6 June 2006

Stories from 6 June 2006

Mexico: Documentary on Atenco

Salon Chingon has posted a 47 minute high resolution documentary titled “Atenco: Breaking the Siege” about the violence that erupted there in early May. The website explains that “While an...

7 June 2006

Mexico: Liveblogging the Presidential Debate

Boz offered advice to both Calderon and Lopez Obrador before tonight's presidential debate. Among the livebloggers of the event: Alfredo Sanchez (ES), Rodrigo Aguiar (ES), Eduardo Arcos (ES), José Luis...

7 June 2006

Armenia, Azerbaijan: War Looming?

Christian Garbis says that he fears war between Armenia and Azerbaijan will resume in the wake of the failure of the two parties to make progress on reaching a peace...

7 June 2006

Georgia: Batumi Boom

Tourism in Batumi is flourishing, and as a result, refugees living there are being paid to move on, notes Hulegu's Campaign.

7 June 2006

Armenia & Azerbaijan: Karabakh Deadlock

Onnik Krikorian notes that the deadlock over Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan continues and wonders how long the international community will continue tolerating the inability of the two sides to...

7 June 2006

On Peru's Election

Another week, another important election in Latin America. This time we turn towards Peru where former president (1985 – 1990), Alan García will lead his country once again after defeating...

7 June 2006

Armenia: World Champs

Notes from Hareinik congratulates Armenia's chess team for taking first place in the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin.

7 June 2006

Bermuda: Web 0.9

The Limey praises local paper the Bermuda Sun for publishing a story on last Friday's demonstration on its web site the same afternoon, prompting the Royal Gazette to retort that...

7 June 2006

Aruba: Protesting inefficiently

Aruba's unions and political parties have been protesting the government's economic plan, but “since this is Aruba, not even our protests can be done efficiently,” says ArubaGirl.

7 June 2006

Latin America: La Polla Mundial

La Polla Mundial (ES) is a worldwide contest which will award a new MacBook to whoever predicts the outcomes of the most World Cup games on their blog. The contest...

6 June 2006

India: Eunuchs and mainstream

Sachiniti on Eunuchs and the notion of integration. “The picture that comes to mind on hearing the term “Eunuch” is spontaneously one of a garishly dressed, overly madeup, loud gestured...

6 June 2006

Nepal: Koirala in India

Some diplomatic visits covered at United We Blog! “After American Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, it was today the turn of Nepal’s Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala to...

6 June 2006

Bangladesh: Have wife, pay tax

More comments on the tax imposed on more wives taken in Rajshahi at imperfect world 2006. “It was the women who had to fork out for the privilege of marrying....

6 June 2006

Sri Lanka: History and hatered

Determing future, and what forgetting means in a war and conflict situation at The Blind Critic. “Well.. it's upto us to forget this war.. to move on.. To not even...

6 June 2006