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[Opinion] Iran Defends Peaceful Nuclear 'Right' by Ronda Hauben

Iran's president reminded the world in a recent speech that the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty regards the peaceful use of nuclear technology a "inalienable right," and commented on relations with the UN Security Council....

Every Citizen Is An Actor by Andrew Gruen

Every summer about 200 amateur actors from the Canton of Bern create a world-famous production of the legend of William Tell....

Glarus Holds Landsgemeinde 2010 by Andrew Gruen

In this canton, where a public meeting is the executive branch, visitors braved the rain and cold temperatures to come vote....

The History of European Integration by Alfredo Ascanio

Despite the current focus on the European Union, due to the Greek financial crisis, the trend towards unity has been a long process on the continent....

Technology Can Save Money, Planet by Antonio Carlos Rix

Using only what you need is a core tenant of environmentalism. A new way of using software on the Web is taking this concept to the world of computing....

Couchsurfing in Gaza by Riccardo Valsecchi

Omar Mohammed is a couchsurfer, from the network couchsurfing.com, which connects travelers around the world. But Omar is a special one, because his home is on a land where it is difficult to get in, impossible to get out: the Strip of Gaza....

Glarus Prepares Landsgemeinde 2010 by Andrew Gruen

In the second European Dream series of stories, OhmyNews visits Switzerland to understand their unique form of direct democracy. One of the biggest democratic meetings that remain are landsgemeinden, where citizens aprove all legislation for the upcoming year....

Australia Reopens Notorious Detention Center by Rich Bowden

Immigration Minister Senator Chris Evans' announcement that his Government would reopen the controversial center located on the desolate north coast of Western Australia, has alarmed refugee advocates who claim the base is the "worst of the worst" of detention centers....

Trade Show Kicks Off in Sao Paulo by Antonio Carlos Rix

Intermodal 2010, a logistics and trade expo, took place in Brazil last week and showcased many of the leading companies in the industry. More than 45,000 attended this year....

[Opinion] Some Look To Legalize Drugs by Erich Adolfo Moncada Cota

Legalization, say some, is a viable alternative to attend the horrendous issue of public insecurity brought by drug prohibition. The other option is to continue militarizing every aspect of our lives, our civil rights under siege, while big drug and political kingpins are filling their pockets with ...

Child-Murder Trial Ends In Conviction by Antonio Carlos Rix

A two year saga ended with the conviction of a father and his wife for the death of his daughter. Antonio Carlos Rix describes the scene in Brazil...

Google Obscures Decision Making Processes by Ronda Hauben

In the dispute between Google and the Chinese government, the diverse views of the Chinese Internet users, of its netizens, appear to be missing from consideration by all sides....

Ambiguities In Romania's Past, Present, Future by John Horvath

Twenty years after the end of communism in Romania, John Horvath says many of the old players are still in the game -- and that the ideals of the revolutionaries have yet to be achieved...

Obama Is Victorious In Health Battle by Alfredo Ascanio

U.S. President Barack Obama now has his first, historic political achievement to begin his legacy; he is the first Democrat to achieve the dream of health coverage for nearly all Americans....

[Essay] Israel versus Gaza by Jay Hauben

Three recent events addressed Israel's recent war in Gaza. Jay Hauben discusses the implications of each...

The Biggest Billionaires, Listed by Alfredo Ascanio

Who are the world's wealthiest people? Where do they live? How did they make their money? Alfredo Ascanio discusses key points from the latest Forbes special report...

Italians Seek Kyrgyz President's Financial Advisor by Ryskeldi Satke

A scandal is growing over the involvement of a top advisor to the president of Kyrgzstan's involvement in a multi-billion international fraud scheme in Italy....

UN Votes For Goldstone Report, Again by Ronda Hauben

OhmyNews' featured writer at the United Nations discusses another vote on the Goldstone Report...

Assassination in Dubai by Yehonathan Tommer

Evidence linking the Israeli Mossad to the assassination of former Hamas chief military commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai over a month ago grows more knotted and murky as the days go by....

Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill by Michael Solis

Michael Solis examines the layers of criticism that surround the proposed anti-homosexuality bill in Uganda....

[Opinion] Governing By Triumphalism by Alfredo Ascanio

Both Zapatero and Chavez are increasingly captive in their own ideologies, without realizing that, at any time political models may fail....

[Opinion] A Swine Flu Post-Mortem by Michael Werbowski

What reportedly began in Mexico last spring, in Vera Cruz state at an industrial pork farm, was then upgraded to a global health crisis. Should it have been?...

Ban Ki-moon on Goldstone Report Progress by Ronda Hauben

Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary General of the United Nations, has issued a 1-1/2 page report to the General Assembly on the progress in the implementation of the Goldstone Report....

Human Rights Watch Says Sanctions Must Stay by Thondhlana Barnabas

The European Union should maintain its travel restrictions and asset freezes on President Robert Mugabe and his inner circle, according to Human Rights Watch...

The Great Global Arms Bazaar by Michael Werbowski

The "defense industry" has grown to what it is now: an unwieldy Golem, that's out of control....

Freedom House: Kyrgyzstan Rated "Not Free" by Ryskeldi Satkeev

Citizen reporter Ryskeldi Satkeev chronicles issues of press freedom in the five years since the Tulip Revolution in Kyrgyzstan....

'Revolving Door' Israeli Labor Economics by Yehonathan Tommer

A plan to forcibly reduce the country's number of illegal foreign guest workers, in order to create jobs for tens of thousands of unemployed Israelis, has drawn fire from civil rights groups and economists....

In Zimbabwe, Climate Change Brings Water Woes by Masimba Biriwasha

In places where farmers once had their own wells, warm temperatures are forcing some of Zimbabwe's poorest to venture far from home, multiple times a day, just to survive....

Friends Remember Haiti-Based U.N. Worker by Ronda Hauben

Reading through some of the more than 1000 comments on the Facebook page titled "Hope for Alexandra Duguay" it is clear that Alexandra was a person who touched the lives of many people....

Right, Left, in my step! by Yehonathan Tommer

The dismissal is a part of a growing crackdown by the country's top brass to root out what they fear is spreading insubordination among the ranks....

[Opinion] Prorogation Nation in Crisis by Michael Werbowski

Shutting down the legislature has now become a "routine" practice, as the prime minister's spokesman put it. Welcome to Canada's new normal....

The New, "Assertive" China by Proloy Kumar Bagchi

Tensions between China and India may be driven, primarily, by India's sheltering of the Dalai Lama, but there are other issues of import to discuss as well...

[Interview] U.S. Journalist Thomas Goltz by Ryskeldi Satkeev

Goltz, who has reported on many of central Asia's conflicts, notes he is "very pessimistic" about the U.S. approach in Afghanistan...

Nestle Reopens Harare Plant by Thondhlana Barnabas

Nestle has reopened its factory in Zimbabwe after a top government official reassured the firm on the safety of its staff and operations, the Swiss-based multinational said....

[Opinion] Lift Sanctions on Zimbabwe by Isaac Hlekisani Dziya

Zimbabwe is on the path to democracy, and while not yet perfect, the government deserves a boost from the world community, says Isaac Hlekisani Dziya...

2010 In Brazil by Antonio Carlos Rix

Business leaders in the free economic zone of Manaus, Brazil, are predicting more growth for the country in 2010....

Kyrgyz Secret Service Linked To Journalist's Death by Ryskeldi Satkeev

Kazakh public broadcasting channel KTK broke the news of Kyrgyz Secret Service's potential involvement in killing of a prominent outspoken media expert Gennady Pavlyuk...

Netanyahu Seeks National Unity by Yehonathan Tommer

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is probably Israel's strongest leader in recent years. So why does he want to broaden further his coalition by bringing in the Kadima opposition party with just 28 Knesset seats?...

[Opinion] Combat Poverty With The Sun by Lim Kong Soon

Although kerosene lamps are unreliable and dangerous, it is the only resource for rural communities to light the darkness. Solar power might change that...

Abu Hadid: P.A. "Credible Peace Partner" by Yehonathan Tommer

An OhmyNews citizen reporter sits down to discuss the security issues -- and the peace process -- with the head of Palestinian security in Bethlehem...

Bethlehem Looks Hopefully To Future by Yehonathan Tommer

Christmas 2009 looks to be the calmest, brightest and the most prosperous in a decade for residents of the troubled Palestinian city of Bethlehem, the historic birthplace of Jesus....

Independent Kyrgyz Reporter Dead by Ryskeldi Satkeev

Gennadyi Pavlyuk, a well-known political journalist and media-expert, is the latest casualty in a string of suspicious incidents and violent attacks against freelance reporters in Kyrgyz Republic....

[Opinion] National Interests Reign by Anna Penido

Has anyone in Copenhagen thought about turning off the heater, cutting off lights and suspending water inside that plenary room?...

[Opinion] National, Not Global Interests Reign by Anna Penido

Has anyone in Copenhagen thought about turning off the heater, cutting off lights and suspending water inside that plenary room? Try on your own to stay without water, electricity and heating or cooling for at least 5 hours....

[Opinion] National, Not Global Interests Reign by Anna Penido

Has anyone in Copenhagen thought about turning off the heater, cutting off lights and suspending water inside that plenary room? Try on your own to stay without water, electricity and heating or cooling for at least 5 hours....

Moldova Fails To Elect President Again by Coretchii Zahar

On December 7, the Parliament of Moldova again failed to elect the president in the second round of elections....

Is This Good Or Bad Wood? by Antonio Carlos Rix

Every time you hear something about the devastation of the Amazon rain forest, you might feel a bit uneasy about the piece of furniture at home, or maybe even for the house itself. Instead of unease, seek out sustainable certification...

Journalists Offer View Into Amazonians Lives by Antonio Carlos Rix

Two journalists at FIAM introduced citizen reporter Antonio Carlos Rix to both the people living in the Amazon rain forest, and their solutions to the problem of climate change...

Canada's mining mayhem by Michael Werbowski

If the mining industry is not reigned in soon, then the evil Mr. Hyde may get the better of the good Dr. Jekyll and more mining horror stories will told on parliament hill to the discomfort of many in the future....

[Opinion] The devastated Afghani by Proloy Kumar Bagchi

Obama's proposed pull-out by 2011 will leave behind ghosts or, at best, zombies, says one citizen reporter who worked in Afghanistan some 26 years ago....