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World Notes: Australia, Kenya, Dominican Republic, France, Iraq, Jordan, Cuba

November 12, 2009 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Iraq, Jordan: Water shortages weigh heavily Southern Iraq is so short of drinking water, according to Azzaman News, that the government has prevailed upon Iran to supply fresh water via tanker ships.

Cuba, Russia sign promising oil agreement

November 5, 2009 By Arthur Shaw

Cuba and Russia signed an agreement Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, to allow Russian state oil company Zarubezhneft to explore for and produce oil in Cuba in their first post-Soviet oil pact.

Fidel & Che: An interview with the author

November 2, 2009 By Dennis Laumann

It lasted a mere 12 years, but the relationship between Fidel Castro and Ernesto "Che" Guevara changed the course of Cuba's history and continues to intrigue us today.

World Notes: Bulgaria, Romania, Africa, Israel, Nicaragua, China, Cuba

November 2, 2009 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Stars and Stripes, the U.S. Army weekly, reported last month that two new U.S. military bases are under construction in Bulgaria and Romania at costs respectively of $60 and $50 million.

UN General Assembly denounces U.S. blockade of Cuba

October 30, 2009 By Emile Schepers

For the 18th consecutive year, the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted to condemn the economic blockade that the United States has maintained against socialist Cuba.