Thousands mark anniversary of atomic bombing of Hiroshima
HIROSHIMA — Thousands marked the 63rd anniversary of the Aug. 6, 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima at a ceremony in the city on Wednesday, joined by a record number of foreign ambassadors.
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Mandela’s B-Day message: Rich should help poor
QUNU, South Africa (AP) — Nelson Mandela celebrated his 90th birthday Friday by urging the wealthy to share their prosperity with the less fortunate and by saying he wished he had been able to spend more time with his family during the anti-apartheid struggle.
The U.N. Investigates American Racism
The United Nations is sending a special observer to investigate the role that racism plays in the ordinary life of the United States.
France bids farewell to black pride poet Aime Cesaire
FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique (AFP) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy was to join mourners on Sunday at the state funeral of Aime Cesaire, a poet and pioneer of the black pride movement who died at age 94 in Martinique.
Cesaire, revered on his native French Caribbean island of Martinique and elsewhere in the French-speaking world, died in hospital in Fort-de-France on Thursday after being admitted for heart problems.
Click here for background on Cesaire and discussion of his “clash” with Sarkozy about French colonialism from a conversation with Amy Goodman and Prof. Robin Kelley, via Democracy Now!
Obit from Times Online (UK)
Global Food Crisis :The Fury of the Poor
Around the world, rising food prices have made basic staples like rice and corn unaffordable for many people, pushing the poor to the barricades because they can no longer get enough to eat. But the worst is yet to come.
Half a Decade of War: Five Years After Iraq Invasion, Soldiers Testify at Winter Soldier Hearings
Five years ago tonight, on March 19, 2003, the US launched the invasion of Iraq. Half a decade later, as the occupation continues with no end in sight, some of the most powerful voices against the war have been the men and women who have fought in it. For four days this past weekend, soldiers convened at the National Labor College in Silver Spring, Maryland for Winter Soldier, an eyewitness account of the war and occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan. We broadcast their voices.
UN Launches Campaign to End Violence against Women
At least one out of every three women in the world is likely to be beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused in her lifetime and one in five women will become a victim of rape or attempted rape. Trafficking, sexual harassment, female genital mutilation, dowry murder, honour killings and female infanticide are other aspects of the problem….
Fidel Castro Resigns As Cuba’s President
An ailing, 81-year-old Fidel Castro resigned as Cuba’s president Tuesday after nearly a half-century in power, saying he will not accept a new term when parliament meets Sunday.
Kofi Annan to head Kenya mediation efforts
Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan agreed Thursday to take over talks to end the deadly turmoil linked to Kenya’s presidential election, after days of international pressure resulted in nothing more than a fresh round of accusations from both sides.
Crisis over election deepens in Kenya
NAIROBI: Nairobi degenerated into violence Thursday as the riot police used tear gas, batons and water cannons to push back thousands of opposition supporters who poured into the streets to answer a call for a million-person rally that had been banned by the government.
Benazir Bhutto: Why I’m Returning To Pakistan
I was looking forward to a quiet family holiday in New York this summer with my three children, our dog Maxmillian and my husband, who is being treated for a heart condition that developed while he was a political prisoner in Pakistan from 1996 to 2004. I thought we would go to the theatre and spend time walking in Central Park, as well meeting up with friends for nice, long chatty dinners. But in this surprisingly momentous summer of 2007, our quiet family vacation disappeared as we found ourselves caught up in the media attention on my country Pakistan, and its fast changing political situation.
Ex-Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Assassinated
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday after addressing a large gathering of her supporters.
Phone and Email Data-Mining Used in War on Drugs, Too
Do not let it be said that the Bush administration forgot the War on Drugs while waging the War on Terror.
The American Dream is Alive and Well … in Finland!
It’s harder for young workers to move up the economic ladder in the United States than in other wealthy countries. What happened to the American dream?
Vernon Bellecourt, American Indian Movement Activist dies at 75
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (AP) — Vernon Bellecourt, who fought against the use of Indian nicknames for sports teams as a longtime leader of the American Indian Movement, has died at age 75. Bellecourt died Saturday of complications from pneumonia…
