Global Voices Online

Dan McMinn of Orange Ukraine writes about Ukraine's World Cup victory over Saudi Arabia - and a no less important event: the “re-formation” of the “orange coalition.”

Peter Myers of Adventures in Moldova notes how much money he spent in one day in London and compares it to the average monthly salary in Moldova.

Andy H of Csikszereda Musings writes about Sibiu, his “least favourite place in Transylvania,” and a common currency exchange scam he got into while there.

New blog Memo from Breed reports on the state of play in Azerbaijani politics, focusing on the efforts of the opposition to find a raison d'etre.

Afghan Warrior protests a document from the Afghan intelligence service that restricts media freedom.

Onnik Krikorian writes about Azeri jazz musician Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, an album of whose he picked up for a friend. He remarks that it is “good to see that music can actually cross geopolitical borders, especially when the two countries in question are Armenia and Azerbaijan.”

In light of a protest in Moscow against a statue of Heydar Aliev, the first Turkic Politburo member and the former President of Azerbaijan, Denise of neweurasia argues that Russia must take steps to treat its Azeri residents better to ensure a good image in Azerbaijan, if for no other reason.

Maxwell Cameron, who usually blogs at Peru Election 2006 explains why he believes that “talk of a ‘right' and a ‘wrong' left in Latin America hinders understanding of continent's reaction against economic orthodoxy.”

Mexican marketing site BriefBlog has noted the influence of Apple's marketing in other advertisements before, but this ad by Ecuadorean TV channel Teleamazonas stands out as beyond obvious.