"Zimbabwe's rival opposition factions say they have reunited, declaring they have a majority in parliament. The announcement was jointly made by Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara, whose faction split in 2005. The final results...
"Do not broadcast critical Islam movie, says Dutch foreign minister
29 February 2008AMSTERDAM - Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen on Thursday called upon legislator Geert Wilders, founder of the right-wing Freedom Party, not to broadcast a movie that...
That seems to be the DOJ position. Where is the NYTimes on this? Why aren't they writing more about it?"Ever since the President's illegal warrantless eavesdropping program was revealed by the New York Times'...
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Tariq Ali
Arranged marriages can be a messy business. Designed principally as a means of accumulating wealth, circumventing...
JEM Darfur Rebels attacked oilfields in neighbouring Sudan, killing twenty Sudanese government soldiers with Rebels taking two foreign hostages, one Canadian, the other Iraqi. The Sudanese government Ministry...
"Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, on Tuesday urged rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah to hold a dialogue to end their differences, saying a divided community cannot secure peace and justice...
"PARIS: After years of shunning involvement in a war it said was wrong, France now believes it may hold the key to peace in Iraq, proposing itself as an "honest broker" between the Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish...
"y ELI LAKE
Staff Reporter of the Sun
August 17, 2007
WASHINGTON — A month before General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker deliver to Congress a make-or-break assessment of Iraq, the country's prime minister announced a new ruling coalition that excludes the...
"Gaza faction boosts police ranks
The latest factional fighting is the worst in several months
About 500 Fatah loyalists have returned to Gaza from police training in Egypt amid fighting with rival faction Hamas.
The latest violence killed 14 people, including eight in one...
"Marc Lynch has published an important article for understanding what is going on among Sunni factions in Iraq. According to him, it's not at all the way the MSM is reporting it. I find it a bit difficult to understand, partly because I'm not acquainted with the names of the...
Zimbabwe remains in the news. Check out some other articles by NP'ers as well. Zimbabwe finds itself on the brink every so often these past few years; perhaps this time critical mass has been achieved."President Robert Mugabe's opponents have vowed to unite to drive him from...
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In the days leading up to his 83rd birthday, Robert Mugabe was busy planning a bash for himself-at the cost of a mere $1.2 million dollars. That was before the leading opposition candidates decided to hold a rally....
"Nepal's new source of unrest
By Charles Haviland
BBC News, Kathmandu
The government has asked Maoists to talk to the southern insurgents
Nepal's 10-year civil war appears to be over, with Maoist rebels locking up their weapons and preparing to join the government.
But with...
"Terror in Terai: Missing Seriousness (Nepalnews Special)
- By Sanjaya Dhakal
While Nepal basks in the post conflict glow of relative peace and freedom, some districts in the southeastern plains of the country continue to reel under perpetual fear and terror as bands of...