World

  • IRAN: Sth Korean nuke scandal stalls US sanctions push

    Doug Lorimer In his opening remarks to the meeting of the board of governors of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna on September 13, IAEA director-general Mohammed ElBaradei said that Iran had made "some progress" in accounting

  • CANADA: 'Anti-terror' arrests aimed at anti-war movement

    Ian Angus, Toronto On June 2, a combined force of local, provincial and federal police arrested 15 young Muslim men, including five minors, in the Toronto area. Those 15, and two others who have been in jail since last August, are accused of

  • INDONESIA: TNI uses Bali bombing to reassert political role

    James Balowski, Jakarta Attending a ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of the Indonesian military (TNI) on October 5, just days after the deadly bombing in Bali, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono instructed the TNI to "take part in effectively

  • SRI LANKA: Air force bombs Tamils

    Two Sri Lankan Air Force jets began bombing the town of Mullaithivu and its suburbs on June 15, according to a TamilNet report. The town is controlled by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The LTTE's S. Elilan said that Sampoor and Muttur East in

  • IRAQ: Gripped by an uprising the US can't defeat

    Rohan Pearce "The smell of burnt flesh filled the air and blood smeared the deserted streets of Najaf's Old City after heavy US air strikes on Shiite militia positions around Iraq's revered Imam Ali shrine", reported Agence France-Presse on August

  • UNITED STATES: Amnesty raises concerns over Cuban 5 treatment

    Amnesty International sent a letter to the US State Department on February 6 condemning the treatment of five Cubans held in the US for seven years on espionage charges. Known as the Cuban Five, the men were gathering information on right-wing

  • BRITAIN: Gate Gourmet dispute ends in compromise

    Alex Miller The dispute at airline catering firm Gate Gourmet — which sparked illegal solidarity action by British Airways ground staff, causing massive disruption at Heathrow Airport in August — has ended in a compromise. Under the terms of

  • GUINEA: Ten students shot dead

    On June 12, up to 10 students were killed when security forces shot protesters in Conakry. The students were demonstrating against the cancellation of pre-university exams after teachers joined a nationwide strike against price rises for fuel and

  • SHOCKFACTS: Homelessness

    Every night of the year 100,000 Australians are homeless. Of these, 36,000 are homeless children. Domestic and family violence is the most common reason for people seeking emergency accommodation. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

  • NICARAGUA: Health workers join strike

    On January 31, 20,000 health workers joined a strike by doctors seeking higher pay. More than 3000 members of the Medicos Pro Salario physicians' guild have been on strike since November 14. The Health Workers Federation (Fetsalud), which covers