Although the BBC article on Nigerian oil thieves kept that country in headlines around the globe last week, the far bigger story of the region developed over the holiday break. In the early hours of …
Former Syrian VP Calls for Regime Change
Abdel Halim Khaddam , former Vice President of Syria, appears to be trying to set himself up as a viable alternative to the regime of current Syrian president Bashar al-Assad (see photo: Ricardo …
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Researchers Head to Turkey to Study Bird Flu Outbreak
The worst fears about the Avian flu reaching Europe?s borders seem now to have been realized. To a certain extent, there was almost an atmosphere of hysteria when the H5NI virus (WAR Report) was …
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Talks With Sunni Insurgents
The New York Times report offers promising evidence of possible conflict between Iraqi Sunni nationalist insurgents and foreign jihadist insurgents and attendant efforts by the US to leverage this …
Organizers Reject World Cup Risks
With about 150 days before the World Cup competition gets underway, the Stiftung Warentest, a watchdog group that inspects consumer products' quality, has become involved in security inspections of …
Haiti, Mexico most perilous for media
In a report recently issued, the Paris-based Reporters without Borders named Haiti and Mexico as the two most dangerous Latin American countries for journalists (source). The ability for …
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Gaza gunmen rampage in Rafah as unrest grows
On January 4, 2006, masked gunmen seized the Central Election Office, the local courthouse, and two other government buildings in Rafah. According to a Palestinian National Authority employee, gunmen …
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U.S. Embassy in Malaysia Reopens
Malaysia , despite sitting betwixt a number of ethnic and religious insurgencies plaguing its Southeast Asian neighbors, has managed, thus far, to remain a low priority target for globally-minded …
Zapatistas Begin Tour to Reshape Mexico
For the first time in four years, Mexico's Zapatista (EZLN) rebels left the strongholds of Chiapas state to begin a nationwide tour in an attempt to refocus Mexican attention on the plight of its …
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Russia-Ukraine ‘gas war’ escalates
The dispute between the Ukraine , Russia , and the Russian natural gas monopoly Gazprom turned very ugly with the onset of the New Year. The Ukraine was denied natural gas shipments after refusing to …