"Zimbabwe, wider region faces drought, bad harvest"

Venezuela VP Responds to Rumsfeld:
U.S. Wants to Destroy Latin American Unity
Venezuelan Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel, released a statement yesterday, responding to comments made by U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld about Venezuela, during his recent visit to Brazil. "The Lord of War, Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense of the United States made statements following the same line of repeating the usual impertinences about Venezuela," said Rangel who also denounced the existance of a campaign seeking "to create enemies for Venezuela, among our friends."

India dismayed as US resumes sales of jet fighters to Pakistan
The White House rewarded a crucial ally in the war on terror yesterday, approving the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan.

Attacks claims 15 lives as Iraq insurgents strike back

Africa: West's biggest sin
AFTER four decades, Africa's holocaust still continues. But, who really cares? The Polish-born British author, Joseph Conrad, wrote on what he had seen during his travels to Africa then, "the vilest scramble for loot that ever disfigured the history of human conscience".

Oldest known elephant shrew found in U.S.

Zimbabwe, wider region faces drought, bad harvest

Sex for prisoners: a right or a privilege?
South Africa's jails watchdog and prison officials have locked horns in a public row over proposals to allow consensual sex behind bars.

SDC deplores humanitarian crisis in East Africa
Northern Uganda and eastern Congo are in the grip of a "dramatic" humanitarian situation, says the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).

India to send peacekeeping force to Sudan
With the UN Security Council approving a 10,700-strong peacekeeping force for the conflict-ridden Sudan, decks have been cleared for India to dispatch 2,500 of its troops back in Africa for peace-keeping work

Down and out! Who broke Africa?
Economic development, growth and prosperity require investment, both foreign and domestic. However, investment does not occur in a vacuum but in an "environment," which is shaped by various government legislation, policies (taxes, duties, and subsidies), institutions, and attitudes.

The Democratic Ideal and New Colonialism

Africa's women speak out
The BBC News website asked some of the continent's influential female personalities for their views on the role of women in contemporary Africa.

African Slavery and Trafficking
Early in March, the government of the West African nation of Niger canceled a ceremony designed to give 7,000 slaves their freedom. The human rights group Timidria planned to release the slaves in a region near Niger's border with Mali, but none of them appeared at the ceremony. The organization said Niger's government intimidated the slaves to keep them from showing up, a charge the government denies.

Center challenges stereotypes about Africa

It's your turn to pull out, Syria tells US
"I don't think any country in the world would like to be regarded as an enemy to the US. If you don't believe me, go and ask the list of 30 countries that were invaded by your troops in the past 30 years," the Syrian envoy said.

Sponsors 'manipulate' scientists
One in 10 research scientists is under pressure to tailor findings to suit the work's sponsor, a survey suggests.

Sponsors 'manipulate' scientists
One in 10 research scientists is under pressure to tailor findings to suit the work's sponsor, a survey suggests.

Sgrena's car
The United States promised 'full cooperation' (1) to Italian authorities in their investigation of the attack on the car carrying Giuliana Sgrena to the Baghdad airport. Apparently, 'full cooperation' doesn't include allowing the Italian investigators to actually see the car in which she was being driven, as the Pentagon has barred two Italian policemen from examining the car (2). This is the respect the Americans show their ally Italy, whose citizens are dying in the place of Americans in the illegal and immoral American occupation of Iraq.

Touching the Revolution!
at IVIC and an interview of Dr. Alberta Zucchi
The blood of Simón Bolivar pulses through the veins of The Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Investigation (IVIC) and his spirit rests lightly on the consciousness of those who carry out the work of this prestigious institution. The same high performance engine that powers the Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela's cities, barrios and countryside drives those who work at IVIC. Many examples of this phenomenon can be cited, but the best proof is to experience it personally by being there. Bolivar's spirit shows on the faces and in the pride these people have in their land, government and culture.

Ex-soldier says he was asked to kill Haitian leader
Anel Belizaire, an ex-soldier in Haiti who recently escaped from the National Penitentiary in Port-au-Prince, says that someone from interim Prime Minister Gerard Latortue’s office asked him last month to murder fellow inmate Yvon Neptune. Neptune is the deposed prime minister who served under exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. He has been jailed for nearly a year without trial.

Cuba and Cambodia Celebrate 45 Years of Diplomatic Relations
Cuba is a rich country because of its human resources, said Eng Yeng, Cambodian ambassador to Havana, on Thursday.

Canada Denies Refugee Status to American

Cuban currency won't be tied to U.S.