2 November 2006

Stories from 2 November 2006

Kazakhstan: Alphabet Change

Dmitrii comments at neweurasia on Kazakhstan's decision to change the Kazakh language's alphabet from Cyrillic to Latin, saying that it was the right choice to make. (RUS)

3 November 2006

Kyrgyzstan: Rodeo

Trent Milan reports on how the rodeo he helped organize in Kochkor, Kyrgyzstan turned out.

3 November 2006

Argentina: Darwin in South America

“Interested in South America and have a scientific bent? Then lose yourself for weeks among the complete work of Charles Darwin, now available online. It’s quite an astonishing collection pulled...

3 November 2006

Venezuela: Vuelvan Caras

Guillermo Parra translates an Op-Ed by Elizabeth Araujo about Chavez's respect for Castro and the revamped Vuevan Caras Mission [ES].

3 November 2006

Mexico: Oaxaca Protest Update

¡Pura Vida! describes a political demonstration in Monterrey in support of protesting Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca and against the use of force by federal police. Ana Maria...

3 November 2006

Malaysia: Palagiarism by Editor

Jeff Ooi at the Screenshots blog writes that Malaysia's New Straits Time Press[NSTP] is threatening to sue BBC over a report filed by its Malaysian correspondent. The BBC story said...

3 November 2006

Global Food Blog Report #34

#1: From Spain: Cocinova cooks up a delicious "Pollo en Salsa de Chocolate" (Chicken in Chocolate Sauce) EN/ES Esta deliciosa receta la probé en casa de Mª Ángeles, y aunque...

3 November 2006

Trinidad & Tobago: DNA testing

Trinidad and Tobago's police comply promptly with a request from their London counterparts for a DNA sample. Why, wonders the Modest Goddess, didn't they act with the same promptness in...

2 November 2006

Who owns Jamaica?

The central issue in Jamaica's next general election, says Xamayca, is determining who has “ownership” of the country.

2 November 2006

Jamaica: An absent skill

Francis Wade tries to put his finger on the thing he believes makes Jamaicans an “unreflective” people: “Our reluctance to pursue these inner questions leaves the wild contradictions in our...

2 November 2006

Bahrain: Mahmood Blog Unblocked!

Mahmood's blogs was officially unblocked today. He had to make some concessions in order to lift the ban on his site; specifically, he removed few posts and all attendant comments...

2 November 2006