Helmand governor says major international operation is causing humanitarian crisis. By Aziz Ahmad Tassal and Mohammad Ilyas Dayee in Helmand, Sefatullah Zahidi in Garmsir, and Abaceen Nasimi in Kabul (ARR No. 291, 03-Jun-08) Much of the formerly bustling district of Garmsir in southern Helmand province now resembles a ghost town, with villages largely emptied […]
Bush’s Nuclear Technology Offer To Saudi Arabia Is Fundamentally Flawed
During the recent visit to Saudi Arabia President George W Bush talked about a possible civilian nuclear deal with the King Abdullah. Bush wants to help the kingdom develop nuclear power for medical and industrial uses in addition to generating electricity. Bush called Saudi Arabia a model of non-proliferation for the region clearly pointing out […]
Bulgaria: Statehood in Crisis
by Yavor Mihaylov In early April, the crisis that had broken out as a result of the exposed corruption in the circles of the interior ministry, exacerbated even further. The public was outraged by the fact that the interior minister Rumen Petkov had meetings with the Galevi brothers, who are allegedly among the biggest mafia bosses […]
How to Keep Your Life Balanced
Can you really have a balanced life? A satisfying job, a happy home life, good health, beauty, peace of mind? Do you think it is impossible? Not if you follow this guide. 1. Set goals for every area of your life. Family, career, health and fitness, spiritual life, personal growth, and finance. Write them down, […]
Zimbabwe: Harare is Tense after Tsvangirai Claims Victory
by Ndesanjo Macha While the whole world is waiting for the official announcement of election results in Zimbabwe, the opposition leader, Morgan Tsvagirai, is claiming victory. Amanda Atwood writes: But the MDC isn’t waiting. Ballot papers were counted at polling stations, and many of these have finished. Based on these preliminary results, the MDC is claiming victory. Bev […]
Google’s Kevin Marks on OpenSocial, says OpenID for Gmail ‘would be nice’
Today at the We Media conference in Miami, Google’s OpenSocial Evangelist Kevin Marks good-naturedly crashed the event– then held his own session, titled "Abstracting the Social Cloud." The highly anticipated response to social network Facebook is an open platform bringing together other social networks. Welcoming questions from the crowd, Marks emphasized that OpenSocial "wasn’t typical […]