The bodies of more than six thousand murdered Iraqis have been recovered in the past five months. The statistics come not from the Iraqi Interior Ministry or from the Coalition forces – which claim not to count Iraqi casualties – but from an organization of Iraqi coroners. The slaughter is a result of the political impasse that threatens to engulf the entire country. It is no longer news when lifeless bodies turn up in the morning in Baghdad and the south; Iraqi civilians tortured and killed with a bullet to the head, or often decapitated. Who are the killers and what do they want? Most of all, who are the victims?
On Kathmandu’s first sunny day in weeks, approximately 5 thousand children are celebrating in the streets of the old town centre to mark the World Day Against Child Labour promoted by the International Labour Organization (ILO). “In Nepal there are 2,6 million child workers”, explains Sanu Giri, in charge of one of the centres for the street children.
For the first time in eighteen years, Miss Chechnya was crowned in Groznyy as part of the Kremlin’s latest propaganda effort to demonstrate that the war is over and everything has returned to normal in Chechnya. But the reality in Chechnya is very different: war drags on from one horrific battle to the next as neighboring Russian republics in the Caucasus become involved in the conflict
Less than a month before the next Mexican presidential elections (2 July), the candidates have joined battle on the main problems facing the country and have begun launching strong accusations
No matter how the game goes, it will be a success. Angola is highly anticipating this year’s world cup as it prepares with dances and songs. The avid fads have been doing what they can to guarantee a great view of the exalted game, but their preparations are inhibited by technical difficulties such as the lack of electricity and televisions. The whole country is hoping for a win, a redemption of some sort, that will even pass amongst the feet of the Palancas Negras
In Iraq the death of al Zarqawi is celebrated. But is it right to celebrate the killing of your enemy?
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