"Africa takes aim at 'canned hunting'"

Elections in Haiti: Papering Over an Illegal Situation
In spite of a mandate to protect the people of Haiti, U.N. forces have allied themselves with the Haitian elites to destroy the Lavalas movement. They have been complicit in murderous attacks by Haitian police and paramilitaries on leaders of Lavalas and on the poor neighborhoods that support Lavalas. More than 1000 Lavalas activists and leaders have been imprisoned without charges. Thousands have been killed, and many thousands more live in hiding, unable to be with, or work to support, their families.

Africa takes aim at 'canned hunting'
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Lions bred in captivity to be shot and killed by a pleasure-seeking tourist. Rhinos felled by bow and arrow for fun. Zebras bred with donkeys to slow their escape from hunters. A panel of experts highlighted the darker side of South Africa's booming wildlife industry Tuesday and recommended a ban on ''canned hunting'' -- the release of captive-bred animals to be killed for sport with no chance of escaping their human predators.

SA's hunting industry faces major crackdown
South Africa's lucrative but often controversial hunting industry is in for a major crackdown, with the government likely to accept most of a wide-ranging set of recommendations to make it more ethical, accountable and inclusive.

Education Apartheid Lives On
We haven't even lived up to the promises of Plessey v. Ferguson. American schools today are separate and no one would even pretend they're equal. Every expert has a new plan for creating successful segregated schools, and the white society loves to hear these stories because they let them off the hook completely.

Missionaries in Venezuela Reassigned
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is reassigning its missionaries in Venezuela to other Spanish-speaking countries, a church spokesman said.

Who Are We to Pick Syria's President?
Could someone recommend one for us?

European Union to Send 150 Observers to Venezuela
The European Union has accepted Venezuela's invitation to send observers for the upcoming December 4 legislative elections. The sending of 150 EU observers addresses one of the the opposition's key demands with regard to the upcoming vote.

Iran president wants Israel "wiped off the map"

Tiny Differences in DNA Mapped
Scientists have mapped patterns of tiny DNA differences that distinguish one person from another, a step that will speed up the search for genes that promote common illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes.

Randall Robinson Interview
Randall Robinson is a disillusioned man. So much so that he decided to leave the United States in 2001 and settle down in St. Kitts, where his wife is from. He has written a book, Quitting America: The Departure of a Black Man from His Native Land, explaining the reasons for his relocation. Robinson hasn't completely quit the United States, though. He still maintains a home in Virginia and comes back often for visits.

Italian Faces Pre-War Intelligence Probe

Saddam team wants to 'try' Bush

Who Owns the Rights on Tamiflu:
Rumsfeld To Profit From Bird Flu Hoax

Water Privatization in Latin America

Violence-plagued Brazil holds referendum on gun sales

Holy See files motion in Oregon bankruptcy

'Intelligent design' supporters gather

Christian group wants to 'redeem' US states