03/17/2010UZBEKISTAN UN to examine human rights situation in Uzbekistan UN committee is tasked with making recommendations to Uzbek authorities on how to improve human rights. Human Rights Watch calls on UN agency to demand real action, not simply statements of principle. All independent social actions are persecuted in the country.
03/16/2010UZBEKISTAN Tashkent cracks down on business Many of the country’s top business leaders have been arrested. Little is known of what is going on and why, but some speak of tax fraud and corruption. Some analysts believe that President Karimov might be trying to wipe the slate clean and carry out a generational change among Uzbek elites. Ordinary Uzbeks should not be affected by the changes at the top.
03/14/2010VATICAN The rigor of the Church and the Pope on paedophilia Interview with the head of investigations into paedophile priests. The figures of the phenomenon (300 in 10 years), and "false and libellous" attempts against Pope Benedict XVI and the Church accused of covering up abuse.
03/13/2010ASIA El Niño and heavy industry leave South East Asia waterless Over 65 million people in the Mekong region are suffering the worst drought in 30 years. Bangkok: the Chinese dams the source of the problem. At risk crops of rice and sugar, production of palm oil in Indonesia and Malaysia. Indigenous Filipinos forced to eating poisonous plants.
03/13/2010UZBEKISTAN Baptist pastor sentenced to 10 years in prison Found guilty of trafficking large quantities of drugs, but the faithful charge that the sentence is "fabricated." Prison and torture for those who practice their religion without authorization.
03/12/2010KYRGYZSTAN – UZBEKISTAN Tensions rising between Bishkek and Tashkent, border sector closed Border incidents are on the rise with guards firing at each other. Uzbekistan wants to stop Kyrgyzstan from building a dam on the Naryn River, fearing it might reduce the volume of water flowing downstream.
03/11/2010VATICAN Pope: crisis in Penance, the result of relativism, primarily challenges priests Benedict XVI recalled the example of St. John Mary Vienney to urge priests to be , "a sign of God's presence” in every day life. There is a sort of vicious circle between the blurring of the experience of God and the loss of the sense of sin.
03/10/2010ASIA Corruption is a cancer to the countries of South-East Asia by Santosh Digal According to a risk-consulting firm, Indonesia is the most corrupt country in South-East Asia along with Cambodia, Vietnam and the Philippines. The problem is pervasive in all sectors of the economy and society. Accusing adversaries of corruption has become a political tool of choice for many corrupt politicians to hang onto power. Catholic scholar in Manila says that if the common good were the priority, countries like Indonesia and the Philippines would be among the least corrupt countries in the region.
03/03/2010USA - ASIA This year, US public debt could reach end game by Maurizio d'Orlando Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke issues the warning. Asian nations, China and India first, are no longer willing to purchase securities issued by the US Treasury, which this year has about US$ two trillion short-term debt to refinance. Beijing is buying gold instead.
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