The international community is backing away from a clear endorsement of independence for Kosovo. According to the top European negotiator, Kosovo is no longer being offered internationally-supervised independence from Serbia, in an apparent concession to Belgrade and Moscow that is likely to infuriate the disputed province’s ethnic Albanian majority. The envoy, Wolfgang Ischinger, who is
Lees verder: International community backing away from Kosovo independence
American intelligence agents have admitted they helped to train the Kosovo Liberation Army before Nato’s bombing of Yugoslavia. The disclosure angered some European diplomats, who said this had undermined moves for a political solution to the conflict between Serbs and Albanians. Central Intelligence Agency officers were ceasefire monitors in Kosovo in 1998 and 1999, developing
Two people have been killed and 11 injured in an explosion in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, police say. The blast struck a shopping and business area early on Monday morning. Police said they did not know the type of explosives or who was responsible. Police and troops from Nato-led peacekeepers have sealed off the
DERTIEN jaar ná die ANC-oorname in 1994 en 20 jaar ná die einde van segregasie in Suid-Afrika, verkry die debat oor “koshuisintegrasie” aan die Universiteit van die Vrystaat (UV) ’n nuwe aanskyn. Immers gaan dit nie hier om kritiek jeens segregasionistiese wetgewing soos dit in die ou Suid-Afrika, die suide van Amerika en Britse kolonies in Afrika toegepas is nie, maar om die ordening van die multikulturele samelewing wat oral ter wêreld krake begin vertoon.DERTIEN jaar ná die ANC-oorname in 1994 en 20 jaar ná die einde van segregasie in Suid-Afrika, verkry die debat oor “koshuisintegrasie” aan die Universiteit van die Vrystaat (UV) ’n nuwe aanskyn. Immers gaan dit nie hier om kritiek jeens segregasionistiese wetgewing soos dit in die ou Suid-Afrika, die suide van Amerika en Britse kolonies in Afrika toegepas is nie, maar om die ordening van die multikulturele samelewing wat oral ter wêreld krake begin vertoon.A US Army captain in Africa waxes philosophical. It’s like the old saying, he opines; "give a man a fish, he’ll eat for a day, teach him how to fish and he’ll eat forever." Is he talking about skills-building, or community empowerment? No: Captain Joseph Cruz goes from channeling the musician Speech from the American
In Nigeria, corporate commandos exchange fire with local rebels attacking an oil platform. In Afghanistan, private bodyguards help to foil yet another assassination attempt on President Hamid Karzai. In Colombia, a contracted pilot comes under fire from guerrillas while spraying coca fields with pesticides. On the border between Iraq and Iran, privately owned Apache helicopters
Nelson Mandela is still very much alive despite a gaffe by US President George W. Bush, who alluded to the former South African leader’s death in a speech yesterday. "It’s out there," said Achmat Dangor of the Nelson Mandela Foundation of Mr Bush’s comment, which received worldwide media coverage. "All we can do is reassure
Daar is gister gewoel en gewerskaf in Barney Pityana, UNISA-rektor, se Nieu-Muckleneuk-tuin. ’n Bul is opgemerk, vasgemaak aan ’n boom. Die dier sal vanmiddag om 17:00 geslag word, as deel van Pityana se dogter se huwelikseremonie.
Daar is gister gewoel en gewerskaf in Barney Pityana, UNISA-rektor, se Nieu-Muckleneuk-tuin. ’n Bul is opgemerk, vasgemaak aan ’n boom. Die dier sal vanmiddag om 17:00 geslag word, as deel van Pityana se dogter se huwelikseremonie.
Suid-Afrika het besluit om voorlopig nie deel uit te maak van die VSA se projek om kernkrag te versprei en te monitor nie, aangesien die land nie sy reg wil opgee om uraan te kan verryk nie.
Suid-Afrika het besluit om voorlopig nie deel uit te maak van die VSA se projek om kernkrag te versprei en te monitor nie, aangesien die land nie sy reg wil opgee om uraan te kan verryk nie.
