Big WTO protests in SydneyThirty five arrests, more protests coming Protesters are streaming out of Sydney’s Olympic Park, site of the World Trade Organisation ministerial meeting, where a steady flow of arrests has reduced their numbers during tense running battles…

Argentina defaults on World Bank loan Argentina has failed to repay an $805 million debt to the World Bank, raising fears the financially-troubled country could lose its last source of foreign credit.

700 year old Austrian Mickey Mouse? A medieval fresco featuring a rodent with an uncanny resemblance to Mickey Mouse has been uncovered in an Austrian church. As word of the 700-year-old image spread, the minds of local tourism officials began…

Sydney trade protesters regroup to test police cordon.  Senior ministers from the world’s most powerful trading nations will come under siege today following protests that yesterday brought the centre of Sydney to a standstill and saw 13 demonstrators arrested.

Be scared, be very scared You Are a Suspect. Op-ed by conservative columnist William Safire, via Privacy Digest If the Homeland Security Act is not amended before passage, here is what will happen to you: Every purchase you make with a…

International Answer & NION I went to an organizing meeting for LA Answer last night, Answer being the organizers of the recent large and successful Oct 26 antiwar protests in DC and SF. They are well-organized and hard-working, with the leaders being…

Iraq war ‘could kill 500,000’ A war against Iraq could kill half a million people, warns a new report by medical experts – and most would be civilians. Collateral Damage is being published on Tuesday in 14 countries and has…