Zimbabwe protest musician Viomak has been invited to participate at the Global Forum on Freedom of Expression (GFFE) lasting from 1 June through to 6 June 2009 in Oslo. The protest musician cum political activist who is the only woman protest singer in Zimbabwe and well known for her courage to confront the Zimbabwean political […]
Hutu Militia Rampages Across North Kivu
FDLR launch wave of violence in what appears to be revenge for bid to turf them out of Congo. By Taylor Toeka Kakala in Luofu and Jacques Kahorha in Goma (AR No. 212, 11-May-09) A Hutu militia group is terrorising civilians in eastern Congo, apparently in retaliation for the recent military campaign intended to drive […]
Dangerous Toxins Lurk in Household Items. Can They Be Regulated?
by Haley A. Lovett Chemicals in everyday items, such as flame retardants in furniture, may pose health and environmental risks, but consumer demand and corporate resistance may make state regulation ineffective. Oregon, New York Aim to Ban Household Toxins In Oregon, the Legislature will see a number of bills this session addressing […]
For Ten Cents Per Gallon, How Far Would You Drive?
Cheap Gasoline? How far would you drive to save ten cents per gallon on gasoline? An eight cents per gallon savings is definitely hard to find and ten even harder. If your tank is twenty gallons and half empty, you would save eighty cents to a dollar at fill ups. Some fuels, even at the […]
Zimbabwe’s Power Share Will Last Because ‘Mugabe Needs Tsvangirai’
Zimbabwe’s power-sharing government of President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is for real. Contrary to widespread sentiment, mainly propagated by a skeptical media that wanted nothing else but Mugabe to go, the marriage is going to last because "Mugabe needs Tsvangirai more than he needs oxygen", one political analyst joked. Mugabe has been […]
NC to eradicate unemployment: Dr. Farooq
Dr. Farooq Abdullah former chief minister and patron National Conference has said that Muftis have developed a habit of emotionally blackmailing, misleading and befooling the masses on one pretext or the other. Dr. Abdullah who was addressing a series of public meetings in Ukhral, Mahu Mangat and Sumar Jwari in Banihal assembly constituency in support […]
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