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...Berlin was welcomed by Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. But proposals for a zone-by-zone truce seemed far from events on the ground, where at least 15 people died in continuing violence. IRAN Jailed for "Insults" A prominent member of the reformist bloc in Iran's parliament was sentenced to 22 months in prison for subversion. A judge said Fatima Haqiqatjoo's criticism of a journalist's arrest in February insulted state bodies and spread propaganda against Islam. Fellow M.P.s protested her conviction, accusing the judiciary of seeking to undermine the reformist parliament. Haqiqatjoo...
...nations diligently. Trade volume between China and Africa is a record $10 billion and Beijing continues to increase aid - with no pesky strings attached. The lavish attention has paid off. Beijing's successful bid last month for the 2008 Olympics turned in part on the votes of the African bloc. And since 1990, China has counted on support from African countries in eluding censure at the United Nations for its human rights record...
...like in August 1991, when the hard-liners made their last desperate push to retain power. Tony Karon argues that Russians, at least materially, were better off under the Soviet state. And in an award-winning photo essay, photographer Anthony Suau looks at Russia and the other Eastern Bloc countries in the years after the collapse of the Soviet Union...
Nestled in the leafy Willamette Valley, Eugene (pop. 137,000) is an unlikely hotbed of anarchism. In Seattle's 1999 antiglobalization protests, it was a group of Eugene activists who helped lead the mayhem; they formed part of the "Black Bloc" that broke windows and trashed stores. But few if any Eugeners are headed to Genoa this week, despite their anticapitalist bent; they're too busy at home. Local anarchists broadcast a weekly radio program and two cable-television shows. They publish half a dozen 'zines, from Black-Clad Messenger to F___ the System, the new jailhouse rag from Free...
It’s been a strange process. Distinguished professors trek from hearing to hearing, shuttling to meet with the staff of six different members of Congress for fifteen minutes at a time. Every constituency and voting bloc is stroked—to the pro-life, the message is protecting the lives of embryos; to the pro-choice, it’s promoting the safety of women; and to minorities, it's avoiding the dangers of eugenics. Briefings and luncheons held to advertise the bills attract hordes of hungry interns, and a few curious staffers. Hearings are held, as scripted...