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Bangladeshi court sentences BNP politician to death
Oct 02, 2013 (UPI)
A war crimes court in Bangladesh has sentenced an opposition MP to death for his part in murder and genocide during the 1971 war of independence. Salahuddin Qua...
Walker's World: Berlusconi's revenge
Sep 30, 2013 (UPI)
Just when the intermission of the German elections seemed destined to continue as Chancellor Angela Merkel tries to put together a governing coalition, Italy ha...
Brazil's drive for clean politics comes at cost
Sep 26, 2013 (UPI)
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff pledged to clean the country's politics when she took office Jan. 1, 2011, but her actions are having some unpredictable cons...
Hun Sen re-appointed as Cambodian prime minister
Sep 24, 2013 (UPI)
Re-elected Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen officially took up office amid opposition street protests and a parliamentary boycott. Tensions ran high in the stre...
Sri Lanka Tamils win landslide in self-rule vote
Sep 22, 2013 (AFP)
Sri Lanka's main Tamil party won a landslide victory Sunday in landmark elections in the battle-scarred north, raising hopes of self-rule for the ethnic minorit...
Blog crackdown chills China's political debate
Sep 21, 2013 (AFP)
A government-backed campaign to assert greater control over social media has lead to increased self-censorship by some of China's most influential bloggers, chi...
Amid crisis, Egyptians fear return to security state
Sep 19, 2013 (UPI)
Egypt's military-led regime has given its security services wide-ranging powers amid widening political upheaval, raising fears the country is reverting to the ...
Rwanda's ruling party set for parliament election landslide
Sep 17, 2013 (AFP)
The ruling party of Rwandan President Paul Kagame was headed for a predicted landslide win in parliamentary elections, officials said Tuesday, cementing a nearl...
Pentagon chief holds talks with Egyptian army chief: Pentagon
Sep 17, 2013 (AFP)
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel urged Egypt's interim authorities to "advance the political roadmap" in a phone call with the country's army chief on Tuesday, ...
China activist still seeks democracy after 50 year fight
Sep 17, 2013 (AFP)
When Chinese police beat elderly former professor Sun Wenguang so badly they broke four ribs, it was just part of the price he has paid for a lifetime defying a...
Suu Kyi meets Dalai Lama, risking China's ire
Sep 16, 2013 (AFP)
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has risked prompting Chinese anger after it was confirmed she had a private meeting with the Dalai Lama on the sideli...
Egypt journalist faces military court over 'lies'
Sep 15, 2013 (AFP)
An Egyptian journalist on Sunday appeared before a military court, accused of spreading lies about the army's campaign against militants in the Sinai Peninsula....
Britain not relevant in political reform: Hong Kong chief
Sep 15, 2013 (AFP)
Hong Kong's leader Sunday scoffed at calls by a British minister for greater democratic freedoms in the city, dismissing London's views as "irrelevant". British...
Twitter a crucial political tool, despite risks
Sep 13, 2013 (AFP)
Presidents and prime ministers, South American strongmen and nearly the entire US Congress have used Twitter to press their political platforms. But has the blu...
Twitter emerges as indispensable political tool
Sep 13, 2013 (AFP)
Presidents and prime ministers, South American strongmen and nearly the entire US Congress have used Twitter to press their political platforms. But has the blu...
Venezuela's press faces closures as newsprint runs out
Sep 12, 2013 (UPI)
A chronic newsprint shortage is causing premature demise of regional newspapers in Venezuela and forcing many news media outlets to leap toward digital publishi...
Algeria's ailing president heads for showdown with spy chief
Sep 12, 2013 (UPI)
Ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika appears to be heading for a showdown with his longtime opponent, Libya's powerful intelligence chief, Maj. Gen. Mohamed "T...
Army keeps upper hand as Egypt eyes transition
Sep 08, 2013 (AFP)
The deadly crackdown on Islamists across Egypt could radicalise their ranks and at the same time further bolster the powerful army during the country's transiti...
Outside View: The war in Egypt is on
Sep 06, 2013 (UPI)
War, maybe in the form of a low-intensity conflict, has descended upon Egypt. This is no surprise, however. One could see it coming from miles away. This is so ...
Several suspects freed pending end of Turkey coup trial
Sep 06, 2013 (AFP)
An Ankara court has released from jail 10 suspects, including high-ranking officers, pending the outcome of their trial for their alleged role in the 1997 blood...
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