Antonio Palocci, an important figure in Brazil’s government and the minister of economy, finally lost his patience after years of accusations of corruption and resigned. Guido Mantega, owner of the national Development Bank, has been appointed to replace Palocci. This is the second government crisis that Brazilian presient Lula has undergone in less than one year. Elections are coming this fall and he has not yet decided if he will run for re-election or not. Yet even amongst this turmoili and diappointment, opinion polls show that Brazilians would happily re-elect Lula
The biggest debate on immigration in the last twenty years is currently taking place in the USA. How to deal with people who enter the States without the right documents? Which rights should immigrants be granted and how many should be allowed in to the country? These are just a few of the questions politicians are being asked to respond to
How can the culture of peace be taught in a country destroyed by an invasion and on the threshold of a civil war that is setting all factions of society against each other? The students of Bassora are trying in their way, using flyers, posters and internet chat rooms
From Ceuta and Melilla to the Canaries. The destinations may change, but the flow of illegal immigrants who leave Africa every night trying to reach the fortress of Europe do not. In five months, in the crossing from the coast of Mauritania to Spain, at least a thousand people have died, 32 in the last weekend alone
A zealous and faithful employee of Bahrein for 34 years as chief of intelligence and secret services for the little monarchy in the Persian Gulf, British-born Ian Henderson retired in 2000, but left behind a long trail of blood. The story of this man is the subject of “Blind Eye to the Butcher,” a documentary produced by Britain’s Carlton TV
This time the cry of alarm comes from an unexpected borderline, the one between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, a most ignored place on the planet. But it’s another place where the war over illegal immigration and the traffic in human flesh and human organs is raging
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03/20/2006 United against everyone
03/17/2006 Hope for Haiti
03/15/2006 Zimbabwe, a bitter birthday
03/14/2006 The War in Amman
03/13/2006 The Forgotten Children
03/10/2006 Die or escape
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03/08/2006 8 March
03/07/2006 Women As Bargaining Chips
03/06/2006 Armoured Killers
03/03/2006 United, one wins
03/02/2006 Another Year of Madness
03/01/2006 Balucistan, a Forgotten Conflict
02/27/2006 The War Disease
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02/23/2006 Mohammed Is Not the Only Cause for Protest in Nigeria
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02/17/2006 It is now time to ask forgiveness
02/16/2006 Deluge on the Refugees
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