"Land commissioner lashes 'greedy' farmers"

Ten Years On, Nigeria's Ogoni Minority Mark Saro-Wiwa's Death
Hundreds of members of Nigeria's Ogoni minority have marched in the oil city of Port Harcourt to mark the tenth anniversary of the execution of rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa after he protested against the energy giant Shell. Following an overnight candlelit vigil in Bori Thursday, the would-be "capital" of Ogoni, more than 1,000 of Saro-Wiwa's supporters marched through the centre of the southern city to protest what they allege is their people's continued persecution and economic marginalisation by the Nigerian state.

Land commissioner lashes 'greedy' farmers
South Africa's top land official has accused "greedy" white farmers of stalling efforts to give more land to blacks. And he said they demanded exorbitant prices for their properties. More than a decade since the end of apartheid, whites still own about 80% of arable land. Chief Land Claims Commissioner Tozi Gwanya said in Durban yesterday that this created potential for conflict, forcing the government to go the route of land seizures

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf -President of Liberia?
A former finance minister and Harvard graduate claimed victory Thursday in Liberia's presidential election, a win that, if certified, would make her the first elected female leader ever in Africa. With just over 90 percent of the ballots counted, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf had 59 percent of the vote and former international soccer star George Weah nearly 41 percent, the National Elections Commission said. "It's clear that the Liberian people have expressed confidence in me," Johnson-Sirleaf told The Associated Press. "They have elected me to lead the team that will bring reform to the country and that will deliver development."

Black Studies Professor Arrested
San Francisco State professor Antwi Akom was arrested Tuesday night and placed in county jail after going into his campus office. He was released earlier this evening. Many people are alleging the incident to be based on racial profiling. I think that [the officers] are racist pigs,said Matthew Shenoda a lecturer in the Ethnic Studies department, who has been talking to Akom. It's a really clear cut case of racial profiling.

US Army Admits Use of White Phosphorus as Weapon

Falluja-The day After
"Falluja-The day After" shows the total devastation of the Iraqi town, the corpses of the victims, the mass graves, the exhumation of many corpses by local rescue teams in order to try to recognize some of the victims. The last corpse shown in this video belongs to a 14 year old girl.

U.N. Blasts Practice of Outsourcing Torture
UNITED NATIONS - Six countries -- the United States, Britain, Canada, France, Sweden and Kyrgyzstan -- have been singled out for violating international human rights conventions by deporting terrorist suspects to countries such as Egypt, Syria, Algeria and Uzbekistan, where they may have been tortured.

Cuba Policy Isolates White House at UN

The Dispossession Of The Islanders To Create A U.S. Base Is An Indictment Of Britain

Pillaging the Gardens of Babylon

Israelis evacuated from Amman hotel hours before bombings

Bush's Syrian Mass Murder Campaign Inches Forward

San Francisco Voters Ban Military Recruiters in Schools