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Algerians risking all to enter Europe

Algerians risking all to enter Europe Early one morning in April, a desperate young Algerian man slipped into a warehouse on the outskirts of Algiers and sealed himself inside a shipping container destined for France. The guard he had bribed to let him into the warehouse begged him to reconsider. He took me in his arms. He tried to dissuade me, telling me how dangerous it was, said 27-year-old Noureddine Branine. Every year, tens of thousands of impoverished Africans lured by Europes prosperity risk their lives attempting to reach the continent illegally. European Union officials estimate the number doubled this year, though they have

Sierra Leone: Reparations Tribunal to Try Europe and USA for Crimes Against Africans

Sierra Leone: Reparations Tribunal to Try Europe and USA for Crimes Against Africans An international reparations conference will take place at the Mary Kingsley Auditorium, Fourah Bay College from September 25-26, 2006 as part of a process to build an international tribunal on reparations for African people scheduled to happen in Berlin, Germany around June 2007. The tribunal intends to put on trial the United States, Europe and other imperialist nations for the theft and plunder of Africas resources and other crimes committed against Africans during the last five hundred years. The conference is the first of series of other meetings we intend

Beijing backs plan for silk railroad link to Europe

Beijing backs plan for silk railroad link to Europe WORK has begun on a high-speed rail link that is expected torejuvenate the ancient Silk Road trade route between East and West. The 4000km rail link to the western borders of Kazakhstan will become the fastest land route between Asia and Europe. When completed in 2010, the $US5billion ($6.7billion) Iron Silk Road project will take freight, and eventually passengers, from China to Europe via Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Turkey in just 10 days, its proponents say. The Eurasia Land Bridge will also strengthen China's hand as it battles with Russia and the US

New Europe-China air route to save time, fuel-IATA

New Europe-China air route to save time, fuel-IATA The global airlines body IATA announced on Monday that China will this week open new routes through its airspace that will cut flying time by half an hour between Europe and the big cities of its eastern seaboard. IATA, the International Air Transport Association, said the routes to be opened on April 13 could initially benefit 110 flights a week to, from and across China, and save airlines millions of dollars in fuel bills. "The new routes ... demonstrate the Chinese government's clear understanding of the benefits of a successful air transport sector," IATA Director-General

Europe opts for the diplomatic route over Iran

Europe opts for the diplomatic route over Iran European foreign ministers meeting in Finland have put on hold the idea of bringing in sanctions against Iran over its atomic activities. Instead they said that even though the UN deadline over Tehrans uranium enrichment programme had been ignored, now was not the moment to punish. Austrias Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik: The time is always right for diplomacy. We need patience, a lot of patience and more clarity. This is what we will discuss today with out partners and we need a unified position. The meeting is being chaired by Finland which currently holds