International
Nigeria: Maritime union holds conference despite attack
March 27, 2009Despite last Friday's bloody attack on their secretariat by suspected hoodlums, members of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), will tomorrow hold their national delegates conference to elect a new set of officials to run...
Read moreIsrael urged to reopen Gaza borders
March 27, 2009Original source: The UN pressed Israel on Wednesday to implement a security council resolution which calls for the reopening of crossings into the devastated Gaza Strip. UN undersecretary-general for political affairs B Lynn Pascoe said: 'The...
Read moreIraqi Communist leader analyzes his countrys politics, struggle for democracy
March 27, 2009BAGHDAD (Niqash) — The “Madaniyoun” List, also known as the “Democratic Stream,” is a political gathering of three Iraqi secular forces: the Arab Socialist Movement, the National Democratic Party and the Iraqi Communist Party. Niqash (a...
Read moreIsraels accidental prime minister
March 27, 2009JERUSALEM (bitterlemons.org) — Ehud Olmert would probably never have made it to the office of prime minister of Israel were it not for two events related to former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon: the creation of Kadima...
Read moreUnions to G20: Half measures wont fix broken global economy
March 27, 2009BRUSSELS, Belgium — In a worldwide push for action by G20 governments to pull the global economy out of recession and chart a new course for job creation, financial regulation and global governance, trade unions across...
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