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Uruguay's Mujica suffers popularity slump
Sep 21, 2012 (UPI)
Uruguayan President Jose Mujica is facing a sharp drop in approval ratings as the country's development targets slip through a combination of external factors a...
Turkish court hears final arguments in military coup trial
Sep 20, 2012 (AFP)
A Turkish court heard final arguments Thursday in the trial of hundreds of active and retired military officers accused of plotting to overthrow the Islamic-roo...
Online freedom falls prey to anti-Islam film violence
Sep 14, 2012 (AFP)
Internet rights champions on Friday were fearful that free speech online may be among the victims of violence spurred by an anti-Islam video posted to YouTube. ...
Chavez election bid divides Venezuelans
Sep 14, 2012 (UPI)
Speculation over President Hugo Chavez's future health is dividing Venezuelans three ways as the momentum for Oct. 7 election builds up. Some want him out, othe...
Dutch pro-Europe vote winner Rutte nixes left-bloc coalition
Sep 14, 2012 (AFP)
The Liberal winners of Dutch elections Friday categorically rejected a left-wing bloc joining government, a move that could critically weaken the pro-Europe pol...
Dutch PM Rutte starts tough task of building coalition
Sep 13, 2012 (AFP)
Dutch Liberal Prime Minister Mark Rutte began hammering out behind closed doors Thursday the coalition he will lead after receiving a solid mandate to battle Eu...
How Dutch populist Wilders got it all wrong
Sep 13, 2012 (AFP)
Dutch populist Geert Wilders seems for once to have misjudged voters after his resounding defeat in the Netherlands election but his political career is far fro...
Cambodian journalist found murdered: police
Sep 12, 2012 (AFP)
A Cambodian journalist who exposed rampant illegal logging has been found murdered in the boot of his car, police said Wednesday, in a country where environment...
Europe wins in Netherlands vote, extremism loses: exit polls
Sep 12, 2012 (AFP)
Dutch voters overwhelmingly rejected anti-EU extremism in favour of pro-European pragmatism on Wednesday, electing centrist parties that will remain committed t...
Outside View: Damned political parties
Sep 12, 2012 (UPI)
Were Voltaire alive and asked to comment on the multiple collisions between rhetoric and fact that resonated throughout the presidential nominating conventions ...
Dutch vote headed for pro-Europe coalition
Sep 11, 2012 (AFP)
Despite a campaign marked by attacks on Brussels, the leading Dutch parties wound up efforts on Tuesday to sway undecided voters to elect a grudgingly Europe-fr...
Outside View: A tale of two parties
Sep 11, 2012 (UPI)
The juxtaposition of Bill Clinton's speech and U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren's introduction at the Democratic National Convention begged the question w...
Dutch polls a close race in uncertain times for Europe
Sep 09, 2012 (AFP)
The Netherlands votes Wednesday to elect a new parliament for the second time in two years after a tight race dominated by economic uncertainty thanks to Europe...
Hong Kong votes in crucial legislative polls
Sep 09, 2012 (AFP)
Hong Kong voters went to the polls Sunday in legislative elections seen as a crucial test for the Beijing-backed government, as calls for full democracy grow an...
Dutch Labour leader Samsom seen as PM after meteoric rise
Sep 08, 2012 (AFP)
Dutch Labour leader Diederik Samsom handed out roses and promised a new Europe as he campaigned Saturday to achieve what seemed impossible just weeks ago: becom...
NATO says Georgia polls a 'litmus test' for democracy
Sep 06, 2012 (AFP)
NATO on Thursday said parliamentary polls in Georgia next month would be a "litmus test" for its democratic credentials amid rising tensions between governing p...
Hong Kong goes to the polls amid China tensions
Sep 06, 2012 (AFP)
Hong Kong goes to the polls Sunday to elect a new legislature that will lay the ground rules for direct elections, amid growing disquiet over mainland China's h...
Students reject Chilean education reforms
Sep 06, 2012 (UPI)
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera's latest jab at calming rioting students with an education reforms package provoked more street protests in Santiago and othe...
Outside View: Romney vs. Obama
Sep 05, 2012 (UPI)
With the U.S. economy sputtering, President Barack Obama would like voters to believe he faces tougher challenges than any president since Franklin Roosevelt an...
Iran arrests 20 for 'disruptive acts' following quake
Sep 04, 2012 (AFP)
Iran has arrested more than 20 people for "disruptive acts," including reportedly members of its ostracised Bahai minority, in its northwest region hit by deadl...
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