World News – General – Tunisian May Hold Key to Guantanamo Trials
Tunisian May Hold Key to Guantanamo Trials
Islamic Militant Now in Italy Could Be Key Witness against Detainees But He’s Threatening Not to Talk
CHINA: Simmering Issues Boiling Up in Run-up to Obama Visit
BEIJING, Nov 14 (IPS) – His victory speech is a smash hit on Internet sites; his image vies for popularity with those of communist China s founding father Mao Zedong, and his book is a runway bestseller in this country s big cities. But as China prepares to welcome him as the first black president of the United States, keen anticipation is mixed with unease.
Video: World Watch 11.13.09
Cali Carlin brings you a quick look at stories around the globe this week.
UGANDA: “Mount Elgon Eviction Has Reduced Us to Beggars”*
MOUNT ELGON, Uganda, Nov 13 (IPS) – “We have been reduced to begging from relatives and to migrate to urban areas where life is not safe. We were living in the mountain for more than 200 years. Transferring us means burying us, completely. We want to stay in our area and develop.”
Britain Asks Allies for More Troops in Afghanistan
Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain said he was pressing European and other allies to deploy 5,000 more soldiers there.
Concern At a School In a Building Tied to Iran
Teachers and parents worry that in post-9/11 New York, people will perceive the Muslim institution as being tainted by terrorism.
Fragile Care Worsened Swine Flu in Ukraine
A frenzy for care in Ukraine has drawn attention from experts bracing for the epidemic to hit Europe, and especially the flimsy health care systems of countries of the former Soviet Union.
Video: A Day’s Work for U.S. Bomb Squad
60 Minutes’ Byron Pitts goes on patrol with a bomb-hunting unit in Afghanistan. 60 Minutes cameras followed for more than a week as soldiers encountered one deadly bomb after another. Pitts’ story will be broadcast on Sunday Nov. 15.
Letter From Europe: France Tries to Define Frenchness
French national identity is a post-colonial fusion struggling to absorb the demographic changes wrought by those considered to be outsiders but who demand inclusion in their adoptive nations.
PERU: Vice President Accused of Corruption
LIMA, Nov 13 (IPS) – Vice President Luis Giampietri, accused of taking a hand in irregular arms deals in the 1990s, has the dubious distinction of being the highest-ranking member of the Peruvian government to face criminal charges for corruption.
2012 Olympics Pose Daunting Security Risk
Terror Threats Feared at London Games, Security Minister Says
U.S.: Army Sends Infant to Protective Services, Mom to Afghanistan
VENTURA, California, Nov 13 (IPS) – U.S. Army Specialist Alexis Hutchinson, a single mother, is being threatened with a military court-martial if she does not agree to deploy to Afghanistan, despite having been told she would be granted extra time to find someone to care for her 11-month-old son while she is overseas.
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