Global Voices Online

Wu Wei links to “the most detailed and authoritative prediction of what Martti Ahtisaari is going to say about Kosovo's status.” Neretva River wonders whether Russia's veto would plunge Kosovo into violence.

Neretva River offers a glimpse into the history of Croatian-Japanese relationship.

Balkan Baby posts a lengthy Albania travel report.

Music and Life - Everywhere! almost becomes victim of a popular scam in Kyiv - and doesn't realize it until much later!

Declan Butler writes about the new scientific evidence in the Tripoli Six case.

Mexican blogger Eduardo Arcos comments on the incredible web influence of Britney Spears [ES] and her lack of certain clothing garments: “she slipped into the top five most-searched keywords among a total of 1.3 million.

Liz Henry adds to the coverage of coverage of elections in Venezuela and Ecuador on BlogHer.

Some required reading for label lovers and regional political theorists alike: Maxwell Cameron's “Pink tide rising” and Boz's “Here's your scorecard.”

Mark in Mexico has four updates on the arrest of APPO leader Flavio Sosa in Mexico City. Juan Trujillo is far less enthusiastic about the detention and notes that “the spokesperson for the APPO, Florentino López, announced from hiding the start of a series of protests nationally and internationally to demand the liberation of these APPO leaders that were arrested Monday in Mexico City.” Ricardo Carreón wonders if the detention signals a stronger presidency. Ana Maria Salazar says yes: “this detention will be interpreted as the new policy of cero tolerance by the Calderón administration. Hit and then negotiate.”