Asia
Tensions between India and China flare again
By John Chan, October 23, 2009
The immediate spark was a visit by the Indian prime minister to the northern state of Arunachal Pradesh. The trip provoked a protest from Beijing, which disputes Indian control of the area, resulting ...
Sri Lankan regime keeps student union convener detained
By Kapila Fernando, October 23, 2009
The remand custody of Inter University Students Federation convener Udul Premaratne has been extended until October 30. Premaratne has been in remand prison since he and 14 Ayurvada University student...
India: Official corruption and negligence tied to 34 deaths in firecracker explosion
By K. Sundaram and Sasi Kumar and Arun Kumar, October 22, 2009
Thirty-four people perished last Friday in a massive explosion and fire at an unlicensed firecracker store and warehouse in Pallipattu, Tamil Nadu. The WSWS interviewed family members of some of the v...
Iran makes significant concession to defuse nuclear standoff
By Peter Symonds, October 22, 2009
A draft agreement was finalised yesterday to ship Iran’s low-enriched uranium to Russia and France for processing into fuel for its Tehran research reactor.
Karzai bows to US pressure on Afghanistan runoff
By Patrick Martin, October 22, 2009
In an action that was as predictable—and as degrading—as a serf prostrating himself before his master, the president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, bowed to relentless pressure from the Obama admin...
Reports of indiscriminate bombing in South Waziristan
By James Cogan, October 21, 2009
Civilians seeking to escape are being forced to walk out of the war zone under constant threat of attack.
Indonesian earthquake toll soars
By John Braddock, October 20, 2009
The death toll from the September 30 earthquake in West Sumatra reached 1,115 last week after officials ended the search for 300 missing people and declared them dead.
Attacks on Iranian Revolutionary Guards kill 42
By Peter Symonds, October 20, 2009
Two bombings in the eastern Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchistan on Sunday near the border with Pakistan killed at least 42 people, including six high-ranking members of the Iranian Revolutionary Gu...
US steps up pressure on Karzai over Afghan vote
By Bill Van Auken, October 20, 2009
The Obama administration and its European allies have stepped up pressure on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to reach a political settlement in order to resolve the crisis over the fraudulent August 20 ...
Signs of the US dollar’s demise
By John Chan, October 19, 2009
An article the Independent on October 6 entitled “The demise of the dollar” is credited with adding to the recent weakness of the US dollar and the rise of gold prices.
Pakistani military launches offensive into South Waziristan
By James Cogan, October 19, 2009
The Waziristan offensive under pressure from Washington is the latest chapter in the history of mercenary relations between the US and Pakistani governments.
Phoney Indian concern about Tamil detainees in Sri Lanka
By Sarath Kumara, October 19, 2009
A delegation of parliamentarians from the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu recently visited Sri Lanka and the country’s detention camps, where more than 250,000 Tamil civilians have been incarcerate...
