Arms Shipment

Source: sg.news.yahoo.com --- 18 days ago
A Chinese ship loaded with Arms intended for Zimbabwe was headed to Angola, the agent handling the ship said on Tuesday, as China defended the Shipment against international criticism. ...

Source: news.yahoo.com --- 20 days ago
AP - Zimbabwe's regime got a taste of the international isolation critics say it deserves, with its neighbors uniting to block a Shipment of Chinese Arms to prevent them from being used against Robert Mugabe's opponents. ...

Source: www.voanews.com --- 19 days ago
Churches and international human-rights groups say President Robert Mugabe loyalists have been beating and torturing those who voted for MDC in March 29 election ...

Source: www.nytimes.com --- 20 days ago
As protests intensified across the region, the Chinese government said that the ship carrying the Arms may return to China. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 20 days ago
DURBAN, South Africa, April 22 (UPI) -- Chinese officials say a cargo of Arms destined for Zimbabwe is legal trade, but may have to return to China due to the difficulty of finding an open port. The cargo, which had been destined for the port of Durban, ...

Source: enews.earthlink.net --- 20 days ago
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's government on Tuesday bristled at criticism it was receiving Arms from China, as pressure mounted for neighboring African countries to keep the weapons from reaching their destination. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 20 days ago
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe bristled at criticism for buying Arms from China Tuesday, as pressure mounted on its neighbors to keep a load of weapons from reaching their destination. China said a Chinese ship carrying the Shipment may return home without ...

Source: online.wsj.com --- 18 days ago
China defended its Arms shipments to Zimbabwe, the Africa nation stricken by an election crisis, even as it acknowledged that a recent Shipment was headed back to China after African dockworkers refused to unload its cargo. ...

Source: www.iht.com --- 20 days ago
Jiang Yu, a spokeswoman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, called on other nations not to politicize the Arms issue, but she acknowledged the resistance to the Shipment and said the government was considering sending the Arms back to China. ...

Source: www.iol.co.za --- 24 days ago
A court has ruled that the controversial Arms cargo - destined for Zimbabwe - should not be transported across South Africa to that country. ...

Source: www.upi.com --- 18 days ago
China said it was bringing back a shipload of weapons destined for Zimbabwe because it could find no port to unload the goods. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 19 days ago
Angola Press Apr 23 2008 11:13AM GMT ...

Source: www.kansascity.com --- 20 days ago
Zimbabwe's regime got a taste of the international isolation critics say it deserves, with its neighbors blocking a Shipment of Chinese Arms to prevent them from being used against Robert Mugabe's opponents. China said Tuesday the weapons might be returned home. ...

Source: www.hrw.org --- 20 days ago
Weapons Sale Does Not Accord With Being a ‘Responsible Power’ The Chinese government should immediately recall the Shipment of weapons aboard the An Yue Jiang intended for Zimbabwe and currently off the coast of southern Africa, Human Rights Watch said today. In a letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao released today (http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/04/22/china18618.htm), Human Rights Watch urged the Chinese government to cease all Arms deliveries to Zimbabwe while the very high risk exists of such weapons being used against the civilian population. ...

Source: allafrica.com --- 19 days ago
The United States has urged southern African governments to block a Shipment of Arms destined for Zimbabwe from being transported overland to the landlocked country. ...

Source: www.janes.com --- 18 days ago
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Source: www.blogstudio.com --- 16 days ago
that's what i'm talkin' about but i think the us/china question is the metastory.... ...

Source: www.radionetherlands.nl --- 24 days ago
South Africa's largest transport union, the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union, is threatening to prevent a Chinese ship from delivering weapons and munitions to Zimbabwe. The ship, moored outside the port of Duban, is waiting to be unloaded, but union members refuse as they fear President Robert Mugabe could use the ordnance against the Zimbabwean people and they do not want South Africa to be party to a bloodbath. South African President Thabo Mbeki is mediating between its neighbour's government and the opposition. The unions have criticised President Mbeki's leniency towards Harare. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai agrees and called for Mr Mbeki to stand down as mediator on Thursday. ...

Source: www.socialistparty.org.uk --- 20 days ago
WITH SOUTH Africa's ANC (African National Congress) government split over its attitude towards the Mugabe regime in neighbouring Zimbabwe, South African trade unionists used their strength decisively to act against the regim, writes Keith Dickinson. ...

Source: www.csr-asia.com --- 6 days ago
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