"Protect our heritage"

UN destabilizing Haiti
Evidence continues to mount of the United Nations complicity in the ongoing campaign by the U.S. installed government of Gerard Latortue to terrorize, exile, or kill supporters of President Jean Bertrand Aristide's popular Lavalas party.

In Iraq, You Want a Job, Learn English
The US-led occupation of Iraq has played its toll on almost all aspects of life. The change – whether for better or worse is left for days and years to clarify – is leading to an almost complete reshaping of the political, economic, social and cultural structure of the oil rich Arab country.

Protect our heritage - Zuma
The proliferation of cultural villages in South Africa was good for the tourism industry, but should not end up trivialising the culture and heritage of the country, Deputy President Jacob Zuma said on Saturday.

Tin trade fuels Congo war
In a haze of dust, wearing ear mufflers against the clang of machines, Lobano Kalimbiro smashes red rocks rich in tin ore with a metal hammer, working up a sweat in a trade that fuelled Central Africa's biggest war and may spawn another.

Zanzibar is 'ticking'
Tanzania's main opposition party warned Friday of a political "time bomb" on the semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar after weekend clashes there between its supporters and those of the government.

A Day of Reckoning
Aging race-riot survivors are pushing the nation to confront the wrongs of its past

After the War Comes Cancer
Information collected for a German project investigating the use of uranium-charged ammunition in Iraq shows that when Iraqi women fear for their children's health, it is with good reason.

Tehran, Caracas exemplify South-South ties
Visiting Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said Iran and Venezuela are neither pursuing any covert plan to form a strategic alliance against a third country nor do they intend to undermine the interests of others.

Iran Dismisses US, European Incentives
Iran has rejected U.S. and European economic incentives offered in exchange for abandoning its nuclear enrichment activities, saying it will not bend to external pressure.

PML-N slams statement on Dr AQ Khan
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) condemned on Friday the recent statement Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed made about Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan.
PML-N Information Secretary Mohammad Siddiqul Farooq said the information minister’s accusation that the national hero provided nuclear equipment to Iran hinted at a fresh conspiracy against Pakistan.

Vietnam begins 30th anniversary of end of Vietnam War
Vietnam kicked off celebrations marking 30 years since winning the war against the United States, the anniversary of the fall of central highland city Buon Ma Thuot.

Cuba to hold conference on Viet Nam
Cuba is set to organize a scientific conference in celebration of the 30th anniversary of southern Viet Nam's liberation (April 30) in Havana on April 21-22.

The Night Hell Fell From The Sky
March 10 is the 60th anniversary of one of the great forgotten atrocities of World War 2: the fire-bombing of Tokyo which killed over 100,000 people Saotome Katsumoto was 12 when he heard the familiar rumble of B-29 bombers. "It was a midnight air raid, but unlike anything we had experienced before.

Irrational and unfair ruling
The US court's dismissal of Vietnamese Agent Orange victims' lawsuit against 37 US chemical companies which supplied toxic chemicals to the US army during the war in Viet Nam is an unreasonable, irrational and unfair ruling as it failed to give clear arguments to its decision.

Hariri reportedly assassinated to make way for large US air base in Lebanon

Bolivia Indian groups vow to 'battle' president
March 9, 2005 – Bolivian Indians blocked roads with boulders Wednesday and vowed a "face-to-face battle" against President Carlos Mesa, whose quickly withdrawn resignation offer failed to ease turmoil.

Bolivia rejects president's resignation

Chavez expresses support for Bolivia's embattled president
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Tuesday that his government and the Venezuelan people support Bolivia's embattled President Carlos Mesa, hoping Mesa would complete his term of office.

Bolivia: new round of negotiations in the making
The tension that prevailed all week in Bolivia slacked off Friday as protesters removed some highway blockades despite threats by unions to intensify their opposition to President Carlos Mesa administration.

Bolivia Leader Says He Now Has Wide Popular Support
President Carlos Mesa pressed forward to win approval of the energy bill that spawned the street blockades that imperiled his government.

Congress Rejects Mesa's Resignation
On May 6, President Carlos Mesa caught Bolivia off-guard. He announced that as a result of continual protests and growing blockades, he was no longer willing to, "govern based on the crazy things different sectors demand," and planned to submit his resignation to Congress the next day. The unexpected announcement generated uncertainty throughout the nation that was paralyzed by 57different road blockades to obtain diverse and sometimes contradictory demands. Ironically, high levels of protest do not reflect inflexibility of the administration. Instead, the greater openness of the Mesa government, compared to its predecessors, heightened disenfranchised group's hopes that there long-postponed needs might finally be met. At that time, strongest protests had been going on for six days in the Chapare coca-growing region and in El Alto. The resignation announcement represented an impromptu mini- referendum to generate public support for his administration, as well as a reaction to a genuinely untenable situation.