Give generals the boot, it's the only way | THE United Nations this week said the refusal of Burma's Government to allow workers into the country's devastated agricultural region was unprecedented in the history of humanitarian relief. | The ... (photo: UN / Eric Kanalstein) The Australian
Tear down Burma's bamboo curtain | Thousands more will die if aid does not start flowing | THERE seems to be no underestimating the brutality of Burma's regime as millions of people struggle to stay alive in the wake of the world's w... (photo: AP / ) The Australian
Zimbabwe opposition seeks peacekeepers for run-off | : Zimbabwe's main opposition group has stepped up efforts to secure regional peacekeepers for a run-off presidential election against Robert Mugabe after weeks of violence that intimidated voters, a... (photo: AP / Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)International Herald Tribune ElectionsPhotosPoliticsSocietyZimbabwe
600 Tibetan protesters detained in Nepal KATMANDU, Nepal -- Police detained more than 600 female Tibetan protesters, including many Buddhist nuns, on Sunday after breaking up several demonstrations in Nepal's capital against China's recent c... (photo: AP / Binod Joshi)The Miami Herald NepalPhotosPoliceProtestSlideshowTibet
Muslim deviance? Gimme a break | ONCE again the CIA and MI6 are publishing dire warnings of the vitality of Al Qaeda. Once again the Islamic world as a whole is being tarnished by association. US presi... (photo: AP/IntelCenter)Khaleej Times MuslimPhotosPoliticsTerrorismUS
Darfur rebel attack on capital 'failed' | SUDANESE authorities say the army has repulsed an unprecedented attack on the capital, Khartoum, by Darfur rebels following heavy clashes and the imposition of an emerg... (photo: AP Photo/Abd Raouf)The Australian ChadDarfurKhartoumMilitaryPhotos
US calls for monitors in Zimbabwe | THE White House has called for election and UN human rights monitors in Zimbabwe to ensure an end to violence against opposition leaders and their supporters in a presi... (photo: AP / Karel Prinsloo)The Australian ElectionHuman RightsPhotosUSZimbabwe
Real fair trade works directly with the poor | Fair Trade week is a time to remember the global injustice that is causing the food crisis everywhere. The landgrabbing to grow fuel crops puts the vehicles of the rich... (photo: WN / Denise Yong)The Manila Times FoodMarketPeoplePhotosTrade
