5 September 2007

Stories from 5 September 2007

Wikiscanning arrives in Japan

Adamu at Mutant Frog Travelogue reports on the use of the Japanese version of Wikiscanner to track self-editing on Wikipedia by, among others, the health and labour ministry, the education...

5 September 2007

Iraq: Not so Depressing Blog

Iraqi blogger Layla Anwar did not take criticism lightly from an American reader that her blog, which deals with the war on Iraq, was “depressing” and “distressing.”

5 September 2007

Russia: Pavlik Morozov

Window on Eurasia writes about the 75th anniversary of Pavlik Morozov's death: “The anniversaries of Beslan, Khasavyurt and Kondopoga have attracted more attention this year, but as in the past,...

5 September 2007

Libya: Jellyfish Warning

Khadija Teri, from Libya, warns against a type of jellyfish, which can be found around beaches and gives us remedies on how to cure their painful stings.

5 September 2007

Russia: Putin's Party Campaign Ads

LJ user dizainer posts pictures (RUS) of campaign ads of the pro-Putin United Russia party in the Pskov region; its slogans are: “Putin's Plan – United Russia” and “United Russia...

5 September 2007

China: Violent BBQ crackdown backfires

City administration officials in Chongqing attacked an illegal barbecue vendor, then the massive crowd which had formed attacked them, setting fire to the officials' vehicle; the riot squad was called in and the conflict went on into the early morning.

5 September 2007

Syria: Eating Pork

Maysaloon from Syria writes about why Muslims have certain reservations against pork – aside from religious considerations, of course.

5 September 2007

Peru: Facebook and Social Networking

Slowly, but surely, Facebook has begun to grow in popularity in comparision to other sites usually used by Peruvians. However, some Peruvian bloggers relate their experiences with this social networking site and one even offers his thoughts on some conspiracy theories regarding this popular website.

5 September 2007

Nepal: Monarchy's future

UWB! on what could be the future of monarchy in Nepal. “..epal’s ruling, biggest and one of the oldest political party goes for federal democratic republic making it almost certain...

5 September 2007