James Balowski, Jakarta
The official death toll from the massive earthquake that struck densely populated Yogyakarta and parts of Central Java on May 27 now stands at more than 6200, with more than 46,000 people injured — 33,000 seriously.
670
Simon Butler, Newcastle
Climate action group Rising Tide Newcastle held a protest rally outside the Hunter Street office of federal Labor MP Sharon Grierson on May 29 to condemn her for failing to oppose the new coal export terminal in Newcastle
Michael Karadjis
Montenegrins voted for independence for their tiny republic in a referendum on May 21, in a move that essentially formalised an already existing situation.
Following the collapse of the former Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia
Coral Wynter & Jim McIlroy, Caracas
The response of the Pentagon and White House to the massacre of more than 20 Iraqi civilians by US marines in Haditha last year has followed a familiar pattern. Official investigations into the incident were
Peter Boyle
"The 19th century industrialists saw their fortunes smashed by the Great Depression, two world wars and progressive income tax.
"But, as illustrated last week by Macquarie Bank's annual executive salary pageant, the super rich are
The following statement by Dita Indah Sari, chairperson of the People's Democratic Party, was issued on June 1.
As a result of the earthquake that struck Yogyakarta and parts of Central Java on May 27, some 5800 people have died and 20,000 have
Norm Dixon
In the early hours of May 5, the most militarily significant Darfur rebel group — a faction of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) led by Minni Minnawi — reluctantly accepted a flawed "peace" agreement with Sudan's authoritarian
Jenny Richards
Mexican state police unleashed a wave of terror on
the towns of San Salvador Atenco and Texcoco, about 25 kilometres north-east of Mexico City, after residents staged highway blockades on May 3 in solidarity with 60 flower vendors
Dipankar Bhattacharya, the general-secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist), has recently been charged with attempted murder for his role in leading a 2001 march against mass killings by the BJP-led government of Jharkhand state.
CANBERRA — On May 25, the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) held a lunchtime protest outside the ACT Legislative Assembly to oppose a planned cut to superannuation contributions for all future ACT government employees.
Labor Chief Minister
Pages
