2008 Woodie Awards
World and National News
Faraz Hyder
Issue date: 10/12/06 Section: Campus News
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China Backs 'Some' N. Korea Punitive Action
China's United Nations ambassador said Tuesday that North Korea must have "some punitive actions" for their supposed test of a nuclear weapon. He was clearly hinting that for the first time China would be willing to impose forms of sanctions despite its ties with the communist nations and it being the primary source of both food and fuel for the nation and its 23 million residents.
The United States has been looking for a quick and rough resolution but continues to walk a fine line as it does not want to anger China, which is one of the five permanent Security Council members and holds a veto power. The nations are looking to crack down on the imports of military goods as well as illegal financial dealings.
North Korea on the other hand believes it can survive the six month's to one year's worth of grilling from the international community following its testing of a nuclear device, but believes it will be accepted as a nuclear power just like Pakistan and India were.
Journalists' Lives at Risk in Putin's Russia
Anna Politkovskaya, an internationally renowned journalist, had many encounters with the Russian military. Though these encounters were violent and terrifying, she did not fear death and reported on the slaughter of Chechen civilians as well as the backlash of terrorism they were generating. Politkovskaya, however, finally met a story that she could not complete.
Her dead body was found near the entrance of her apartment in Moscow. Eyewitness accounts say she had been shot execution-style and a Makarov pistol still lay on the floor beside her. The Makarov pistol is believed to be the weapon of choice for contract killings as well as a standard piece of equipment used by the Soviet military.
She was expected to release a new eye-witness testimony on the torture and other crimes that had been committed in Chechnya under the Moscow-backed government of Ramzan Kadyrov.
Many in the world had feared that the region is slowly slipping back towards a communist, closed society in which only a select few know what is actually going on and the public is held out of the loop.
China's United Nations ambassador said Tuesday that North Korea must have "some punitive actions" for their supposed test of a nuclear weapon. He was clearly hinting that for the first time China would be willing to impose forms of sanctions despite its ties with the communist nations and it being the primary source of both food and fuel for the nation and its 23 million residents.
The United States has been looking for a quick and rough resolution but continues to walk a fine line as it does not want to anger China, which is one of the five permanent Security Council members and holds a veto power. The nations are looking to crack down on the imports of military goods as well as illegal financial dealings.
North Korea on the other hand believes it can survive the six month's to one year's worth of grilling from the international community following its testing of a nuclear device, but believes it will be accepted as a nuclear power just like Pakistan and India were.
Journalists' Lives at Risk in Putin's Russia
Anna Politkovskaya, an internationally renowned journalist, had many encounters with the Russian military. Though these encounters were violent and terrifying, she did not fear death and reported on the slaughter of Chechen civilians as well as the backlash of terrorism they were generating. Politkovskaya, however, finally met a story that she could not complete.
Her dead body was found near the entrance of her apartment in Moscow. Eyewitness accounts say she had been shot execution-style and a Makarov pistol still lay on the floor beside her. The Makarov pistol is believed to be the weapon of choice for contract killings as well as a standard piece of equipment used by the Soviet military.
She was expected to release a new eye-witness testimony on the torture and other crimes that had been committed in Chechnya under the Moscow-backed government of Ramzan Kadyrov.
Many in the world had feared that the region is slowly slipping back towards a communist, closed society in which only a select few know what is actually going on and the public is held out of the loop.
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