As China Prepares For Summer Business Boom, Security Does The Complete Opposite
Region: ChinaBeijing, China, is busy preparing to welcome people across the world as it is set to host the 2008 Summer Olympics. China is expecting a boom of business across various industries before and during the Olympic Games. Howev... more
Views: 1120Two Countries, Two Fingers, Two Elections--Iraq and Zimbabwe
Region: New YorkVoters in Iraq and Zimbabwe as in many other countries have a finger stained with dye to prove they voted and to prevent election fraud. In Iraq, Al Qaida and others threatened to kill those who voted. In Zimba... more
Views: 974For Females of Sudan, Being Raped Is The New 'Norm'
Region: SudanThere have been many issues in the Darfur region of Sudan in which the international community had to wrestle with. The issue of Sudan over the years has become very chaotic. Some and many could say that Sudan is the real ... more
Views: 644Sudan Faces UN Backlash For Refusal To Arrest 2 Darfur Suspects
Region: United StatesThe ties between Sudan and the United Nations continue to weaken over the result of Darfur and the demands for the arrest and extradition of two suspected war criminals. On a side note, the issue of Darfur has been one of ... more
Views: 527Darfur: A US-China Proxy Battle for Oil?
Region: Sudan
Summary: There is oil in Darfur. The Sudanese government is using the same tactics to evict millions of Darfuri as they used in the South a decade ago. They are using Chinese money to finance their operations.&... more
Views: 4087Darfur Death Toll May Have Surpassed 200,000 To 300,000
Region: Sudan
A new estimate on Darfur’s death toll has been released from the United Nations. Instead of the possibly death toll being at 200,000, it is at 300,000. This is a major difference between this estimate and the origina... more
Views: 1250Live Broadcasts From Tiananmen Square Could Be Barred During Olympic Games
Region: ChinaInternational media such as NBC, BBC, CNN, and so forth could have their plans disrupted during the Olympics as China might end up barring live TV broadcasts from Tiananmen Square because of the various protests that are b... more
Views: 998Getting Food To Those In Darfur Becomes Far More Difficult
Region: SudanThe World Food Programme(WFP) explains in an interview with BBC that it has become far more difficult to get food aid to those in Darfur. The major factor in this issue is the security situation which has not improved. One... more
Views: 930China: Ending The Sell Of Its Arms To Sudan Would Not End Violence
Region: SudanLiu Guijin, the special envoy to Darfur from China defended his government in the sale of firearms. Liu said that the weapons that China sells to Sudan makes up only eight percent of all weapons coming into the country. He... more
Views: 1107Bush Says That Violence In Darfur Must End
Region: RwandaUS President Bush would bring up the genocide in 1994 where Tutsis and moderate Hutus were murdered in the 100 days of the brutal killings. On a side note, there is a conflict going on in DR Congo where there is a conflict... more
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