"Mugabe accuses US of racism"

Free schooling starts with huge logistical problems
Teachers and administrators of Burundi's primary schools faced logistical problems on Monday as hundreds of thousands of primary school students lined up to enroll for the first time for the 2005-2006 school year which president promised will now be free.

Development:Indebted Countries Await Word On G8 Pledge
When the world's finance ministers converge on Washington for the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week, they will determine the fate of an unprecedented proposal set forth by the richest countries of the world regarding their relationship with the poorest.

Mugabe accuses US of racism
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe accused the United States of deliberately neglecting homeless black victims of Hurricane Katrina while condemning him for demolishing urban slums. Mugabe also told the UN General Assembly that former colonial ruler Britain, which inspired European diplomatic sanctions against Zimbabwe, was equally as hypocritical by participating in an "illegal" and "devastating" invasion of Iraq.

Tsvangirai protest walk a 'cheap stunt'
A Zimbabwe government official has accused opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai of staging a "cheap publicity stunt" after Tsvangirai decided to walk to work to protest fuel shortages.

Zimbabwe strips whites of ability to challenge land seizures
Zimbabwe's government has annulled more than 4,000 white farmers' challenges to a mass eviction campaign, following changes to the constitution to end freehold real estate title and owners' rights to appeal against seizure, according to a newspaper report.

30 killed in new Darfur attacks - rebel SLA
Militias backed by the Sudanese government have killed 30 people in fresh attacks in Darfur, threatening new peace talks under way in Nigeria, rebel groups said on Monday.

Sudan accused of fresh killings
MILITIAMEN backed by the Sudanese government have killed 30 people in fresh attacks in Darfur, threatening new peace talks under way in Nigeria, rebel groups said yesterday.

ANGOLA: Legacy of war, failed harvests combine to erode security
Another generation of Angolan children faces a precarious future as failed harvests and the legacy of 27 years of civil war combine to undermine food security in the country.

Blacks of Native American Ancestry fight for recognition

Ethiopia says ancient obelisk finally to be put back
An ancient obelisk plundered by Italy but recently returned to Ethiopia may be re-erected by the end of the year after studies showed it would not damage nearby tombs, a minister said on Monday.

Hijacked UN-chartered ship Arrives in Somali Port
Somali gunmen who hijacked a ship carrying food aid for tsunami victims have let it dock near the capital, Mogadishu, two months after the vessel's capture.

Tough times for dependents of thousands who fled post election violence
Nearly five months after election violence in Togo, thousands of opposition supporters remain exiled in Benin and Ghana, making life difficult for the dependents they left behind.

The Colonial Response of Bush's Response to New Orleans
It’s not so much that the Emperor has no clothes but that his clothes, under the black sky, are shining white, with many thousands gone, enabled deliberately by his white imperial rule. I believe this to be the only honest, rational conclusion to draw from all the evidence on the ground in New Orleans.

President Hugo Chavez speaks
Hugo Chavez: "If the Imperialist Government of the White House Dares to Invade Venezuela, the War of 100 Years Will be Unleashed in South America"
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speaks on Democracy Now! in his first interview in the United States. Chavez discusses the war in Iraq, President Bush, the role of the media in the aborted coup against him and Venezuela's request for the extradition of Cuban anti-Castro militant Luis Posada Carriles. [includes rush transcript]
Full Article : trinicenter.com

Time to get focused, get real about North Korea
A human rights attorney who does work in Albuquerque and internationally, he spent hours brushing up on the nation, which President Bush in 2002 declared part of the Axis of Evil.

North Korea Demands Nuke Reactor From U.S.
North Korea said Tuesday it would not dismantle its nuclear weapons program until the United States first provides an atomic energy reactor, casting doubt on its commitment to a breakthrough agreement reached at international arms talks.

Racism and Reflections on the History We Learn (and Don't)

The Poor Shamed Us Into Seeing Them

'George is worst natural disaster to hit country'

The Bush "Universal Solution" to Disasters is Itself a Long-term Disaster