http://www.newstin.com/us/INDEPENDENCE_DISPUTES Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66560040 LA PAZ (Reuters) - Regional governors pushing for greater autonomy from Bolivia's central government said Friday they will not boycott an August recall vote that could force them out of office despite initially resisting the... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:53:01 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66560040 2008-07-04T21:53:01Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66539528 In recent months, China has has redoubled its suppression of dissent in the face of public unrest and protests over a wide range of issues -- including the Sichuan earthquake, the Olympics and Tibetan independence, police... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:02:11 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66539528 2008-07-04T18:02:11Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66565648 The Kosovar president announced yesterday that Kosovo would open its first embassy in Ankara, in an apparent gesture acknowledging Turkey's swift recognition of his state in February. Turkey was among the first countries to... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66565648 2008-07-04T21:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66495067 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – About 200 opposition supporters crowded outside the U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe yesterday, appealing for protection amid new reports of violence aimed at dissenters against the heavy-handed rule of... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:02:32 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66495067 2008-07-04T11:02:32Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66389909 BEIJING, July 3 -- Envoys for the Dalai Lama ended more than two days of talks with Chinese government officials Thursday with no immediate reports of substantive progress on easing tensions in Tibet, something the United... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:40:58 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66389909 2008-07-04T02:40:58Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66231175 Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu says that international courts are not competent to deal with the issue of Kosovo’s independence. Sejdiu made the comments after President Boris Tadić announced that Serbia would ask the... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:39:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66231175 2008-07-03T09:39:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66237172 The start of the demarcation of Macedonia's border with Kosovo is not related to any decision to recognize its secession, according to top officials. Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Miloshoski said Wednesday that the... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:11:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66237172 2008-07-03T10:11:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66242450 Montenegrin Foreign Minister Milan Roćen says that Podgorica has not promised anything to Belgrade or Priština as regards recognition of Kosovo independence. “We are in contact with both Belgrade and Priština. However, we are... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:09:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66242450 2008-07-03T10:09:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66136342 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will pledge $400 million (201 million pounds) in aid to Kosovo next week at a donors conference expected to raise more than $1 billion for the newly independent state, a senior U.S.... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:12:19 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66136342 2008-07-02T23:12:19Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66113481 After years of brutally suppressing dissent, China has in recent months faced violent public unrest in a number of different cities and over a wide range of issues, from the government's handling of the Sichuan earthquake to... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:40:50 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66113481 2008-07-02T20:40:50Z