Democratisation of Iraq and Middle East peace
US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice's recent
talks with Middle East political leaders aimed at drumming-up
wide-ranging support for Washington's plans to prop-up its military
presence in Iraq by some 20,000 more troops, has apparently drawn a
positive response from US allies in the region.
 Full Story
Unrest in Nigeria's oil region set to continue through April
elections
Unrest in Nigeria's southern oil region the
Niger Delta, the theatre of a spate of recent kidnappings, is set to
continue through the elections scheduled for April, analysts and
security experts say.
Full Story
Venezuela's Chavez urges Mercosur to turn to the left
Venezuela's leftist firebrand President Hugo
Chavez pressed leaders of South America's Mercosur trade bloc Friday
to reject neoliberalism and US imperialism as they work to overcome
differences on forging a new, integrated economic front.
Full Story |
