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Protesters Don't Rattle Vietnam's Presidentnew

An affable Nguyen Minh Triet seeks to heal "old wounds."

OC Weekly | R. Scott Moxley | 07-03-2007 | International

Rose Parade Float Sparks Human Rights Questionsnew

Persecuted for their beliefs by the Chinese government, Falun Gong practitioners decry that nation's inclusion in the New Year's parade.

Pasadena Weekly | Joe Piasecki | 07-02-2007 | International

Tags: international

Vancouver's Palestinians Reject Talk of 'Civil War'new

When Hamas forces took control of the Gaza Strip on June 15, headlines in the Vancouver Sun read: "New Islamic State Looms" and "Palestinian Territories Expected to Fracture" -- but what Palestinian community leaders had to say was very different.

The Georgia Straight | Travis Lupick | 06-22-2007 | International

Tags: international

Report from Tajikistan: After Turkmenbashi, Tajikmanbashi

Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov died in December, but Tajikistan's president is continuing the tradition of bizarre despotism in post-Soviet Central Asia.

Maui Time | Ted Rall | 06-21-2007 | International

Tags: Central Asia, Rahmon, Soviet Union, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, international

Report from Turkey: Another Reason for U.S. to Worry

This longtime ally is steaming mad because the Iraq War is spilling over its borders.

Maui Time | Ted Rall | 06-19-2007 | International

Tags: war in iraq, Iraq, WAR, Bush, turkey, Anti-Americanism, international

Baghdad Burns, Calgary Boomsnew

Iraq's oil explosion has not been delayed, it's been relocated to the Alberta tar sands.

NOW Magazine | Naomi Klein | 06-11-2007 | International

Tags: war in iraq, oil, international

Rich Polluters Push Faux Targetsnew

It's not surprising that rapidly industrializing countries like China, India, Brazil and Mexico are reluctant to accept formal emission limits -- but the stance of some rich countries is harder to explain.

NOW Magazine | Gwynne Dyer | 06-11-2007 | International

Tags: climate change, global warming, g8, kyoto protocol, international

Meanwhile in Palestine ...new

As the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza hits its 40th anniversary this month, there's growing momentum to end the boycott of the Palestinian Authority but the Canadian feds aren't yet moving an inch.

NOW Magazine | Dan Freeman-Maloy | 06-11-2007 | International

Tags: international

Why I'm Returning to Iraq for the Sixth Timenew

I'm heading back to the front with nothing but medical supplies, a camera and faith.

New Haven Advocate | Daniel Smith | 06-05-2007 | International

Tags: Iraq, WAR, in, international

The Fishing Industry's Whale of a Dilemmanew

The minimum measures needed to prevent ecocide in the oceans would cause major short-term disruption and throw millions out of work, so they probably won't be taken.

NOW Magazine | Gwynne Dyer | 06-04-2007 | Animal Issues

Tags: animal issues, commission, international, whaling