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Stalin's hand in the French CP

Stalin's hand in the French CP By Stuart Russell Documents recently released by the Russian presidential archives demonstrate to what extent former Soviet Union leader Joseph Stalin controlled the policies of the French Communist Party. In June

Workers' ultimatum for Kim Young-sam

By Eva Cheng After nearly four weeks of general strikes which involved around 260,000 South Korean workers in daily walk-outs, strike leaders announced on January 18 that the walk-outs would be replaced by strikes on Wednesdays and rallies on

Fraser by-election results

Fraser by-election results By Lara Pullin CANBERRA — Disillusionment with traditional parties was notable in the outcome of the Fraser by-election on February 1. The ALP retained the seat vacated by Labor's John Langmore (who left to take up a

Germany's new iron curtain

Germany's new iron curtain A particularly severe winter, with temperatures as low as -22° C, has had a heavy toll among refugees attempting to cross Germany's eastern border with Poland and the Czech Republic. On December 7, a 35-year-old

Report reveals de Klerk covered up 'Third Force'

By Norm Dixon South Africa's last apartheid-era state president, F.W. de Klerk, was handed a report almost 18 months before the historic April 1994 election that spelled out the apartheid military's role in the so-called "Third Force", a shadowy

Chemical blamed in dolphin deaths &&

Chemical blamed in dolphin deaths Researchers have found butyltin compounds, including tributyltin (TBT), in the liver, kidney and muscle of bottlenose dolphins that were stranded along the south-east US Atlantic and Gulf coasts between 1989 and

Horta speaks to public meetings

Horta speaks to public meetings By Jon Lamb and Sean Moysey ADELAIDE — East Timorese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos Horta addressed more than 500 people at a public meeting here on February 7. Ramos Horta was greeted with a standing

and ain't i a woman?: Hitler hated homosexuals too

Hitler hated homosexuals too Homophobia is alive and well in Australia's governments. It was flushed out by the January 31 ruling by the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Tribunal that a lesbian who had been refused a sperm donor by a Queensland

Life of Riley: Mr spermatozoon finds a home

Mr spermatozoon finds a homeMr spermatozoon finds a home Pick a day — any day — and there is sure to be a lot of human semen entering the world from private parts unknown. What it gets up to — when it gets out there — is anyone's

Political instability in Indonesia: A record of riots

Political instability in Indonesia: A record of riots Compiled by James Balowski 1995 January 1 — After an East Timorese was killed by a migrant, thousands of East Timorese in Bacau set fire to markets destroying at least 90 shops and leaving

Looking out: Not alone

Not aloneNot alone By Brandon Astor Jones "This was a passage I read in a magazine. The author is unknown ... I wondered if any of your readers could place it. I loved the passage so much, I'm sharing it with you. I wish I had written it, for

Industrial dispute at Viking

Industrial dispute at Viking By Nick Markin SYDNEY — Workers at Viking Office Products in Rydalmere have faced harassment and intimidation in their attempts to remove an unsafe work practice which leads to back injuries. Members of the National