Christian group sues for right to burn gay teen novel

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North Korea Says It Will Start Enriching Uranium

TOKYO, June 13 -- North Korea adamantly denied for seven years that it had a program for making nuclear weapons from enriched uranium.

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Many in Congress Hold Stakes in Health Industry - NYTimes.com

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As U.S. Overhauls the Banking System, 2 Top Regulators Feud - NYTimes.com

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Reuters AlertNet - SWAZILAND: Widespread sexual violence puts girls at risk of HIV

"One in three Swazi girls has experienced some form of sexual violence before the age of 18, which often leads to serious social and health problems including HIV and unwanted pregnancies, a new study has found..."

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Pentagon: 61 ex-Guantanamo inmates return to terrorism | Reuters

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Obama-Calderon talks to focus on Mexican drug war

MEXICO CITY -- With violence spilling over the Mexican border into the U.S., President Felipe Calderon should have little trouble securing support for his battle against drugs when he meets U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on Monday.

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Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai seeks crucial Mugabe meeting | International | Reuters

By Nelson Banya HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has requested a meeting with President Robert Mugabe in an effort to salvage a power-sharing deal, an opposition spokesman said on Friday. Tsvangirai and Mugabe...

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Israel rebuffs U.N. resolution, pursues Gaza war | International | Reuters

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China widens vulgar online crackdown | Technology | Internet | Reuters

By Emma Graham-Harrison BEIJING (Reuters) - China has widened an Internet crackdown on ''vulgar'' content to target 14 new sites, including Microsoft's MSN, and chided fellow American giant Google for not doing enough to clean up. China's ruling...

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International Crisis Group-Ending the War in Gaza

ICG report on how to end the current war in Gaza.

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Why Israel went to war in Gaza

Insightful commentary from the Guardian UK on the Israeli war machine's methods and goals.

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Diplomats say US blocks UN statement on Gaza - Yahoo! News

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Israeli Troops Advance, Bisecting Gaza - NYTimes.com

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Middle Israel: The truth about Gaza | Columnists | Jerusalem Post

Op-ed piece defending Israel's attack on Gaza, framing it within the context of the Clash of Civilizations debate.

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BBC NEWS | Africa | France accused in Rwanda genocide

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BBC NEWS | Americas | US quits international court pact

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'A mindless f#*#ing idiot ...' - Mail & Guardian Online: The smart news source

Richard Calland's latest column, criticizing those in South African power positions that undermine internal peace and order with violent rhetoric while taking a hardline on Mugabe in Zimbabwe.

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Crime 'is an attack on all of us' - Mail & Guardian Online: The smart news source

South African Safety and Security Minister sidesteps government responsibility for rampant crime.

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Expropriation Bill under fire - Mail & Guardian Online: The smart news source

Bill related to land reform in South Africa drawing condemnation from white property owners and their interest groups, unsurprisingly.

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Why South Africa's Mbeki won't rein in Mugabe | csmonitor.com

CSM article attempts to answer five questions relating to South African President Thabo Mbeki's "quiet diplomacy" approach to the situation in Zimbabwe.

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BBC NEWS | Africa | S Africa Chinese 'become black'

South African High Court determines that South African Chinese will be classified as black for purposes of black economic empowerment due to being discriminated against during apartheid era.

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BBC NEWS | Africa | Mugabe rival quits election race

Morgan Tsvangirai drops out of the run-off election scheduled for June 27, unsurprisingly. Seeks refuge in Dutch embassy.

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BBC NEWS | Africa | Apartheid 'not root of SA riots'

Not that he's particularly relevant on the South African political scene any longer, but here De Klerk tries to argue that apartheid was on the right track from a socio-economic perspective, only lacking a sound political strategy.

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