Archive for December 28th, 2007
How did Pakistan’s Bhutto die?
Posted on December 28, 2007 - Filed Under Pakistan
3 different causes of death in 36 hours? This does not sound right.
CNN reports: “Video footage of Thursday’s attack on Bhutto contains a murky shot of a hand firing a pistol three times, but the Pakistani government said Bhutto — who was standing through her vehicle’s sunroof — was not hit. The latest explanation Friday […]
“Top Ten” Most Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2007
Posted on December 28, 2007 - Filed Under Africa, media
Doctors Without Borders recently released its Tenth Annual “Top Ten” Most Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2007.
People struggling to survive violence, forced displacement, and disease in the Central African Republic (CAR), Somalia, Sri Lanka, and elsewhere often went underreported in the news this year and much of the past decade, according to the 10th annual list […]
Kenya Opposition Poised to Sweep
Posted on December 28, 2007 - Filed Under Elections
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There’s a major shakeup underway in Kenya. It appears that opposition leader Raila Odinga is enroute to a victory. Voter turnout in this election was unprecedented.Â
According to the NY Times: ”The opposition appears to be sweeping Kenya’s elections, according to preliminary results released on Friday, with a populist challenger poised to unseat the incumbent president and several […]