International
Former Pakistan PM defies house arrest
March 16, 2009Original source: Pakistani opposition leader Nawaz Sharif defied house arrest on Sunday to join anti-government protests. Hundreds of police surrounded the Lahore residence of former prime minister Mr Sharif before dawn on Sunday and detained him...
Read moreEYEWITNESS: Salvadorans are hopeful as they go to polls
March 16, 2009SAN SALVADOR -- Salvadorans are excited about the opportunity that this presidential election can bring to their lives.
Read moreEl Salvador holds historic elections
March 16, 2009El Salvador, Mar 15 (Prensa Latina) Salvadoreans are expected to cast their votes today to elect their president, in elections considered historic as they may bring the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) candidate to power....
Read moreGuam residents are not welcoming U.S. Marines relocation from Okinawa
March 16, 2009(Akahata is published by the Communist Party of Japan) Residents of Guam are so reluctant to accept the U.S. Marines to be stationed on the island of U.S. territory in the Pacific, that the Guam governor...
Read moreMandela’s autobiography Long Walk to Freedom to be adapted into film
March 15, 2009Former South African President Nelson Mandela has met with the director who will be adapting his autobiography Long Walk to Freedom into a film, the South African Press Association quoted Anant Singh's production company Videovision Entertainment...
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