18 hrs ago | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Myanmar's misery: A strong U.S. response is needed on the cyclone
Cyclone Nargis, which devastated Myanmar Saturday, has claimed at least 22,500 people, reminding the world of the 2004 Asian tsunami and putting the disaster far ahead of America's Hurricane Katrina in the ... via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Equatorial Guinea Forum & PollsFriday May 9 | Harper's Magazine
Ken Silverstein - Africa's Worst Dictator: No, it's not Mugabe
“According to first partial official results, the president's [party] won 100 percent of the vote in some constituencies in the election to parliament.”
The situation in Zimbabwe is an outrage and I can understand why the Bush Administration, and the entire Western world, is appalled by President Robert Mugabe's anti-democratic depredations. via Harper's Magazine
Wednesday May 7 | Los Angeles Times
DNA tests, online networks open paths in family research
“It's like an electronic family reunion”
When the paper trail that Raymond A. Winbush followed in search of his African roots ended at a slaveholding Kentucky plantation, he turned to a combination of modern technologies: genetic testing and online ... via Los Angeles Times
Monday May 5 | Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
Obiang set to win Equatorial Guinea poll
Parliamentary and local elections held on Sunday in Equatorial are expected to be won by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema. via Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
Saturday May 3 | Times Online
The Paris maximum security prison La Sante
“Tadmor military prison [is] infamous throughout Syria for the extremely brutal abuses. . . gross human rights abuses have occurred at Tadmor military prison since the early 1980s, from deaths under torture to summary executions on a massive scale.”
The ten most notorious jails in the world The past week has been full of complaints that British prisons are too cushy. via Times Online
Thursday May 1 | Wired News
'My Friend, the Mercenary From Hell'
Be careful when you start going out on a limb for mercenaries who start wars for "fun" and get paid in "pots of diamonds." You're liable to get your heart handed to you. via Wired News
Tuesday Apr 29 | Inside Bay Area
Press freedom declines worldwide, NKorea listed as worst
“For every step forward in press freedom last year there were two steps back”
Worldwide, the environment for journalists grew more hostile last year, extending a six-year downturn, researchers reported Tuesday. via Inside Bay Area
Sunday Apr 27 | The Detroit News
Web, genetic tests link to ancestors
“It's social networking with a real purpose”
When the paper trail that Raymond A. Winbush followed in search of his African roots ended at a slave-holding Kentucky plantation, he turned to a combination of modern technologies: genetic testing and online ... via The Detroit News
Friday Apr 25 | Epicurious.com
Eating on the Edge #28: How to Eat on the Road less traveled By Mort Rosenblum
Foreign correspondents learn a lot of stuff with limited use in real life, like the difference in pitch between incoming and outgoing fire, or where Equatorial Guinea is. via Epicurious.com
Wednesday Apr 23 | Reality Blurred
Survivor may return to Africa to film season 17 in Gabon
The rumored location for the first season to be shot in HD is Gabon, or the Gabonese Republic, which is located in western Africa on the Atlantic Ocean and borders the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Cameroon. via Reality Blurred
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