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World Notes: Venezuela, South Africa, Romania and more

June 14, 2011 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Thousands marched in Caracas on June 7 demanding protection for small farmers determined to take over unused land in accordance with the Lands and Agrarian Development Act of 2001.

Swazi king in desperate bid to bail out ailing dictatorship

June 9, 2011 By Mark Waller

Cash strapped and beset by political turmoil, the tiny kingdom of Swaziland, Africa's last absolute monarchy, is petitioning neighboring South Africa for a USD $1.4 billion bailout to stave off collapse.

World Notes: Cuba, Israel, Venezuela – and more

January 25, 2011 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Pakistanis are protesting U.S. drones while South Africans are negotiating better prices for anti-HIV drugs. All of this and more in World Notes.

World Notes: Cuba, Spain and more

January 12, 2011 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Cuba: Infant Mortality rate hits new low, Spain: An end to armed conflict by Basque separatists? Palestine: Civilians under siege, Afghanistan: Grim death toll statistics, Tunisia: Protests continue, spread to neighboring Algeria, South Africa: Zuma speech...

Nelson Mandela’s conversations – a review

December 1, 2010 By Dan Margolis

"Conversations with Myself" provides the clearest glimpse yet into the mind of a man who is by nature private and reserved.