10 April 2006

Stories from 10 April 2006

Nepal: Democracy and strikes

Nepal's political environment heats up further says Bahas -“Enraged with the government’s brutal repression of the Seven Party Alliance movement, SPA has decided to continue the four-day nationwide general strike,...

10 April 2006

Kazakhstan: A Triumph for Russia

Vilhelm Konnander says that the deal that Kazakhstan recently signed to increase oil exports to Russia is a tremendous geopolitical triumph for Moscow.

10 April 2006

India: Caste and Reservations

The issue of extending reservations in certain educational institutions in India has got the Indian blogosphere debating with great passion the issues of reservation, caste and education. Evenstar blogrolls some...

10 April 2006

Russia: Gorbachev's Intentions

Bob Granico of Publius Pundit points out how the Western media misinterpret Mikhail Gorbachev's intentions: “Gorbachev, in reality, worked hard during his time in power to preserve the Soviet Union,...

10 April 2006

India: Painting Hindu Gods

Blowin’ in the wind attempts to understand MF Hussain's creative urges and motives when it comes to potrayal of Hindu gods and godesses in his art.

10 April 2006

Hungary: Electoral System

Pestiside.hu cites the crystal ball predictions for the general election that took place in Hungary this past weekend, and explains the Hungarian electoral system.

10 April 2006

Armenia: Names

The Basturma Chronicles notices that of the 37 most common names for Armenian newborns, only 14 of the female names are Armenian while 26 of the 37 names for boys...

10 April 2006

Armenia: Cultural Destruction

Onnik Krikorian notes that Armenian cultural and religious monuments are not just being destroyed in neighboring countries but also in Armenia by Armenians.

10 April 2006

Belarus: Lukashenko's Inauguration

TOL's Belarus Blog has a short version of Aleksandr Lukashenko's inauguration; Tobias Ljungvall provides a detailed account. Tobias also has a suggestion for the EU's neighbors: “I also hope the...

10 April 2006

Kazakhstan: EU Relations

James of neweurasia writes on Kazakhstan and the EU forging closer ties and says that the West should not ignore Kazakhstan's shortcomings. More importantly though, it should be careful not...

10 April 2006

Jordan: Fuel rises again

Starting from yesterday, fuel prices were raised again. The extent of the rise is what is shocking to most people, with the cost of diesel and kerosene going up by...

10 April 2006

Tunisia: Censorship Ease?

Sabbah reports via a blogger report from Tunisia that reveals that some censored websites since the WSIS on November 2005 (the website of the Mediterranean Liberal Party and Neila Charchour...

10 April 2006

Saudi Arabia: Flame War

Flame-wars are coming to the Saudi blogosphere, and they are coming very fast and furiously. Ahmed advise the bloggers which adopted this task to think in other ways to make...

10 April 2006

Kenyan Sphere this week

The kenyan blogosphere has grown by leaps and bounds, it is very vibrant and thus this roundup is just but a glimpse of what is going on. An aggregator similar...

10 April 2006

Mexico: Missing Journalist

RegioBlogs, Blog.com.mx, and Ernesto are all seeking information about missing journalist Alfredo Jiménez Mota who has not been seen since April 2nd.

10 April 2006

Colombia, Venezuela: Targeting Chavez

Oil Wars translates an article from the Colombian news weekly Semana, in which an ex-employee of the Colombian Department of Security Administration (DAS) claims that “plans that were hatched to...

10 April 2006