The test broadcast phase for the new Latin America-wide satellite television channel Telesur ended on October 31 with the launch of a continuous live signal from its studios in Caracas.
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On November 4, riots continued for the ninth consecutive night as young people, many with African and Arab backgrounds, set fire to cars and buildings in Paris's poor, migrant-populated suburbs. The riots were sparked on October 27 when two teenagers of African origin were accidentally electrocuted as they fled police.
Barry Sheppard, San Francisco
The October 28 indictment of Lewis "Scooter" Libby, US Vice-President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, on charges of obstruction of justice and perjury are the latest blow to the already reeling administration of US
A Workers Charter political movement was launched at an Auckland conference, attended by more than 100 activists, on October 22. A draft charter (see <http://workerscharter.org.nz>) was endorsed and will now be taken around the country for
On November 11, 1975, the Labor government led by Prime Minister Gough Whitlam was ousted by a decree from the governor-general of Australia, Sir John Kerr. Kerr, Queen Elizabeth II's representative in Australia, appointed the Liberal Party's Malcolm
Peter Perkins, Sydney
We now know the real reason that the NSW Labor government has made no concerted effort to lift the standards of service for RailCorp or State Transit Authority (STA) buses and ferries.
The cosy deal negotiated with the
Anti-war and civil rights activists rallied around the country on November 5-6 to give expression to public opposition to the occupation of Iraq and the federal government's new "anti-terror" laws.
In Brisbane, the November 5 rally marched to
Swadesh Bhattacharya
Even as India was getting ready for the festivities of Deewali and Eid, October 29 turned out to be India's saddest Saturday in recent memory. Tragedy struck in the wee hours when many bogies of a Secunderabad-bound passenger
Susan Price & Margarita Windisch, Caracas
Venezuelans celebrated across the country on October 28 to mark the official declaration that the Bolivarian republic has now become officially free of illiteracy. The day also marked the birthday of Simon
Jon Lamb
The Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation (CAVR) in East Timor has completed its report documenting human rights violations that took place under 24-year-long Indonesian military (TNI) occupation. The 2000-page report, which
Roberto Jorquera, Melbourne
On October 29, a stall selling Green Left Weekly in the inner-city suburb of Brunswick was ordered to leave by police who had been called by the Barkly Square Shopping Centre management.
Barkly Square has been the
According to a report issued on October 24 by the Palestinian National Information Centre, 4172 Palestinians have been killed and 8435 have been wounded in the five years since the beginning of the Al Aqsa intifada. Of those killed, 783 were
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