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10 January 2006

Stories from 10 January 2006

Ukraine: Frustrated

Ukraine's government has been sacked now that details of the deal have emerged. Veronica Khokhlova is frustrated with politics in Ukraine.

Written by Nathan Hamm
11 January 2006

Turkmenistan: Coverup

neweurasia reports that Turkmenistan's government is worried about bird flu, but that it is suppressing information about it.

Written by Nathan Hamm
11 January 2006

Kazakhstan: Oiled Inauguration

Kazakhstan's president will be inaugurated for a new seven year term soon and plenty of world leaders will be on hand. neweurasia reports that by the end of the festivities,...

Written by Nathan Hamm
11 January 2006

Slovenia: Kranjska Gora

The Glory of Carniola reports on more of the all too common confusion that strikes the press when it tries to locate Slovenia on a map.

Written by Nathan Hamm
11 January 2006

Armenia: Homophobia

At Cilicia, Alex writes that if Armenians’ aspirations to join the West are to be realized, regressive attitudes must be overcome.

Written by Nathan Hamm
11 January 2006

Kazakhstan: Gucci Revolution Revisited

Ataman of neweurasia says that Kazakhstan tries to flaunt its success to be taken seriously by the rest of the world and that the faultlines in the country are between...

Written by Nathan Hamm
11 January 2006

Colombia: Rural Wi-Fi; Family

John Guzman links to an article about a large-scale broadband rural access project in Colombia on Proyecto Colombia, while he compares family structure between Colombia and the U.S.A. on his...

Written by David Sasaki
11 January 2006

Israel: The Tenth of Tevet

While Muslims celebrate today the first day of Eid ul-Adha, Imshin says that observant Jews fast today in memory of Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon's two and a half year siege...

Written by Haitham Sabbah
10 January 2006

Iraq: The Sunni ignore Zarqawi

Omar of Iraq The Model says that two developments took most of the interest in Iraq's political scene yesterday. The first is the latest audio tape of Zarqawi in which...

Written by Haitham Sabbah
10 January 2006

Educational Bridges through Blogs

Blogs entering the field of education empower schoolteachers, who are separated by the geography of Chile, to communicate with each other in ways that previously were not so accessible. The...

Written by Rosario Lizana
10 January 2006

007 in Africa writes about the problems of having drugs delivered to the DRC….no addresses to speak of, almost impossible to get photos taken, too few staff and a scanner?...

Written by Sokari Ekine
10 January 2006

Nigeria: Gbenga interview

Grandiose Parlor writes about the recent interview of President Obasanjo's son Gbenga Obasanjo that has “ruffled some feathers in Nigeria's political circles.

Written by Sokari Ekine
10 January 2006

South Africa: Iraqi comment

South African blog The Front Line comments on a story on “Muslim scholars being paid to aid US propaganda”……”Does Democracy need to be established and maintained by Propaganda and War?...

Written by Sokari Ekine
10 January 2006

Ethiopia: Poverty as Cheetas feed

Nazret.com reports that in the midst of Ethiopia's poverty, two cheetahs that were rescued by Ethiopian veterinarian and U.S. counterterrorism soldiers, are now living comfortably in the grounds of the...

Written by Sokari Ekine
10 January 2006

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