18 January 2007

Stories from 18 January 2007

Chilean Bloggers on Bolivia’s Chaos

Chilean Bloggers are concerned with what is happening in Bolivia. As Tomás Bradanovic (ES) explains: La horrible situación por la que está atravesando Bolivia tiene en su base un enorme...

19 January 2007

Cambodia: Preventing Rapes

Vutha in Cambodia highlights the problems faced by rape victims and blogs about some recommendations to help prevent rapes.

19 January 2007

Vietnam: Saigon Night Shots

SaigonNezumi has some pictures of night time Saigon and he feels that Saigon's nightscene is no different from any big western city. Saigon also known as Ho Chi Minh City...

19 January 2007

Haiti: Reflecting on National Soccer

Reflecting on Haiti's recent defeat at the hands of the Trinidad & Tobago soccer/football team, Collectif Haiti de Provence writes (Fr): “Yes, formerly our regional rivals had names like Mexico....

18 January 2007

Ahmadinejad Goes to Latin America

Iranian bloggers discussed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's trip to Latin America and his growing problems at home. Nikahang, a leading cartoonist and blogger, takes on Ahmadjnejad nuclear's policy Rozmaregi [Fa]...

18 January 2007

Nepal: Arms Management

United We Blog! has a great photo post on the First Day of Arms Management. “Photographs of the first day of registration and storage of weapons and registration of Maoist...

18 January 2007

India: The President on Yahoo!

At digg.com, a user links to the President of India's question at Yahoo! Answers. Watch out for the interesting discussion at digg, where a wide range of issues – including...

18 January 2007

Bangladesh: On the swastika

An ancient symbol appears to forever lose its meaning because of the Nazi connection. Inspirations and Creative Thoughts on the Swastika. “European Union is planning to ban the symbol of...

18 January 2007

Bangladesh: Eviction of street vendors

Drishtipat on street vendors being evicted and if the government had given any thought to their livelihood. “Should the authority have thought of some alternative for these people with day...

18 January 2007

Russia: No Snow in Moscow

Digenis.org writes about this winter's weather in Moscow: “The warm weather has been throwing Muscovites for a loop. Many are having trouble getting out of bed in the mornings with...

18 January 2007

Bosnia & Herzegovina: Markale Massacre

YakimaGulagLiteraryGazett marks the “sad anniversary” of the Sarajevo Markale Massacre: “I had forgotten the date, but I remember well about the event, seeing it on the news made me angry....

18 January 2007

Slovakia: Spis Region

Four Bees writes about Slovakia's Spis region, which “has always been a melting pot of cultures and religions in a positive way.”

18 January 2007