DEMOCRACY - AFRICA DAILY

Oct 08, 2012 (AFP)

China extended its congratulations to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Monday over his re-election victory and vowed to bring relations between the close eco...

Policing for the police, not armies in LatAm: Panetta

Oct 08, 2012 (AFP)

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Monday urged his Latin American counterparts to work toward enabling police to do their jobs better and not rely on armies ...

Scrutinizing the women's vote scrutiny

Oct 04, 2012 (UPI)

If it were decided by polls -- 2012 might be called the year of the woman voter. Pollsters, the campaigns and the media seem to be fixating on the question of w...

Activists work to register felons to vote

Oct 04, 2012 (UPI)

Civil right activists stepped up efforts this week to allow more than 1.5 million voting-eligible felons in Florida -- and millions more nationwide -- access to...

Pinera losing Chilean middle class support

Oct 04, 2012 (UPI)

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera is losing middle class support for his administration in a further setback after the government appeared to minimize the impa...

For young voters, it's still the economy

Oct 03, 2012 (UPI)

Young Democrats and Republicans agree on one thing: The economy will mean both groups will turn out in full force at the polls. Alyssa Farah, communications dir...

Rebel tailor sews change in Colombia

Oct 02, 2012 (AFP)

For 10 years, Alvaro Perez was a tailor of war, making uniforms for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Now, as the rebels start a peace dialogue, he is...

Amnesty urges Egypt to end 'bloody legacy' of abuse

Oct 02, 2012 (AFP)

Amnesty International urged Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi on Tuesday to implement reforms in the police and army, publishing two reports condemning human righ...

YouTube, Xbox to stream US presidential debates

Oct 02, 2012 (AFP)

YouTube has announced it will stream the three debates between US President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney, along with the vice presidential debate. "N...

First elected leader faces trial in the Maldives

Sep 30, 2012 (AFP)

The first democratically elected president in the Maldives goes on trial Monday on abuse of power charges, seven months after being toppled in what he calls a "...

What to give a Chinese boss who has it all, or nothing?

Sep 30, 2012 (AFP)

Giving gifts is crucial if you want to get ahead in Chinese politics or business, but what do you do when you don't know whether your boss is about to be promot...

Vietnam hits back over blogger criticism

Sep 30, 2012 (UPI)

The three bloggers jailed this week for carrying out "propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam" received an open and fair trial, the government said...

Outside View: A victory for justice

Sep 28, 2012 (UPI)

When the good guys win I'm happy; when right overcomes might I'm euphoric because it doesn't always work out like that. But, in this case persistence and selfle...

Bangkok groups clash over lese-majeste law

Sep 26, 2012 (UPI)

Bangkok police contained a street confrontation of government and opposition supporters who clashed over an investigation under the country's controversial lese...

Boycotted Belarus election declared valid

Sep 24, 2012 (UPI)

Enough residents voted in otherwise-boycotted Parliamentary elections in Belarus to make the results valid, the country's Central Election Commission has declar...

Workers beg Romney to stop latest Bain outsourcing

Sep 23, 2012 (AFP)

Being told to train his replacement was humiliating and surreal, but Tom Gaulrapp said the worst part was when the plant's US flag was taken down before the Chi...

Turkish 'coup plotters' jailing a warning to army: analysts

Sep 22, 2012 (AFP)

A Turkish court's landmark conviction of some 300 military officers accused of plotting to oust an elected government sends a stark warning to the armed forces,...

Vietnam bloggers set for 'anti-state propaganda' trial

Sep 21, 2012 (AFP)

Three high-profile Vietnamese bloggers, including one whose case has been raised by US President Barack Obama, are set to go on trial Monday for "anti-state pro...

Arrest threat overshadows Myanmar peace rally

Sep 21, 2012 (AFP)

Several hundred people defied authorities to march through Yangon on Friday calling for an end to the festering conflict between Kachin ethnic minority rebels a...

Three ex-generals jailed for 20 years in Turkey coup trial

Sep 21, 2012 (AFP)

A Turkish court on Friday handed down 20-year prison terms to three former generals accused of plotting to overthrow the government in 2003. The three chief sus...