Due to a quirk in Brazilian electoral law, candidates can put any name they want on the ballot, as long as it isn't offensive. At least eight candidates have chosen to be known as "Barack Obama" in the Oct. 5 elections.

Hundreds of thousands of people all over Mexico marched on Saturday in protest of the extreme kidnappings and violence that persist. They dressed in white and held candles, some with pictures of loved ones who had disappeared.

Today's protest is the first to have included a Tibetan since the Beijing Games began. Fearful of protests, the Chinese government has made it a priority to clear Tibetans out of Beijing in the run up to the Games and have blocked Tibetans living in exile

2006 Olympic gold medalist Joey Cheek is the president and co-founder of Team Darfur, an international coalition of athletes advocating to end genocide in Darfur. Hours before Cheek was scheduled to leave for Beijing China revoked his visa.

The basic strategy of the United Nations special envoy so far appears to have been to yield to the regime. How far will aspirations and demands slip in his future dealings with the Burmese military? The envoy's next visit to the country will be a test.

<p>Israel's message to it's only ally, the United States, was quite clear; Either President Bush orders military action, or Israel will have to strike on it's own.</p>

A secret deal being negotiated by the Bush administration would see the US military occupying permanent bases and controlling Iraqi airspace with legal immunity for all soldiers and contractors, regardless of the outcome of the presidential election.

Despite rallying cries around the world, China continues its harsh crackdown on protesters in Tibet and internal dissent. By boycotting the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, President Bush can urge China to stop its repression of activists.

After decades of repression, Tibetans are crying out to the world for change. China's leaders are right now making a crucial choice between escalating brutality or dialogue that could determine the future of Tibet, and China.

After decades of repression, Tibetans are crying out to the world for change. China's leaders are right now making a crucial choice between escalating brutality or dialogue that could determine the future of Tibet, and China.We can affect this historic