Stories from 3 June 2008
Kyrgyzstan: Conversion & Community
Nathan writes that Forum 18 reports on turmoil surrounding the burial of a 14 year old Baptist convert in Kyrgyzstan.
Peru: Blog Contest for High School Students
The Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (UPC) has announced a blog contest for high school students. One of the contests goals is to, “Encourage the use of accessible and new...
Honduras: Accident at Tegucigalpa Airport
Aaron Ortiz of Pensieve writes about the recent accident of a TACA airline jet that crashed at the international airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. He also describes his experience landing at...
Colombia: Children in Caldas to Receive XO Laptops
Greg Yohn of OLPC News writes about the latest announcement by the governor of the Colombian region of Caldas that 65,000 children will be receiving the XO laptops.
Venezuela: Gaining Admission to Public Universities
There is a proposal to change the current public university admissions system in Venezuela. The government seeks to eliminate the admissions test in favor of something with a social value by recognizing the disparity between public and private secondary schools. Local bloggers wonder how the changes might affect the perception of a university diploma, but also about what these tests actually measure. The policy has yet to be placed in effect, but the debate continues.
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Tuzla Massacre
Balkan Baby and YakimaGulagLiteraryGazett – on the ‘American style crime’ in Tuzla.
Croatia: Marko Perkovic Thompson's Concert
A discussion of Marko Perkovic Thompson's recent concert in Zagreb – at Balkan Baby.
Soviet History: Valery Martynov
Belatedly, a link to a Soviet-time spy story – at ExecutedToday.com.
