The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) holds its national convention to elect national officers, but old rifts seem set to make today’s gathering the most controversial ever for the party that prides itself on being Africa’s biggest. The convention was initially scheduled for December 8, 2007, but the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) threw spanners in […]
Part 17: El Camino de Santiago
Leaving bad and hoping for good. Finding the way from the alberque out of Ponferada wasn’t any easier than finding the way in. The arrows disappeared almost immediately after leaving the alberque and we were on our own. At one point we were about 1/2 a block behind a girl who was obviously on the […]
The New Generation is Feeling Much Pressure
If you are parents of a child; or if you are a child, can’t you feel pressure? Every one of us feels pressure from all kinds of sources. Pressure comes from all different aspects of your life. While maintaining an optimistic mind, you must not give too much pressure to yourself—and your dear children. But […]
bin Laden lost his suport in Paksitan.
by Pakhtoon Shinwari February 10, 2008 bin Laden lost his suport in Paksitan. Pakhtoon Shinwarai, Islamabad, 10 Oct:Sympathy for al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden and the Taliban has dropped sharply in Pakistan amid a wave of deadly violence, according to the results of a recent opinion poll. The survey, conducted last month […]
Iraqi Fighters ‘grilled for Evidence on Iran’
US military officials are putting huge pressure on interrogators who question Iraqi insurgents to find incriminating evidence pointing to Iran, it was claimed last night. Micah Brose, a privately contracted interrogator working for American forces in Iraq, near the Iranian border, told The Observer that information on Iran is ‘gold’. The claim comes after Washington […]
US envoy cites ethnic cleansing in Kenya
The top US envoy to Africa called the violence in Kenya “ethnic cleansing” and said on Wednesday Washington was reviewing its hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to the country. Jendayi Frazer said neither President Mwai Kibaki nor his chief rival, opposition leader Raila Odinga, is doing enough to stop the bloodshed that has […]
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