23 January 2007

Stories from 23 January 2007

Why Independence for Quebec but not Guadeloupe?

Convention pour une Nouvelle Guadeloupe notes (Fr) that French Socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal has endorsed the Quebecois party's principle of Quebecois independence. The blog continues: “We notice once more...

24 January 2007

Vietnam: Visiting Hue

Virtual Doug gives us a pictorial tour of the alleys in Hue, the former royal capital city of Vietnam.

24 January 2007

Belarus: Eurovision Shame

Turns out some Eurovision contenders are worse than others: according to TOL's Belarus Blog, British music critics think Belarusian entries are “dreadful.”

23 January 2007

Croatia: Handball Scandal

Illyrian Gazette writes about a scandal brewing in Zagreb: “…the metropolis might soon share a less welcome characteristic with the Gazette's home town of London: losing out on hosting a...

23 January 2007

Russia: The Language Issue

Ruminations on Russia writes about the language issue in Russia: “The problem is apparently that the near abroad prefer their own language and English to Russian and Russian (strange that),...

23 January 2007

Latvia: Riga Folk Choir

Dykun posts “footage of members of the folk choir Skandinieki singing this past weekend at a rock that marks one of the spots in Riga where 5 people were killed...

23 January 2007

Russia: Sochi

The world's deepest cave, the Olympics 2014 bid and a lot more – at Sochi Travel Info: Experience the Russian Riviera blog.

23 January 2007