27 September 2005

Stories from 27 September 2005

Bolivia: Latest Poll

Barrio Flores has the results from the “latest” pre-election poll taken nearly three weeks ago. Eduardo wonders if the numbers have changed since front-runner Evo Morales announced he would end...

28 September 2005

Aruba: Elections

Lost in Smallness reminds readers that all political campaigning must end several days before the election. Results are available from the A.P.

28 September 2005

Argentina: Podcast Directory

podcast.com.ar has a comprehensive list of the few podcasts currently being produced in Argentina along with a larger list of podcasts from the Spanish speaking podosphere.

28 September 2005

My Son, Mikhail

Oneworld Multimedia reports on how NGOs and public organizations in Armenia help children with disabilities thrive.

27 September 2005

Russia's New Patron Saint

siberianlight.net reports that the Russian Orthodox Church has just named a new patron saint for long range nuclear bombers.

27 September 2005

United Arab Emirates: GITEX

Secret Dubai says that GITEX in its current form has become an unwieldy, logistically-nightmarish bore. He adds that it lacks relevance and cost-effectiveness for the vast majority of attendees, is...

27 September 2005

Sudan: Darfur update

Sleepless in Sudan fleshes out her report of a military build-up in the northern Darfur town of El Fasher with the latest official news dispatch from the United Nations.

27 September 2005

Palestine: Beirut? No… Gaza

Lama Hourani writes at ‘International Solidarity Movement‘ and says: “So it seems that we are living in Beirut again these days. And it seems that I had forgotten what the...

27 September 2005

Nigeria: Succession struggles

Chippla posts a long commentary wondering who will succeed Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, and notes the recent flight of current Vice-President Atiku Abubasar to a ruling PDP party stronghold to...

27 September 2005

Myanmar: Burma Underground

The Thailand-based Burma Underground blog has been set up to support civil organizations in Burma (Myanmar), especially ethnic minority groups.

27 September 2005