Stories about Breaking News from August, 2007
Barbados, Jamaica, Cayman Islands: Dean Update
Even as the storm heads towards the Cayman Islands, My Barbados Blog has a comprehensive updates on Hurricane Dean and its impact on Jamaica, while Notes from the Margin estimates...
Korea: Coming Out about Academic Degrees
A hot topic in Korea now is the continual coming out of fake academic degree holders. Some of the most respected figures in many fields have been revealed to have...
Martinique braces for Hurricane Dean
le blog de [moi] writes a post bracing for Hurricane Dean (Fr), which has just hit Martinique: “the light's hazy, the birds are quiet, the ocean's [dark] like oil, there...
Kazakhstan: Elections
Sean Roberts analyses the importance of today's parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan, and finds that the real results of the poll will only be clear over the course of the next...
Barbados, Jamaica: Dean Moves On
Cheese-on-Bread gives a Hurricane Dean update from Barbados: “When I heard on the news…that the all clear had been given I was surprised, 'cause in St. Michael the wind was...
Haiti: Preparing for the Storm
As Haiti continues to prepare for Hurricane Dean's arrival, The Livesay Haiti Weblog reports: “The newest projections are saying ‘Dean’ will hit Southern Haiti sometime Saturday afternoon. It has not...
Caribbean: Bracing for Hurricane Dean
The Caribbean blogosphere is abuzz over the impending arrival of Hurricane Dean, the first official hurricane of the season: Steve's Dominica reports: “Dean will be passing over us around 6am...
Peru: Where To Help Victims of Earthquake
Desde El Tercer Piso [ES] and BlogsPeru [ES] provide information on how to help those affected by the earthquake.
Peru: Online Earthquake Coverage
When disaster hits, many look to television or radio to get their news. However, in Peru, many look to the internet to find out the latest information. Within minutes, the disaster appeared on Wikipedia. Bloggers also provided stories about where they were, when the quake struck and others try to set the record straight regarding misinformation read online.
Morocco: Journalist Jailed
A Moroccan court yesterday sentenced Mustapha Hormat Allah, a journalist for Al-Watan al-An to eight months in prison for reporting on leaked documents explaining the “state of alert” in Morocco,...
Morocco: Another Confounded blogger
Ghasbouba is also confounded over the recent suicide attack in Meknes.
Kyrgyzstan: Let the show begin
Mirsulzhan Namazaliev provides a comprehensive summary of Livejournal coverage of the opening of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kyrgyzstan, including links to many first-hand photo reports.
Peru: Latest from the Earthquake in Peru
GV Author, Juan Arellano has collected additional information regarding the recent earthquake in Peru [ES], where the death toll has risen to more than 300.
Barbados, Dominica: Hurricane Dean
As Tropical Storm Dean gets upgraded to a hurricane, Barbados Free Press puts out an alert to other Caribbean islands, while Steve's Dominica reports: “It's strengthening rapidly. It's due to...
Peru: Earthquake Hits Lima
Juan Arellano of Globalizado [ES] writes about the breaking news of a strong earthquake that hit the country. In addition, while President Alan Garcia addresses the nation, a tsunami warning...
Morocco: Bloggers React to Failed Meknes Suicide Bombing
On Monday morning, yet another attempt at suicide bombing occurred. While the attempt was, thankfully, a failure - killing none and wounding the bomber - bloggers are up in arms over the hijacking of Morocco.
Afghanistan: Hostage crisis
In the latest developments of the Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan, Eugene Echo reports that another female hostage was picked to be released today.
Barbados: Journalist on Rape Charge
Barbados Underground reports that a former newspaper editor has been charged with rape, while Barbados Free Press wonders “whether or not Bajan blogs impacted the decision of the police and...
Barbados: Tropical Storm Dean
Barbados Free Press reports that Tropical Storm Dean, currently headed towards the Lesser Antilles, could “turn nasty”, while News of St. John says that the storm track “has dropped further...
Kyrgyzstan: SCO summit
Bonnie Boyd writes a comprehensive update on developments in the run-up to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit to take place in Kyrgyzstan this week. Meanwhile, Azamat is upset that he...
Child killed in Egypt
Abdulrahman Mansour was horrified to report that Egyptian police brutally tortured and killed 12 year old Muhammad Mamdooh Abdulrahman who they “arrested” for petty theft.
