By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Dozens of former soldiers who performed illegal services for Angola’s ex-president Jose Eduardo dos Santos received jail terms for up to 14 years for fraud and embezzlement in a closely-watched high profile mass corruption trial. In addition to the soldiers who went on trial in […]
Chris Hani’s Killer Stays Behind Bars After Stabbing Incident Holds Up Parole
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — South Africa’s Dept. of Correctional Services has confirmed “an unfortunate stabbing incident” involving the killer of anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani. The right-wing Polish-born Janusz Walus survived the incident but his scheduled release on parole is no longer confirmed. The office of the justice minister confirmed […]
US Hits Myanmar with More Military Sanctions
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IDN) — The United States, which has failed in its attempts to move a divided UN Security Council to adopt a resolution restricting arms sales to the military regime in Myanmar, has been left with only one alternative: continue to hit Myanmar with unilateral military sanctions. With two veto-wielding permanent […]
Revered West Papuan Leader Found Dead on the Beach
By David Robie AUCKLAND (APR/IDN) — On a tragic day of mourning, thousands thronged the West Papuan funeral cortège on November 2 for the funeral of Filep Karma, and the banned Morning Star led the way in defiance of the Indonesian military. There have not been so many Papuan flags flying under the noses of […]
Sri Lanka Foundation Awards Honour Excellence Among Expatriates
By Nandi Jasentuliyana The author is a former Deputy Director-General United Nations and Director of the UN Office for Outer space Affairs. LOS ANGELES, USA (IDN) — An awards ceremony recognizing those in the Sri Lankan expatriate community whose work has had an essential impact on the lives of others has taken place since 2003. […]
Thousands Turn Out for Pride Parade in South Africa
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | JOHANNESBURG (IDN) — With the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, over three thousand people turned out for a joyous gay Pride Parade in Johannesburg despite a warning by the U.S. embassy of a potential terrorist attack. LGBTQ activists cheered the resumption of the event after two years, […]
London Museums to Return Human Remains Stolen from Zimbabwe
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | LONDON (IDN) — The era of European museums claiming ownership of the bones and skulls of African war heroes stolen years ago may finally be coming to an end. A negotiated settlement to return African remains involved London’s Natural History Museum and Cambridge University. The two […]
The Absurdity of the Israel-Hamas Relationship
Viewpoint by Alon Ben-Meir Dr. Alon Ben-Meir is a retired professor of international relations at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University (NYU). He taught courses on international negotiation and Middle Eastern studies for over 20 years. NEW YORK (IDN) — Given that Israel and Hamas collaborate both publicly and tacitly on multiple […]
Asia-Pacific: Using Space Applications for Sustainable Development
By Santo D. Banerjee BANGKOK (IDN) — Ministers and heads of national space agencies endorsed the Jakarta Ministerial Declaration on Space Applications for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific at the close of a high-level meeting co-organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Government […]
Manipulations at ‘World Fellowship of Buddhists’ Conference
Buddhism Is Losing Its Voice in Asia By Krishan Dutta BANGKOK (IDN) — The theme of this year’s 30th General Conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists (WFB) was “Buddhism in the Time of Crisis”, but many disillusioned members of this premier Buddhist organization say it is the WFB that is in crisis. “The conference […]