Top Headlines from World Press ReviewWorld News ReviewGaza Truce Is a Sham, Say Analysts- June 24, 2008 Norman Finkelstein believes the peace moves with Syria and Lebanon, and the ceasefire with Hamas, have less to do with the Palestinian issue than they have with dealing with Iran's perceived nuclear threat.http://www.worldpress.org/Mideast/3182.cfm China's 'Panda' Imperialism- June 23, 2008 An interesting facet of the Sino-African project is the issue of standards diplomacy in the context of the evolving relationship between booming China and not-so-booming Africa.http://www.worldpress.org/Asia/3181.cfm Solar Powered Computer Center Opens in Sierra Leone: An Interview With Samuel Atere-Roberts- June 23, 2008 On June 10, Samuel Atere-Roberts participated as project manager in the commissioning of the solar powered computer center at the Prince of Wales School in Freetown, Sierra Leone.http://www.worldpress.org/Africa/3180.cfm Aboriginal Control of Aboriginal Affairs- June 20, 2008 Pat Eatock, a Goomiegyrie and a grandmother of the Kairi (or Gyrie) nation from central Queensland, Australia, looks at Aboriginal dispossession since the 1967 citizenship referendum.http://www.worldpress.org/Asia/3179.cfm Saudis Call for Dialogue- June 19, 2008 The kingdom has long been perceived as a piece of desert ruled by an ultraconservative clergy with radical interpretations of Islam. My Saudi friend calls these sheer misperceptions.http://www.worldpress.org/Mideast/3178.cfm Vacation How to Plan the Trip of a Lifetime- June 18, 2008 By vacation, I do not mean staying at home and getting up late until it's time to return to work. If you don't leave your homeindeed, if you don't leave the statethen you are not on vacation.http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3177.cfm Second Wave of Reforms in Mozambique Aims to Share Wealth- June 16, 2008 Many have missed out on the economic boom of the past decade that has seen robust growth rates but which has been largely driven by huge capital investments that have created few employment opportunities.http://www.worldpress.org/Africa/3175.cfm 'Once Upon a Country': An Interview With Sari Nusseibeh- June 15, 2008 The use of violence has never helped us in Palestine, but has, on the contrary, always damaged us; for example, suicide bombings gave Israel the justification for building the dividing wall.http://www.worldpress.org/Mideast/3174.cfm Cyprus: The Time Has Come- June 12, 2008 Today, the Mediterranean is on the frontlines of a global struggle for peace and development. I would like to stress from the Greek point of view, the core challenge: ending the problem of Cyprus.http://www.worldpress.org/Europe/3172.cfm Big Stakes in November Elections in Venezuela- June 10, 2008 The pro-revolution forces face a big challenge in securing an overwhelming victory in the November regional elections in order not to lose ground to the United States-backed opposition.http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3170.cfm |