While the people in Lebanon were under the impression that the latest negotiations between the leading political groups might translate into a glimpse of a brighter and calmer days to come, two people were killed and four injured in a clash between two rival Christian parties in Bsarma village in Koura, north Lebanon. The two parties which […]
Full Circle
Ever wondered what are the different stages that lead to someone turning from a stranger into your friend? Stranger: You see someone, you know someone through someone else, you hear about someone. You form opinions and you form impressions. You don’t want to confirm either of those, as you don’t care, right? You meet strangers […]
Japan Recognizes Ainu
Posted by Hanako Tokita to Global Voices Online On June 6, a couple of months prior to the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, the Japanese Diet passed a resolution to officially recognize the Ainu as an indigenous people. Immediately following the passage of the resolution, a government panel held its first meeting to […]
Watching the Olympics opening
As I said, I didn’t pay much attention to Olympics. So until I started watching it, did some questions come up to me. Now China is before the eyes of the world. This is the chance for China to express herself. How will China express it? For me, I am always looking for individual expression. […]
Trouble in Tajik Mountain Province
Remote region seething with discontent, which some fear could translate into political instability if the underlying causes are left unaddressed. By Lola Olimova in Dushanbe A standoff between locals in the remote province of Badakhshan and the Tajik government has been resolved for now at least, but it highlights growing levels of social discontent in […]
US to respect parliament’s decision
All political leaders who met US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Richard Boucher here on Friday clearly said that Pakistan is not going to blindly follow the US-led "war on terror" as new parliament will decide about the cooperation Islamabad can extend to Washington. However, Richard Boucher acknowledged Pakistan’s contribution against militancy and […]
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