Stories from 6 September 2006
Armenia: Assassination
There has been another assassination in Central Yerevan. Onnik Krikorian notes that assassinations have been on the rise since the 2003 elections. He expects that there will only be more as next year's elections approach.
Peru: Present Your Blog
Peru seems set on becoming the Latin American country with the most blogger conferences in a single season. Next up: “Present You Blog (ES)” at the University of San Marcos (ES).
Talking with Jonathan Lundqvist, Swedish blogger about Iran
Jonathan Lundqvist is a Swedish blogger who visited Iran and shared with us his travel experience in his blog. By reading this we discover many interesting things about Iran such as how western magazines are censored in this country: Q: Please tell us about your thesis about Iran and your...
Ukraine: List of Richest Ukrainians
LEvko of Foreign Notes writes about Ukraine's richest men.
Russia: “Chandeliers From Hell”
Konstantin Dlutskiy of Russian Marketing Blog writes about an unfortunate name choice for a store.
Belarus: Kolkhoz
Ivan Lenin of Rush-Mush writes about a diehard Soviet tradition in today's Belarus.
Belarus: Boycott of Football Team
TOL's Belarus Blog suggests a more productive alternative to a senseless step taken by the Liberal Party of Netherlands to protest Aleksandr Lukashenko's regime.
Russia: Chechnya's Independence Day
David McDuff of A Step At A Time translates an article about Chechnya's Day of Civic Concord and Unity, or the Republic Day.
Costa Rica: Congressman accused of sexual harassment
Uri Ridelman says that Costa Rican congressman Federico Tinoco has been accused of sexual harassment by his assistant.
Bolivia: Update on Bolivia's Constituent Assembly
Jim Shultz and Miguel Buitrago each with their own perspectives on the troubles facing Bolivia's newly born Constituent Assembly.
Argentina: With or Without a Helmet?
The city government-run blog, Pasa en Buenos Aires describes a debate in legislature over whether cyclists should be obligated to wear helmets when they ride in the city (ES). Commenters debate the issue.
Spain, Mexico: Third Blog Anniversary
Mexicanos en España, a weblog dedicated to – you guessed it – Mexicans in Spain, celebrates it's third anniversary.
Colombia: Paramilitary Leader Found Dead
Adam Isacson gives some link love to others discussing Colombian issues. Randy Paul offers his own thoughts on the discovery of paramilitary founder Carlos Castano.
Mexico: Calderon as president
Two months after Mexican voters went to the polls, Felipe Calderón has been officially declared president-elect of Mexico. Boz rounds up the mainstream media's reaction while A.M. Mora y Leon links to all the English-language blogs. Ana Maria Salaza has a useful final entry summarizing yesterday's events.
Antigua: Who should have a passport?
At Talk Antigua, Roxann takes issue with the fact that a US-born child of an Antiguan was able to get an Antiguan passport.
Bermuda: Newspapers under fire
The Limey outlines some of the challenges being faced by Bermuda's newspapers.
Bermuda: The government blogs
The Bermuda government has started a blog, writes the Limey.
Caribbean: West Indian Day Parade
TrinidadJunction attends the annual West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn, New York on Labor Day: “every single island in the Caribbean is represented. Each island typically has their own truck and/or band and can choose to ‘parade’ anyway they see fit. Some islands, like Trinidad and Barbados, choose to bring...
Cuba: Non-Aligned Movement
The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) holds its heads of government meeting next week in Havana, Cuba. Luis M. Garcia remembers the NAM well from his childhood growing up in Cuba and offers this view: “It’s got 115 members or thereabouts, it meets regularly and produces communiqués and plenty of photographs of...
Singapore: Minister's Guest Post
Librarian blogger Ivan Chew shares his thoughts on Singapore's foreign minister's first post as a guest blogger on another blog.
Iran: Unbearable lightness of statistics
Fallo Safah writes that in Iranian TV, the chairman of Iranian Parliament asked Minister of Road & Transportation ” to think methods to reduce statistics of accidents”. The blogger says in this country only statistics are important and according to them we are very happy people and there is no...
