Thursday, August 10 06

Will Uighur grievances in Xinjiang lead to an uprising in western China? Preaching civic duty and solidarity with troops, Georgian President Saakashvili spends holidays in military training camp. Signs of splintering among Tamil Tiger rebels, as breakaway groups look toward electoral run. As the dust begins to settle, the peace process in Nepal is indeed back on track, with U.N. negotiators playing key roles. U.N. Human Rights High Commissioner Arbour says Uzbeki refugees denied asylum in Kyrgystan at 'serious risk' of torture and abuse. Swedish foreign affairs official Per Lindgarde is placed in role of U.N. envoy as Deputy Special Representative for Somalia, and now Ethiopian rebels appear 'ready for talks'.