Global voices online provides an interesting international perspective on what's going on in the blogosphere. Bloggers of various nationalities and languages work as "bridge bloggers" - they write in English about what blogging communities in their countries have been talking about recently. Here are some of the "roundups" from this site (short news posted in addition to more detailed accounts):
Ukraine: Neeka marks the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of Georgiy Gongadze.
Kyrgyzstan: Amira of The Golden Road to Samarkand writes about community based tourism in Kyrgyzstan, a model that is both inexpensive for travelers and that provides direct benefits to local populations, and laments that similar options are not available in neighboring countries.
China: China Herald posts a photo from last night’s meeting of Shanghai bloggers, linking to participant Brocco Li’s account of the event.
Somalia: Inside Somaliland reports on two political rallies held to mark the start of campaigning for parliamentary elections in the internationally unrecognized territory, at which Somalia is urged to learn from Somaliland’s example.
Pakistan: Metroblogging Lahore has a delightful post on the world of puppets and tv shows for children in Pakistan.
The site's motto is "The world is talking. Are you listening?"