"Group considers aggressive approach to exonerate Garvey"

Group considers aggressive approach to exonerate Garvey
Every year since 1987, New York Congressman Charles Rangel has introduced a bill before Congress to exonerate Marcus Garvey. Every year, the bill has received a tepid response.

No peace in Darfur
THE DISPATCH OF AFRICAN peacekeepers to end government-sanctioned mass murders in Sudan last year won deserved praise. Nations that often complained about interference in their affairs by former colonial powers were stepping forward to solve one of the continent’s own problems.

French News Reports Say Peacekeeper in Ivory Coast Was Ordered to Kill
French news media are reporting a colonel says he was ordered to kill an Ivorian from the former head of France's peacekeeping operations in Ivory Coast. The colonel is among four soldiers under investigation in the death of the man last May in the West African country.

South Africa justice by the colour bar
Eleven years after South Africa’s miraculous transition from apartheid, the spectre of race has reared itself in the judiciary, the very institution that is tasked with upholding the rule of law. Both black and white judges are now accusing each other of racism in their rulings. Interestingly, the country’s constitution, touted as one of the best in the world, is underpinned by a body of laws derived from Roman Dutch and English law. Very little of it incorporates African values, perspectives and philosophies.

Ghana's Govt affirms solidarity with Palestinian cause
The Government has reaffirmed Ghana's solidarity with the Palestinian cause and renewed support for ongoing efforts of the international community and the United Nations to break the cycle of violence and pursue the peace process.

Gabon: Landslide Win for Africa's Longest Serving President
Omar Bongo, president of Gabon since 1967, has won a landslide victory at the polls, securing a further seven years at the helm of the small oil-producing nation.

Mugabe slates 'super-power' trade rules
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Thursday accused "global super-powers" of dictating international trade rules and urged African and other developing nations to unite against such dominance.

Dalit girl faces upper caste wrath in pursuit of education
A 15-year-old Dalit, the only girl from her community to complete higher secondary education in an Orissa village, is facing an upper caste ban on riding a bike, the only way to reach college. But she is determined to carry on.

Remembering Tulsa, 1921
Eighty-five years ago, allegations that a black man had tried to assault a white woman in a city elevator spurred hundreds of whites to attack what was one of the country's most prosperous black communities, a bustling neighborhood called Greenwood.

Racist axe killers get long jail terms
Two cousins were jailed yesterday for the murder of the teenager Anthony Walker in what the judge described as "racist thuggery of a type that is poisonous to any civilised society".

Africa's HIV sufferers need access to free medical care
World Aids Day was marked around the globe yesterday as a moment for much concern, and a small amount of hope. Tentative signs of progress in preventing the spread of HIV and treating those with it are outweighed by the failures of governments, both donors and recipients, to confront the pandemic with the urgency it deserves.

British mercenary firm exposed in civilian shooting incident in Iraq

Bush (The Energizer)'s Lies Just Go On and On

Freedom? What Freedom?

U.N. Panel Freezes Assets of Two Men

Embedded TIME Reporter: Bush Lied In Speech Yesterday About Iraqi Security Forces

GM crop failure a warning, says US adviser

Chilean rightists woo votes from poor minority

Bolivia commander takes blame for missiles

44 Acres of Coastline Collapses in Hawaii

Iraq, Israel, brew deep Middle East mistrust of US : poll

Let God Speak for Himself

Bush in Iraq, Slouching Toward Genocide