No sanctions. Last night’s emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council, called by France which currently holds the presidency of the UN security council, was not able to come to any agreement. China, Russia and Indonesia opposed European and American proposals to impose tough commercial sanctions on the Burmese military dictatorship that on Wednesday 26 September killed at least four peaceful demonstrators. However, the Burmese Alliance of Buddhist Monks claimed that the number of victims was higher, saying that at least five monks had been killed by soldiers

Hamas fires American weapons, provided by Israel for their Fatah rivals

An interview with Laura Boldrini of UNHCR on the catastrophe of Iraqi refugees

Bazookas, ground-to-air and anti-aircraft missiles: how China contributes to the war

Bolivia accuses the US of infiltrating its internal politics, with the aim of destabilizing Morales

Back in Iraq after two years, since the two Simones' kidnapping and Baldoni's death. The arrival in Erbil coincides with the Asian cup winning by the Iraqi national soccer team. Scenes of the “Two banks Lions” and of the outstanding moments of the victorious match against Saudi Arabia are scrolling on the Erbil airport monitors. But what is the situation of Iraqi refugees in Syria and Jordan? Ngo worker Bruno Neri's reportage

The surgeon in charge of the Genoa hospital during the G8 summit of july 2001 has been drafted in the Army. During his duty, many wounded protesters were brought to the prison infirmary and hit and humiliated by the italian police. A health assistant who witnessed the beatings tells PeaceReporter of the shocking things he has seen

In a blow to Ahmadinejad, Rafsanjani is elected head of Iran's Assembly of Experts

In China, a reform for universal medical assistance

After the racist attacks in Germany, the Social Democrats ask to ban NPD

9/11 changed the world for many people, but perhaps that day changed the world of Rudolph Giuliani more than anybody else's. Before the attacks to the Twin Towers, Giuliani was a popular New York mayor who gained international fame by sweeping crime out of the city. Among the debris of Ground Zero and thanks to his management of the disaster, this grandchild of Italian immigrants became the 'American mayor'. Giuliani now aims for the presidency of the States, riding the wave of the leadership he earned that day

In the southern Philippines, clashes between Islamic terrorists and the US-backed army continue

Thousands of missing men's wives in the disputed Kashmir region have no rights

Thai ex-prime minister Shinawatra sues for damages the judges who accuse him of conflict of interest

A new round of negotiations on the status of Kosovo, but the problem isn't solved

Buenos Aires asks Beijing to be patient with regard to the measures taken to safeguard the Argentinian production

President Nursultan Nazarbayev's party Nur Tan ('Light of the Motherland') swept the board: it won 98 out 98 of the seats available on the lower house of the parliament in the last elections

Australia wants to sell nuclear fuel to India