Zimbabwe opposition turns to UN
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Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has urged the United Nations and African Union to intervene in the crisis over his country’s elections. Read more
France’s Sarkozy vies to cool China anger over torch protest (AP)
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Thousands of protesters slowed the torch relay to a crawl in the French capital. Many were expressing anger that China is hosting the Olympics at a time when Beijing has pursued a crackdown in Tibet. Read more
Past mistakes haunt Clinton and Obama in US ghost towns
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Barack Obama‘s prospects of sealing the Democratic Party‘s nomination in Pennsylvania tomorrow have apparently evaporated in the state’s ghost towns. Read more
Let them eat spuds
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When the order came down from the top brass of Bangladesh‘s armed forces it sounded like a joke. Some of the soldiers and sailors who were told that from now on their daily rations would include increased servings of potatoes almost certainly did not take it seriously either. But in a country where rice [...]
Carter Says Hamas Would Accept Israel
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JERUSALEM (April 21) – Former President Carter said Monday that Hamas the Islamic militant group that has called for the destruction of Israel is prepared to accept the right of the Jewish state to “live as a neighbor next door in peace.” Read more
‘Mugabe is beating his own people to death,’ warns Foreign Secretary David Miliband
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A recount in 23 constituencies has been ordered after Mr Mugabe’s Zanu PF party lost control of parliament in elections three weeks ago. Read more
Putin denies planned marriage to gymnast
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News media and internet sites had reported that Putin had secretly divorced his wife, Lyudmila, and planned to marry the 24-year-old Olympic gymnast. Read more
Overview: Africa's Civil Wars
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This list, though hardly exhaustive, provides an overview of some of Africa’s major contemporary civil conflicts. Read more
Modern Genocides
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“Our strength lies in our intensive attacks and our barbarity…After all, who today remembers the genocide of the Armenians?” –Adolph Hitler Read more
Paraguayans Prepare to Go to the Polls
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By Bridget Johnson, your guide to Journalism President Nicanor Duarte, pictured, is out, and there are three top contenders for the presidency of Paraguay for voters to choose from tomorrow. The frontrunner, former Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo, is polling about 30 percent to 40 percent. A socialist ally of Hugo Chavez who leads [...]
Gun compromises
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I hadn’t written about gun control for many years, and now I remember why — the debate is unchanging, annoying and dull. There’s not much new to say but people on all sides feel they must say it over and over, usually in a patronizing fashion. Read more
Foul Smell Explained
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If you woke up this morning to a foul smell, the Met Office has an explanation: stinking winds sweeping the south east, and coming from Europe. According to meteorologists there, easterly winds blowing across land have picked up the smell from agricultural and industrial pollution. It’s a story that has caused quite a buzz across [...]
Zimbabwe Has Become ‘War Zone’ Since Disputed Election, Says Opposition
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The opposition released a detailed list of its supporters who had been injured and killed since the elections. Many had their homes destroyed by ruling party thugs and youth militias, it said. Read more
Reeves, Fielding to team up on art show
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Rex Features Vic Reeves has claimed that he is working on an art programme with Mighty Boosh star Noel Fielding. The pair spoke to Channel 4 bosses about a potential series entitled Vic and Noel Go Painting, according to The Sun. The programme will feature the duo visiting their celebrity friends’ homes and drawing portraits [...]
Ex-bishop wins Paraguay election, ousts ruling party
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“I’m supporting Lugo because he cared about poor people when he was bishop and I think he’s honest and won’t steal from the Paraguayan people like all the other politicians have” By Hilary Burke ASUNCION (Reuters) – Fernando Lugo, a mild-mannered former Roman Catholic bishop, won Paraguay’s presidential election on Sunday to end more than [...]
‘TIME HAS COME FOR YOU TO BE DESTROYED’
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April 15, 2008 — LONDON – Jurors yesterday watched a video in which a man accused of plotting to blow up trans-Atlantic aircraft warned Western nations: “The time has come for you to be destroyed.” Read more
Check out new “Baracky” and Springsteen Mock Videos
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Check out new “Baracky” and Springsteen Mock Videos It’s turning into All-Video Friday here on the Politics Blog. For you Obama fans — and Republicans watching the Demo carnage from the sidelines — check out this “Baracky” video. It’s Obama as Rocky (and Oprah as his trainer!), Hillary as Apollo Creed. Very creative– but does [...]
Australia’s Rudd: A “true friend” appeals to China for open dialog
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Australia is still in our sights this week, in particular due to remarks that Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made in a speech at Peking University in Beijing last Wednesday, April 9, when he passed through China on the last leg of a 17-day, overseas diplomatic trip that took him to the United States and [...]
Forgetting Colombia in Debate Over Free Trade Pact
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WASHINGTON — Anyone trying to figure out who has Colombia’s best interest at heart in regard to the floundering U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement was at risk of being spun silly last week by developments in Washington and reactions in Colombia. Read more
Best-Selling Global Fictions
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Iraq is a sovereign country that makes its own decisions. Zimbabwe’s dictator will be brought into line — by someone else. Protests over Tibet mar the noble ideals of the Olympics. And only a few poorly chosen words by Barack Obama about bitterness in Pennsylvania give the misleading impression that he and his supporters are [...]