Stories from 16 February 2006
El Salvador: Anti-poverty Program Increases School Enrollment
Tim Muth notes that a government-run anti-poverty program has, so far, been successful in increasing school enrollment.
Colombia: “Manual eradication in parks: set up to fail?”
Adam Isacson explains that aerial fumigation has caused Colombian coca growers to plant their crop in Colombia's national parks and that new proposals call for extending the fumigation to the parks or recruiting manual eradicators to dig the plant up.
Costa Rica: Ballot Counting Continues and E-voting in 2010?
Bob Glass says the ballot counting continues in Costa Rica while José Daniel of elecciones2006.com hopes that this year's close count won't serve as an excuse to implement electronic voting in 2010.
Sri Lanka: Identity Politics
Sri Lanka: Identity Politics
Nepal: US and the Maoists
Nepal: US and the Maoists
Nepal: The demosphere
Nepal: The demosphere
Pakistan: Political capital and violence
Pakistan: Political capital and violence
Pakistan: Issues and violence
Pakistan: Issues and violence
Venezuela: From Classical Musician to Drum and Bass DJ
glowMain features (ES) 29-year-old Venezuelan DJ, Juan Carlos Azuaje, better known as Take. He studied classical music as a young child and the began his Drum and Bass career in 1999 in Caracas.
Russian Pirate Sales
Reacting to a report that U.S. copyright holders “lost $1.756 billion through forgeries in Russia last year,” Alistair of Ruminations on Russia argues that it's not pirate copies that these companies are competing against, but bad sales caused by incorrect pricing.
Hamas’ Chechnya Connection
Yuri Mamchur of Russia Blog reports on Hamas’ alleged connection to the Chechen rebels, recently brought to light by the Israeli Foreign Ministry.
Kyrgyzstan: Bride Kidnapping
The Golden Road to Samarqand discusses a report on bride abduction in Kyrgyzstan.
Danish Cartoons’ Russia Link
Alex(ei) of The Russian Dilettante's Weblog writes about the Russian connection of Flemming Rose, the man who authorized the Danish cartoons.
Armenia: Kinderdorf Interview
Oneworld Multimedia has additional photos from SOS Kinderdorf's facility in Armenia and an interview with its director.
Kyrgyzstan: The Law Students
The Golden Road to Samarqand reports on the opinions of Bishkek law students on current events in Kyrgyzstan.
Armenia: Substance and Appearance
Zarchka writes about substance and appearances in Armenian society.
Georgia: HIV/AIDS in Georgia
neweurasia reports on HIV/AIDS in Georgia.
Illustrated Guide to “Dedovshchina”
Sergey Belyakov of RUBLog cites the Russian defense ministry's report on violence in the army and links to an illustrated guide to “dedovshchina”, published in Bolshoi Gorod (RUS). “Dedovshchina” is the systematic abusive treatment of new army recruits by their senior fellow soldiers, which is common in the armed forces...
A Mysterious Blast in Moscow
A very strange thing happened in Moscow today: at 2:08 PM, people all over the city felt and heard a really forceful blast. There was no official explanation, though one theory has it that this could've been a supersonic plane breaking the sound barrier somewhere near Moscow. Other theories offered...
Photo-Marathon: A Day in the Life of Children with Cancer
Yekaterina Chistyakova reports (RUS) that photo-marathon “Through My Eyes: A Day in the Life of Children with Cancer Around the World,” which took place Sunday, Feb. 12, at the Children’s Clinical Hospital in Moscow, was a success; winners will be announced Sunday, Feb. 19. Some of the photos can be...
Barbados: Hair history
“It never ceases to amaze me how so many people (i.e causian folks) don't have a clue regarding black hair,” says Campfyah, who traces the trajectory of her hair and its various hairstyles in recent times.
