New America Media: International Affairs

Chinese Media on Wendi Deng Murdoch’s Smack-Down

Sing Tao Daily, News Report, Joseph Leung, Posted: Jul 20, 2011

Wendi Deng slapped down the man who attempted to throw a shaving cream pie at her husband, Rupert Murdoch.

China Hits Filipino Solons' Spratly Visit

Philippine News, News Report, Posted: Jul 20, 2011

Filipino lawmakers and military officials arrived on the Philippine-claimed Pag-Asa Island in the disputed territory of Spratlys on Tuesday.

Coverage of Wars — A Photojournalist's Perspective

LA Beez, News Report, Julian Do, Posted: Jul 19, 2011

As the U.S. prepares to drawdown its troops from Afghanistan this month, many still draw comparison of the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan with the Vietnam War, which had ended several generations ago.

Elderly Braceros Fight for Stolen Pensions

New America Media, News Report, José Luis Sierra, Posted: Jul 19, 2011

Some 4.5 million Mexican farmers labored in the U.S. until 1967 in a bracero program. This program sent the Mexican government part of their earnings for pensions — money they’re now fighting to get back.

Parents in New India: Abused, Abandoned, Betrayed

New America Media, News Analysis, Sandip Roy, Posted: Jul 18, 2011

Elder abuse is a bit like AIDS in India. We know it’s a big problem, but most of us insist it doesn’t happen in our families.

From Alaska to Alberta: Turning Oil Sands into Pop Cans

Corpwatch/The Tyee, News Report, Geoff Dembicki, Posted: Jul 17, 2011

How Canadian bitumen fuels the global thirst for billions of beverage containers.

The End of Murdoch? Another Despot Teeters on the Brink

New America Media, Commentary, Behrouz Saba, Posted: Jul 17, 2011

As demonstrations shake Arab capitals from North Africa to the heart of the Middle East, in an London, another enemy of freedom is having his comeuppance.

Fox News on Murdoch: Not Exactly the ACORN Treatment

Mario Wire, Commentary, Mario Solis-Marich, Posted: Jul 16, 2011

Now that its owner, Rupert Murdoch, is caught up in scandal, Fox News uses language like "allegations" and warns against "jumping to conclusions." Too bad ACORN didn't get the same kind of journalistic respect.

South Sudan's Critical Question: Can Oil and Water Mix?

The Tyee, News Report, Cam Sylvester, Posted: Jul 15, 2011

What shapes the chances for the hopeful new nation that others call a 'pre-failed state'?

Does the Muslim World Need Women Preachers or Sex Slaves?

New America Media, News Analysis, Nehad Ismail, Posted: Jul 14, 2011

Preacher or sex-slave? Muslims debate the role of women in Islam as contestants in a new Malaysian TV show compete to be the next great Muslim woman preacher.