Here is the Saturday, July 5th, 2008 edition of what is making news around the world.
UK Guardian Exclusive On Fraud in Zimbabwe
The UK Guardian has exclusive report on the fraud committed in Zimbabwe. Robert Mugabe’s henchmen have long been suspected of stealing civil servant postal ballots. This GuardianFilms exclusive provides the first evidence of how they did it. The clip is on my user page at the Guardian. In addition, this story from the Washington Post describes Mugagbe’s tactics.
Argentine Congress to Vote on Export Taxes
Argentina’s lower house of Congress was preparing to vote late Friday night on whether to approve a government tax program for agricultural exports in the latest chapter of a bitter battle between farmers and the government of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. More from the New York Times.
Malaysian Fuel Hike Protests
Malaysia’s opposition-backed protesters held a mass rally against a steep hike in fuel prices, despite a police warning that it was illegal according to this report from the International Herald Tribune.
Calm Returns to Ulan Bator
Reuters reports that troops began pulling back from the streets of the Mongolian capital on Saturday ahead of the lifting of a state of emergency that had been declared after rioting over alleged election fraud. And of course, the Wall Street Journal worries that the unrest in Mongolia might hinder foreign investment in Mongolia’s mining sector.
Sarkozy’s Surveillance Proposals
Fistful of Euros (lucky them) reports on the French President’s proposals on Internet surveillance that failed to pass in France but now he is attempting to get them passed on a pan-Europe basis through a bureaucratic manuever in Brussels. And then Europe’s leaders wonder why Europe keeps on voting down treaties?