... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/south_asia/03/kashmir_future/html/ default.stm That was actually very interesting...scenario 5 was my favourite, but ...
I've been meaning to write about the Lezgins for some time. My particular interest areas are the Balkans (Hence my interest in the Ashkali) and the Caucasus...
Yes, they are interesting. It's also interesting that many of the scenarios countenance handing Buddhist and Hindu majority areas to Pakistan, which surely...
BBC NEWS More bombings rock south Thailand A senior Thai military commander has appealed for calm after a string of bombings in the southern provinces. Lt Gen...
Cabinda: Dutch MPs Question Arrest of Cabinda Peace Negotiator Antonio Bembe The Dutch Lower House wants clarification from Dutch Justice Minister Piet Hein...
BBC NEWS States 'not run by people's will' Sixty-five percent of citizens across the world do not think their country is governed by the will of the people, a...
BBC NEWS Aceh rebels begin giving up guns Rebels in the Indonesian province of Aceh have handed over their first batch of weapons in a crucial stage of a peace...
-- China turns war on terror to its strategic advantage / Jonathan Watts in Beijing It is official. China has a new worst enemy within: Uighur separatists who...
BBC NEWS Iraq chaos threatens ancient faith By Kate Clark BBC News, Damascus There are fears for the future of one of the most ancient, as well as the...
BBC NEWS Sudan's rebels seize Darfur town Rebels in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region have captured a town, a United Nations spokesman says. More than 500...
BBC NEWS Ethiopia Jews go on hunger strike Hundreds of Ethiopian Jews have gone on hunger strike to protest against a delay in their relocation to Israel. ...
BBC NEWS India tribe's 20,000-strong rally By Subir Bhaumik BBC News, Calcutta More than 20,000 tribes people have come on to the streets of a remote district...
[Wow, an entire nation of Holocaust deniers. And these guys want to join the EU? - UJ] BBC NEWS Turkey bans 'genocide' conference By Sarah Rainsford BBC News,...
BBC NEWS Sudan swears in unity government Sudan's first post-war national unity government has been sworn in, as part of a deal signed with former southern...
[First step, the Armenian genocide. Will they ever make the second step and discuss the Kurdish problem openly and rationally? - UJ] BBC NEWS Turks to debate...
Hmm, that doesn't surprise me. It's because of the Turks that we have Holocaust Remembrance Day, rather than the more wide- reaching 'Genocide Day'. Though...
My point is that if German nationalists carried on in the same fashion -- denying that this genocide took place and labelling anyone who even wants to discuss...
BBC NEWS Puerto Rico rebel dies in hideout A fugitive Puerto Rican nationalist who had been on the run for 15 years has died after a gunfight with FBI agents. ...
BBC NEWS EU bans Tamil Tigers over murder The European Union has banned Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels from visiting member states. A strongly-worded statement...
-- Dagestan edges closer to civil war / Nick Paton Walsh in Ghimri, Dagestan The red, white and blue stripes of the Russian flag which flies over the school in...
BBC NEWS China given warning on Xinjiang China's treatment of Uighurs living in its western region of Xinjiang risks turning the area into a "time bomb", an...
China's railway line drives towards Tibet By Hamish McDonald Kunlun Pass, China October 1, 2005 Top of the world: the mountains make a dramatic backdrop for...
In the troubled south, every Thai is a suspect By Connie Levett Bangkok October 1, 2005 NINE young men were sitting in the teashop in Tanyong Limo village, ...
BBC NEWS Tourists stuck in Corsica ports Thousands of people are still stuck in the strike-hit ports of Corsica, although many were able to leave after police...
BBC NEWS Nigeria oil rebel treason charge Nigerian separatist militia leader Mujahid Dokubo Asari has been charged with treason for which he could face the...
