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  • Behind India's food crisis

    Behind India's food crisisNEW DELHI — India stands on the brink of a food crisis to rival the darkest periods of its modern history. "In five years' time, this issue will be settled in the streets with riots, massacres,

  • Indonesian anti-military campaign gains support

    Indonesian anti-military campaign gains supportThe Indonesian political establishment has finished celebrating two of its most "holy" days. These were Pancasila Day on October 1, celebrating the crushing of the Indonesian Communist

  • Nepali student movement holds conference

    Nepali student movement holds conferenceKATHMANDU, NEPAL — The All Nepal National Free Student Union (ANNFSU), Nepal's largest student organisation and one of the world's largest left student organisations, held its 14th national

  • Global powers find no answers to economic crisis

    Despite a chain of summit meetings since early October among the world's most powerful countries, they remain far from a solution to the spreading economic crisis which, exploding first in July last year in Asia, is threatening to

  • Renewed war in East Timor

    Renewed war in East Timor The Indonesian military has increased troop numbers in eastern East Timor and is engaged in a renewed war against the people, according to the Australian East Timor Network (AETN). AETN said last week that it has reliable

  • Amnesty International slams US human rights record

    Despite its claim to be the world leader in human rights, the United States is failing to respect fundamental rights at home and abroad, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL said on October 6. AI has released a report on US human rights and launched its first

  • Kabila's unsavoury new allies

    The embattled government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has turned to some of the African continent's most reactionary forces in its bid to halt the mutiny in the east of the country. Having achieved the limited objectives

  • Secondary students protest prison spending

    Secondary students protest prison spending SAN LEANDRO, California — On October 2, thousands of high school students in San Leandro left their classrooms to protest against too much state spending on prisons and too little on schools.

  • Tensions grow between Pakistan army and PM

    By Nadeem A. Ansari Pakistan's chief of the army staff, General Jahangir Karamat, submitted his resignation on the night of October 7 to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. This resignation is a result of Sharif's effort to rule the country with absolute

  • War in the Balkans: the aftermath

    Three years after the Croatian army took control of the Serbian-held areas of Croatia, those who were caught between the warring parties continue to face enormous obstacles in their attempts to return to their homes and way of life.

  • The myth of Indonesia's development of East Timor

    The myth of Indonesia's development of East TimorThe latest round of UN-sponsored talks between Indonesia and Portugal this month keeps the door of hope open for East Timor's supporters. Yet the daily reality in that country