Is violence in Nigeria simple religious conflict?
by Saeed Shabazz -Staff Writer-UNITED NATIONS - The specter of a religious civil war in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation with 160 million people, has been raised by several Nigerian leaders—including a senior Christian... »
Iran: Oil embargo means ‘economic suicide’ for EU
by Nassar Karimi Associated Press | Feb 1, 2012 - 1:53:33 PMTEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran’s OPEC governor recently said a European Union embargo on Iranian oil would be "economic suicide" for Europe, the latest stiff statement reflecting Iranian concern about the prospect of deeper sanctions over its nuclear program. »
Refuge-seeking Haitians test Brazil’s solidarity
by Fabiana Frayssinet | Feb 1, 2012 - 1:47:47 PMRIO DE JANEIRO (IPS/GIN) - Brazil, for decades a source of migrants to the United States and Europe, is now facing its own humanitarian challenge: applying the international solidarity it trumpets to the Haitians who are arriving in the thousands, in search of a better life. »
Cameroon - China: A wedding with uncertain prospects
by Ngala Killian Chimtom | Feb 1, 2012 - 11:42:14 AMYAOUNDE (IPS/GIN) - The Cameroon government is increasingly turning to China as a privileged partner in its development efforts. But there are many discordant voices who say the long-term effects of China’s economic relations with Cameroon could be disastrous for domestic industry. »
Israel, Zionists 'master of puppets' in dangerous anti-Iran onslaught
by RT | Jan 30, 2012 - 11:46:05 AMWhen America beats the drums of war over Iran it may not always be driven by the Islamic Republic's nuclear intentions. Would-be US presidential candidates aren't shy when it comes to voicing their anti-Iran rhetoric in front of America's influential Jewish community. »
Jamaica PM declares farewell to the British queen
by Starla Muhammad -Staff Writer- | Jan 23, 2012 - 6:04:53 PM(FinalCall.com) - Newly-elected Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller of Jamaica, in a show of strength and pride for her country, declared 2012 as not only as the Jubilee Year of Jamaica’s 50 years of independence, but would also mark the movement toward true independence from Britain. »
Iran's President visits four Latin American countries on tour
by the Council on Hemispheric Affairs | Jan 23, 2012 - 5:29:43 PMIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived on Jan. 8 to Caracas in the first stop of a four-nation tour of Latin America. Besides Venezuela, the Iranian leader also visited Nicaragua, Ecuador, and Cuba during a week-long tour of the region. »
Caribbean, Latin American nations forge alliance
by Saeed Shabazz -Staff Writer- | Jan 23, 2012 - 12:38:33 PMIt was Jamaica's economic landscape that brought down the Caribbean island's ruling Jamaica Labour Party during recent elections, according to the Wall St. Journal. Jamaica's economy, which is almost totally dependent on tourism, hasn’t grown in the past four years, the WSJ said. »
Haiti: Two years after deadly earthquake, life largely unchanged
by Starla Muhammad -Staff Writer- | Jan 19, 2012 - 10:32:06 AM(FinalCall.com) - "Occupy" Haiti? Activists argue this is exactly what the U.S., UN and thousands of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are doing in the world's first independent Black republic after a devastating earthquake shook this Caribbean nation two years ago. »
Rebellion, riots, and racism marked 2011 for Black Brits
by Starla Muhammad -Staff Writer- | Jan 18, 2012 - 10:54:33 AMFor Black Britons, 2012 began with news many waited 18 years to receive, a semblance of justice for the murder of Stephen Lawrence. White defendants Gary Dobson and David Norris were sentenced to 15 and 14 years in prison for the brutal racially-motivated 1993 fatal stabbing of Mr. Lawrence, 18. »
2 men found guilty in UK Black teen’s murder
by | Jan 18, 2012 - 10:24:15 AMLONDON- In a case that exposed racism and incompetence in Scotland Yard and took nearly two decades to bring anyone to justice, a jury found two men guilty Jan. 3 of brutally stabbing a Black teenager to death. »
Big victory in Jamaica vote even shocks winners
by David McFadden Associated Press | Jan 18, 2012 - 10:06:16 AMKINGSTON, Jamaica - The emphatic drubbing of Jamaica’s governing party in fiercely contested national elections even astonished the triumphant opposition side, the campaign manager for the winning faction said. »
[Video] Afghanistan - 10 Years of Failure & Oppression
by Hizb ut Tahrir Australia | Jan 17, 2012 - 4:10:09 PMThis eye-opening 12 minute documentary explores the decade long war in Afghanistan. It was produced as part of Hizb ut Tahrir Australia's campaign on the decade anniversary of the war. »
Corpse desecration latest crisis for U.S. military
by Askia Muhammad -Senior Correspondent- | Jan 17, 2012 - 9:55:37 AMWASHINGTON - Even as top U.S. defense officials and leaders of NATO combat forces in Afghanistan have condemned a video posted on YouTube and other sites showing what appears to be American forces urinating on dead Taliban soldiers as "despicable", some political commentators and at least one Republican presidential candidate have made excuses for the desecration. »
How Iraq's leader and Iran outsmarted U.S. on troop withdrawal from country
by Gareth Porter | Jan 12, 2012 - 6:51:52 PMDefense Secretary Leon Panetta’s suggestion that the end of the U.S. troop presence in Iraq is part of a U.S. military success story ignores the fact that the George W. Bush administration and the U.S. military had planned to maintain a semi-permanent military presence in Iraq. »
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