ad...

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