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Iraq: To vote or not to vote The fate of the Iraqi elections is fraught with uncertainty as the country remains divided over the election date. Omayma Abdel-Latif reports...
Posted: Thu, Dec 2, 2004 9:25pm PST
In the rubble of Falluja News from Falluja has been scarce and one-sided. Even the photos are censored. The access road to the city is still closed. The only people allowed in are those working with the Iraqi Red Crescent (RC)....
Posted: Thu, Dec 2, 2004 9:22pm PST
Jihad Will Boycott Palestinian Election GAZA CITY, 3 December 2004 — Islamic Jihad said yesterday it would boycott a Jan. 9 Palestinian presidential election for a successor to Yasser Arafat. Palestinian officials said 10 candidates will run for president....
Posted: Thu, Dec 2, 2004 9:19pm PST
Bedouin teen treads Israeli catwalk Salma Khal from the northern Israeli city of Nahariya is the first Bedouin model in the world. Khal, only14 . 5years old, was born in Nahariya to a Bedouin family comprised of nine children. Khal was discovered in her hometown by the local “Elite” modeling agency....
Posted: Thu, Dec 2, 2004 9:17pm PST
Afghan concern at opium spraying The Afghan government has expressed concern to US and British officials after a mystery spraying of herbicide on opium crops in the country's east....
Posted: Thu, Dec 2, 2004 6:09pm PST
Embassy warns Americans in Afghanistan KABUL, December 03 (Online): Militants are planning to infiltrate relief organizations and companies in Afghanistan as part of a plot to abduct U.S. citizens, the American Embassy warned the other day....
Posted: Thu, Dec 2, 2004 5:47pm PST
UN fears for refugees who fled attack on Falluja Aid agencies and UN officials are growing increasingly concerned about the fate of more than 200,000 Iraqis who fled their homes before the US-led assault on Falluja....
Posted: Thu, Dec 2, 2004 5:42pm PST
World Bank urges Israel to end Palestinian closures The World Bank asked Israel on Wednesday to roll back restrictions on the movement of people and goods in the Palestinian territory imposed since the beginning of the intifada.
The bank urged Israel to progressively dismantle a system of more than 700 checkpoints and barriers in the West Bank and encouraged the re-establishment of an efficient and reliable Gaza-West Bank transport link....
Posted: Thu, Dec 2, 2004 5:38pm PST
Palestinian voters face moderate versus militant choice RAMALLAH, West Bank: In only the second elections in their history, Palestinians have a choice between two sharply contrasting figures to succeed Yasser Arafat - a feisty militant and a moderate from the old guard....
Posted: Thu, Dec 2, 2004 5:35pm PST
Inmates die in Haiti prison riot Guards shot dead seven prisoners after a revolt at the main jail in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince....
Posted: Thu, Dec 2, 2004 5:26pm PST
Hamas may halt attacks against Israel The Palestinian resistance group Hamas could soon suspend attacks against Israel, according to a senior member....
Posted: Thu, Dec 2, 2004 5:22pm PST
Dahr Jamail: The Quiet of Destruction and Death It’s a late morning start today…as I’m waiting for Abu Talat, who calls to tell me he is snarled in traffic and will be late once again, huge explosions shake my hotel. Shortly thereafter mortars are exploding in the “green zone” as the loud warning sirens there begin to blare across Baghdad....
Posted: Thu, Dec 2, 2004 4:50pm PST
US soldier, two Iraqis killed in attacks as more bodies found in Mosul An American soldier was killed in the city of Mosul, it was reported Thursday. He was killed during an attack on a U.S.-Iraqi patrol in Mosul. Two Iraqi commandos were wounded. An American officer told The AP Iraqi and U.S. forces located 14 unidentified bodies in Mosul on Thursday....
Posted: Thu, Dec 2, 2004 4:45pm PST
The SHORTWAVE REPORT 12/3/04 ¡LISTEN GLOBALLY! A 30 minute review of news and opinion recorded from a shortwave radio. 2 files- broadcast quality (13.3MB) and quick download (3.3MB). With times and freqs for listening at home. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, Germany, China, Russia, Spain, and Cuba....
Posted: Thu, Dec 2, 2004 3:56pm PST
Abu Ala attacks disengagement `illusion' Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia (Abu Ala) wrote a letter two weeks ago to the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) coordinating donor-nation funding to the territories, in which he stated, "Sharon's intention to withdraw from Gaza in order to hold onto the West Bank has become clear to everyone through the statements made by his senior advisor, Dov Weisglass."...
Posted: Thu, Dec 2, 2004 10:46am PST
IRAQI PRESS MONITOR, No. 202, December 2, 2004 Iraqi Press Monitor is intended to give readers a sense of what Iraqi papers are reporting. Stories for the Iraqi Press Monitor are selected and summarised by Ali Mohammed Jawad and Ali Kadhim Marzook in Baghdad, and edited by Eric Watkins....
Posted: Thu, Dec 2, 2004 10:36am PST
New book on AIDS hero Nkosi Johnson "WE ARE ALL THE SAME", a new book by Jim Wooten, portrays the short and heroic life of South African AIDS spokesboy Nkosi Johnson, who made waves before he died at age 12....
Posted: Thu, Dec 2, 2004 8:30am PST
Ten killed in Mosul clash Ten insurgent fighters were killed in a clash with Iraqi security forces during a raid in the northern city of Mosul, an Iraqi military commander said today....
Posted: Thu, Dec 2, 2004 8:10am PST
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Beware of Western Nation's Threatening "Democracy" It's tempting to want to see the latest events unfolding in Ukraine as romantic: The people rising up in mass, demanding 'democracy', like something out of Les Miserables as the people man the barricades! It's especially appealing to many here in the U.S. who so desperately need to believe that democracy can still prevail, somewhere in the world, if not here at home, yet, this is a dangerous aberration, one that promises to deliver disappointment....
Posted: Wed, Dec 1, 2004 10:25pm PST
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