Rebels Used to Boots, Not Suits, Seek to Govern Congo
Thursday, den 20. November 2008As Congo rebel chief Laurent Nkunda seeks to refashion himself as a national political leader, it’s not clear if he has the professional staff beneath him to realize his ambitions.
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Claims of a Rigged Vote Foment Bitter Protests in Nicaragua
Thursday, den 20. November 2008Thousands of protesters backing the leftist Sandinista party took to the streets to support the results of local elections that the opposition says President Daniel Ortega rigged.
Ortega, Daniel, Voting and Voters, Nicaragua, Politics and Government, Demonstrations and Riots | 0 Kommentar »
Congo Rebels Trade Boots for Suits
Wednesday, den 19. November 2008As Congo rebel chief Laurent Nkunda seeks to refashion himself as a national political leader, it’s not clear if he has the professional staff beneath him to realize his ambitions.
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Sandinistas Rally to Counter Opposition Protests on Vote
Wednesday, den 19. November 2008Thousands of protesters backing the leftist Sandinista party took to the streets to support the results of local elections that the opposition says President Daniel Ortega rigged.
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World Briefing | The Americas: Nicaragua: Protest Is Canceled
Wednesday, den 19. November 2008Confronted by pro-government demonstrators who threw rocks and fired homemade mortars, the opposition leader Eduardo Montealegre called off a march in the capital.
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World Briefing | Africa: Somalia: Ethiopian Restlessness
Wednesday, den 19. November 2008Ethiopia said that it was not prepared to continue propping up Somalia’s interim government “indefinitely” and urged leaders there to embrace a peace process.
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The Dead Tell a Tale China Doesn’t Care to Listen To
Wednesday, den 19. November 2008The Tarim mummies have become protagonists in a political dispute over who should control the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region.
Mummies and Mummification, Xinjiang (China), Uighurs (Chinese Ethnic Group), Archaeology and Anthropology, Politics and Government | 0 Kommentar »
Court in Egypt Annuls Deal With Israel on Gas Supply
Wednesday, den 19. November 2008An Egyptian court said that a 15-year contract was improperly awarded because it was not approved by Parliament.
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Thousands Battle Police In China’s Northwest
Tuesday, den 18. November 2008A local government’s decision to move its administrative offices from one city to another has provoked two days of unrest in northwest China.
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Thousands Riot in Northwest China
Tuesday, den 18. November 2008A local government’s decision to move its administrative offices from one city to another has provoked two days of unrest in northwest China.
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