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Zimbabwe's teachers strike, called by the Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA) for better salaries, has taken a violent turn with incidents of assault reported. Duncan Mapasure, a teacher at Mtasa Primary School, was beaten up by ZANU PF militia for refusing to join the strike. The Progressive Teachers Union
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American Forces Press Service, deployed by the Department of Defense to Iraq's Ninevah province, the 130th Engineer Brigade's 15th Explosive Hazards Team from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, arrived to support the reconstruction mission. The team's arrival marked the first deployment of the highly specialized teams,
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As the incoming chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Democrat Senator Joseph Biden voiced strong opposition to a further buildup of U.S. troops in Iraq. Speaking before a new plan for the Iraq War was announced by President George W. Bush, Biden stated that increasing troops by up
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British troops stormed a notorious Iraqi torture jail in Basra yesterday, fearing a rogue police unit linked to local death squads was about to execute prisoners held there. The dawn raid, which involved helicopter gunships, a tank, and armored vehicles, resulted in the deaths of at least seven Iraqi gunmen
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President George Bush has acknowledged that he has been taken aback by the eruption of sectarian violence in Iraq, and that it has been a difficult year. He said he had asked his new Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, to develop a plan to increase the size of the US army
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair's surprise visit to Baghdad on Sunday pledged British support for the Iraqi government in its fight against sectarian violence, while also vowing to keep British troops in Iraq "until the job is done." At a joint news conference with Iraqi Prime
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Massive military and police operation targets rival gangs and destroys cannabis and opium poppy crops in Michoacan, a major hub for US-bound drug smuggling. The move, led by President Felipe Calderon, aims to quell a deadly war between rival gangs that has claimed over 500 lives this year alone. Key
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As Halifax resident Todd Thompson listened to the radio on a recent drive home from work, he was struck by the news of Afghanistan's ongoing struggles. Determined to do his part, Mr. Thompson, marketing director for Musicstop, a music store chain in the Maritimes, came up with a
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A group of city employees in Victorville, led by Patricia Tamasin and Francene Millender, created the "Santas for Soldiers" program to send care packages to soldiers in Iraq and Korea. The response from their coworkers has been overwhelming, with 230 personalized care packages being sent to soldiers, some
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Fijian Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase, besieged in his Suva residence, appealed to Australian Prime Minister John Howard for military help to counter a coup led by renegade military commander Commodore Frank Bainimarama, but was refused. This development marked a significant escalation in the crisis, as troops took control of the
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The US-backed proposal to send African troops to Somalia to support the weak government risks triggering an all-out war with the Islamic courts and destabilizing the entire region, according to a leading thinktank. The International Crisis Group warned that approval of the draft US resolution would be viewed by the
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In the months following the US-led invasion of Iraq, teenagers in Hong Kong expressed mixed reactions to President George W. Bush's decision. While some, like Ho Yin-shan, believe that the invasion was necessary to depose a ruthless totalitarian regime, others, such as Benjamin So Ka-ho, argue that it
