from the BBCA Russian former KGB officer should be charged with the murder by poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko, the UK's director of public prosecutions has recommended ( Read more... )

The Economist's correspondent spent a week in Moldova and Transdnistria - and didn't have the rosiest of things to say:

http://www.economist.com/daily/diary/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9173421

You have to sign in to see it, but here's an awesome video my friend Peter made in Moldova: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOMHX-Ifzbs

Warning: It involves beheading a chicken.

If you have Skype we can talk for free while I'm in France (when I have internet)!

You can search for me by my gmail address.

Will Writers Bow to Government?
by Jan MaksymiukThe Union of Belarusian Writers (SPB) was evicted from its headquarters in Minsk on August 30 because of a dispute over unpaid rent with the presidential administration. The eviction is widely seen as a premeditated measure by Belarusian authorities to limit and marginalize the public significance of ( Read more... )

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Happy Limba Noastra!

I went to get ice cream in Clifton with my friend Richard today. We sat at a table inside the tiny shop, and I found myself paralyzed, unable to talk. Everyone around us spoke English ( Read more... )

I just stumbled across this film project as well. Click on the storyline link.