8 January 2008

Stories from 8 January 2008

What is OneVoice?

OneVoice, an international movement to seek a peaceful solution to the Middle East crisis, explains its mission statement here.

8 January 2008

Argentina: Shrine to Gauchito Gil

El Opinador Compulsivo [es] posts a picture of the shrine to Gauchito Gil on the anniversary of his death. He is a revered figure for some Argentines and is believed...

8 January 2008

Armenia: Election Manifesto

With less than two weeks to go before the start of the official pre-election campaign period for next month's presidential election in Armenia, Nazarian comments on the election manifesto of...

8 January 2008

Costa Rica: Injuries at Bullfights

Bullfighting in Costa Rica should be eliminated, or at least regulated, according to Costa Rica en el Presente [es], especially due to the high rates of injury to the matador...

8 January 2008

Peru: The Next Outsider

Desde El Tercer Piso [es] speculates on the next “outsider” to enter the Peruvian presidential politics for the elections in 2011. He wonders about the possibility of Antauro Humala.

8 January 2008

Pakistan: Election Experiment

All Things Pakistan conducts a blogging experiment. Readers can write about which political party they support in the forthcoming electiosn and why, but not mention anything against any other party.

8 January 2008

Brazil: Introducing the Big Think

“Internet gives a voice to everyone, but what are we saying? We have access to lots of information, but are we better informed? We may not have all the answers,...

8 January 2008