Stories from 15 November 2006
Pakistan, India: Foreign Affairs
The affairs between India and Pakistan are determined by the political affairs and turmoil within. PWC-ing explains. “A quick peace is always sought by the party most likely to lose...
Pakistan: Clash of the fundamentalists
iFaqeer on a Muslim in the Congress in the US. “Keith Ellison, we non-African American Muslims have seen the victory the victory of a brother (with a pun intended) as...
Argentina: Palermo Hipodromo
After a day at the races, Alan Patrick is inspired to relate the history of the Palermo Hipodromo: “This beautiful race track was inaugurated on 7th May 1876, when a...
Indonesia: Welcoming Al Jazeera International
Unspun in Indonesia is welcoming the new English language satellite news channel. “It is heartening to read about Al Jazeera International, the global version of the Arab satellite news channel....
Cambodia: Avoiding the .kh Domain
Vireak via Details are Sketchy has a post that explains why Cambodian businesses avoid using the Cambodian (.kh) internet domain for their websites.
Philippines: Reviewing Web Chat Tool
Mike Abundo in Philippines reviews Wablet, a web based internet messaging service.
The Moroccan beauty shines in France while more Moroccan bloggers “call it quit”!
It's alarming. More and more Moroccan bloggers are taking vacation from blogging! And while A Moroccan haute couture stylist displays proudly his identity by transforming a Caftan into an elegant...
Landing at the Iraqi Blogodrome
Crimson rain,vermillion maneAnd few people walking, few people sane From Carmine and Cardinal to Persian Red To Falu to Gules to just a Red, plain! From Scarlett of screens and...
D.R. of Congo: election update
The camp of the former rebel leader, Jean-Pierre Bemba, will not keep its promise, “It said in a statement, that if the CEI had cheated, they would not feel bound...
Hungary: Tesco's “Secrets”
Further Ramblings of a N.Irish Magyar writes about Tesco-Global Stores’ “skeletons in the closet.”
Estonia: “The Newest Nordic Entrepreneur”
Itching for Eestimaa writes about Estonia's forays into global business.
Russia: Kosovo Independence
Publius Pundit writes about Russia's stand on the issue of Kosovo independence.
Belarus: Failed Conference and Other Problems
TOL's Belarus Blog writes about an unsuccessful conference on Belarus recently held in Poland: “In regard to the western participants, I was surprised at the lack of real knowledge or...
Belarus: Podcast With Milinkevich
TOL's Belarus Blog posts a Belarusian-language podcast with the opposition leader Aleksandr Milinkevich.
Serbia: Kosovo's Energy Problems
Wu Wei reports on Kosovo's energy problems.
Serbia: Italy's Role in EU Accession Process
Neretva River reports that Italy seems to be attempting to make Serbia's EU accession process easier. Estavisti notes in the comments section that Italy is one of Serbia's biggest trade...
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Sevdah Music in London
East Ethnia links to the London-based fans of traditional Bosnian music: “Turbo folk, in my opinion, has killed the real values of our region. One of those values is Sevdah...
Albania: EU Visa Policies
Our Man in Tirana understands his Albanian friends, who are frustrated over the EU's travel visa policies: “Growing up in Northern Ireland, I experienced the same frustrations and resentments when...
Ukraine: Kyiv's Subway
Music and Life – Everywhere! writes about Kyiv's subway.
Tanzania: how to prevent traffic accidents
A blogger offers his advice to the Tanzanian government regarding traffic accidents.
Voices from Zimbabwe
It has been a busy two weeks in Zimbabwe. The major headline out of Zimbabwe over the last two weeks was the submission to President Mugabe of a vision document...