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Protesters target Hong Kong leader on handover anniversary
Jun 30, 2013 (AFP)
As Hong Kong marks the 16th anniversary of its handover to China on Monday, hundreds of thousands are set to protest against the city's pro-Beijing leader amid ...
Council of Europe assembly rejects democracy monitoring for Hungary
Jun 27, 2013 (UPI)
The Council of Europe's assembly this week opted not to put Hungary on a list of countries it officially monitors for adherence to rule of law standards. The co...
Egypt faces new turbulence over Morsi anniversary
Jun 27, 2013 (UPI)
Strife-torn Egypt is bracing for more trouble Sunday, when mass demonstrations on the first anniversary in power of the country's first freely elected president...
Kevin Rudd: A volatile but polished politician
Jun 27, 2013 (AFP)
A charismatic but hot-tempered politician with an ear for the zeitgeist, the prodigal son of Australian politics Kevin Rudd sealed his remarkable resurrection a...
Elbegdorj: From freedom fighter to Mongolian statesman
Jun 26, 2013 (AFP)
A key figure in Mongolia's transition to democracy more than two decades ago, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj has emerged as the dominant force in the country's political...
Tunisia army chief who sided with revolution quits
Jun 25, 2013 (AFP)
Tunisia's army General Rachid Ammar, who refused orders to crush the 2011 uprising that toppled ex-president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, has announced he is steppi...
Egypt army to intervene if unrest erupts: minister
Jun 23, 2013 (AFP)
Egypt's defence minister warned on Sunday that the army will intervene if violence breaks out in the country where opponents of President Mohamed Morsi are plan...
Bolivians unhappy with Morales seeking third term
Jun 21, 2013 (UPI)
Bolivians are beginning to voice disquiet over the way President Evo Morales is preparing to prolong his rule through constitutional devices that will likely en...
ANC website hacked
Jun 14, 2013 (AFP)
South Africa's ruling African National Congress on Friday said its website had been hacked by Zimbabwean activists claiming a link to the global "hacktivist" gr...
Outside View: Selective U.S. support for democracy
Jun 13, 2013 (UPI)
Americans, and the rest of the world, would remain uncertain as to the strategic thrust of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. With the events of the recent...
Hungarian minister blasts EU's 'false conclusions' on civil liberties
Jun 13, 2013 (UPI)
European Union critics are drawing "false conclusions" about the state of civil liberties and the rule of law in Hungary, the country's European affairs ministe...
Spain, France regret closure of Greece's state TV
Jun 12, 2013 (AFP)
Spain and France spoke out Wednesday against the cash-strapped Greek government's decision to shut down the country's ERT state broadcaster, a move which sparke...
Anti-Putin environmentalist says granted asylum in Estonia
Jun 12, 2013 (AFP)
A Russian environmentalist said Wednesday he has been granted asylum by Estonia, after fleeing his home country where he was wanted for accusing President Vladi...
Kudos due after US donut shop staff endures tirade
Jun 12, 2013 (AFP)
Dunkin' Donuts plans to reward two employees in Florida for facing down a racist-flavored tirade from a bullying customer who recorded her own outburst in a vid...
Violence flares as Turkey PM cracks down on protests
Jun 11, 2013 (AFP)
Riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to clear protesters from an Istanbul square on Tuesday as Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned he wo...
Algeria independence war leader urges army to end crisis
Jun 11, 2013 (AFP)
A father of Algeria's independence has urged the army to end the country's leadership crisis, calling ailing and incapacitated President Abdelaziz Bouteflika a ...
Labor government facing tough Australian election
Jun 11, 2013 (UPI)
With less than 100 days before the Australian federal election, the governing Labor party is struggling at the polls and worried about a potentially humiliating...
New Zealand party leader resigns over leak allegations
Jun 10, 2013 (UPI)
A party leader in New Zealand's coalition government resigned his ministerial posts over allegations he leaked a report on the country's spy agency's surveillan...
5 weeks after 'mini-stroke,' Algeria's leader in limbo
Jun 03, 2013 (UPI)
Five weeks ago, on April 27, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika suffered what the government called a "mini-stroke and was whisked off to France for treatm...
For pundits, it's better to be confident than correct
May 29, 2013 (SPX)
It would be nice to think the pundits we see yelling on TV and squawking on Twitter are right all the time. It turns out they're wrong more often than they are ...
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