From AP, April 16: Racist German Army Tape Stirs Outrage BERLIN – A German army instructor ordered a soldier to envision himself in New York City facing hostile blacks while firing his machine gun, a video that aired Saturday on… Read moreGermans at it again
From the Daily News, April 16: 2 die as cars plunge from highways Two people were killed early yesterday morning in unrelated accidents that sent their cars plummeting from city highways, cops said. Gretchen Patterson, 48, of Powell St., Brooklyn,… Read moreWHY WE FIGHT
On April 15, tens of thousands rallied in Pakistan’s biggest city, Karachi, to protest demands by a radical religious school which has begun a Taliban-style anti-vice campaign in the capital, Islamabad. “The people of Islamabad are insecure and under threat… Read morePakistanis march for secularism
Remember all the hype when Padilla was first arrested? Now that he is finally going to trial—on considerably less ambitious charges than those originaly floated—it is a discrete little story on the inside pages. Funny how that works, huh? We… Read morePadilla case opens —minus “dirty bomb” charge
Now that Iran has a nuclear program, other Middle East countries want nuclear power—potentially resulting in a nuclear arms race in the region, the New York Times reported April 15. “Two years ago, the leaders of Saudi Arabia told international… Read moreNYT: Mideast nuclear arms race seen
Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in Casablanca close to the city’s American Cultural Centre April 14—apparently causing no casualties other than themselves. (AlJazeera, April 14) After the blasts, the US consulate in Casablanca was ordered closed until further notice…. Read moreMorocco: police raid slum after suicide blasts
Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, secretary general of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), called on the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and Manila to abide by a 1996 agreement that was meant to end conflict in the southern Philippines. An ongoing… Read moreMuslim nations call for halt in Philippine fighting
Venezuela is advocating regional integration at a two-day, 12-nation energy summit of South American leaders that opens April 16 on the Caribbean island of Margarita. “Gradually, the US empire will end up a paper tiger and we, the peoples of… Read moreChávez hosts South America energy summit
Hungary’s Finance Minister János Kóka has presented a bill in Parliament to make the country an attractive route for transnational gas transport. The intended beneficiaries of the tax exemptions on gas transported across Hungary are the interests behind the planned… Read moreHungary woos rival pipeline routes
A new Iran-Armenia gas pipeline, officially opened on March 19 by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Armenian President Robert Kocharian, is emerging as a source of speculation about regional energy alliances. A trip to Armenia by Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili… Read moreIran-Armenia pipeline opens
Moqtada al-Sadr has pulled his faction out of the Iraqi government in protest of the continuing US presence in the country. Said Nassar al-Rubaie, head of the bloc: “Al-Sadr’s ministers will withdraw immediately and give the six cabinet seats to… Read moreIraq: Sadrists pull out of government
Unregistered Afghan refugees face an uncertain future after the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) announced it will discontinue the repatriation program April 15, the same day that the Pakistani government had set as the deadline for all unregistered refugees… Read moreAfghan refugees in Pakistan: out of time?
