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Australia’s Political Stalemate Set to Continue

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard held a media conference in Canberra on Monday, declaring that an end to the country’s political deadlock may take some time.

Aug 25 2010 | Posted in News,Oceania,Politics / Government | Read More »

Kosovo: A Long-Term Political Collision in Europe

A KFOR helicopter is flying away of the Pristina International Military airport, just while New NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen not in picture, left Kosovo, during he visited Kosovo on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is on a one-day visit in Kosovo. During his visit today in Kosovo, NATO Secretary General's Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said that the North Atlantic Alliance will continue to help the Kosovo Security Force (KSF). After a press conference holden at the PRESS Centre of Military Airport in Pristina, Mr. Rasmussen left Kosovo. (BPA Photo/Vedat Xhymshiti)

Since 1999 Kosovo still remains a constant international political conflict between Kosovo Albanians and Serbian governors.

Aug 23 2010 | Posted in Europe,International Law / Human Rights,News,Politics / Government,War / Terrorism | Read More »

Australian Election Produces First Hung Parliament in 70 Years

Voters queuing outside Melbourne Town Hall on election day.

Four independents and a Greens MP will determine who governs Australia in the coming weeks as the nation’s election points towards a hung parliament for the first time since World War II.

Aug 23 2010 | Posted in David Calleja,News,Oceania,Politics / Government | Read More »

Bourj el-Barajneh: Searching for Meaning in a Refugee Camp

Palestinian children in the area of the Shatila refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon (AFP)

Beirut, Lebanon — Two young girls stood, as if frozen, staring below them at an ever vibrant Beirut. Their balcony, like the rest of their house and most of their refugee camp was of an indistinct color. It was dirty, as were their clothes. They, on the other hand, looked beautiful and bright, although their [...]

Aug 13 2010 | Posted in Featured,History,International Law / Human Rights,Israel / Palestine,Middle East,News,Ramzy Baroud,Society,War / Terrorism | Read More »

Paul Kagame and the Rwandan Elections: Learning the Lessons of History

It is a fresh afternoon in Karongi. The scenery is quintessentially Rwandan – soft white mist curling gently over green undulated hills. But with Presidential elections taking place in a matter of days, the incumbent’s campaign machine has made a pit stop at this district in the country’s Western Province. As a result, it is [...]

Aug 13 2010 | Posted in Africa,Economy,Featured,History,International Law / Human Rights,News,Politics / Government,Society,War / Terrorism | Read More »

Chin Refugees in Malaysia (Part 2)

Read part one of this story here. Chin refugees buy time in Malaysia, waiting for resettlement in a safe country. While they wait, they get arrested, again, and again. In Malaysia, immigration enforcement raids are often carried out by Rela, a volunteer police force, which many outside observers see as a deputized gang of thugs. [...]

Aug 11 2010 | Posted in Antonio Graceffo,Asia,Burma,International Law / Human Rights,News,Politics / Government,Society | Read More »

Smoke on a Bridge: Lebanon Awaits a Verdict

Beirut, Aug. 6 — Jamal is a Lebanese driver in his late 50’s. He appeared unshaven and terribly exhausted as he drove his old passenger van from the airport in Beirut to the Bekaa Valley. Although it was not a particularly arduous trip, it was made more grueling by the way Jamal drove, negotiating the [...]

Aug 6 2010 | Posted in Israel / Palestine,Middle East,News,Politics / Government,Ramzy Baroud | Read More »

Week 2 of Australian Election Campaign – Labor’s Lead Slips Away, Media Leaks and Disendorsements

Party infighting and controversies affecting both the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and Liberal Parties have highlighted week two of the Australian election campaign. Following last Sunday’s televised Leaders Debate which produced no advantage to Prime Minister Julia Gillard or Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, Ms. Gillard has experienced a fall in her approval ratings, accredited to [...]

Aug 2 2010 | Posted in David Calleja,News,Oceania,Politics / Government | Read More »

Chin Refugees in Malaysia (Part 1)

The dead corpses of two mangled Chin babies represent the hopeless desperation of people fleeing Burma. Burma’s citizens stow away in the trunks of cars or hide their children on overloaded fishing boats, giving all of their worldly possessions to pirates and human traffickers in the often vain hope of reaching a foreign country that [...]

Jul 26 2010 | Posted in Antonio Graceffo,Asia,Burma,Featured,International Law / Human Rights,News,Society,War / Terrorism | Read More »

Australia Set for General Election on August 21

Australia’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard has declared a general election for August 21.

Jul 19 2010 | Posted in David Calleja,News,Oceania,Politics / Government | Read More »