President Zelaya is back in Honduras

The deposed president is definitely back in Honduras. Originally, it was said that Zelaya was inside a UN building in the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa, but the Brazilian Embassy in Honduras rectified the...

Isolated Honduras hunkers down

   Honduras is an interesting situation. The elected president Zeyala was forced into exile by the army and threatened with arrest if he returns but congress voted to remove him and the supreme court ruled...

Situation In Honduras Heats Up As Zelaya Tries To Return

[UPDATE – July 6, 2009]  After a failed attempt to return to Honduras yesterday, President Zelaya pledged to make more attempts to enter Honduras. Meanwhile, he is staying in the capital of El Salvador. In...

Blagojevich Removed as Illinois Governor

" Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been ousted from office after being convicted of abusing his powers. Senators voted 59-0 against him after an impeachment trial, despite his claim that he had "done nothing wrong" and that there was no evidence of a crime. "

I'm not marrying Monica Bedi, says Rahul Mahajan

" MUMBAI: Rahul Mahajan, son of deceased BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, will not marry actor Monica Bedi after all. Both Rahul and Monica were participants of reality show Big Boss. Rahul was ousted from the show on...

Maldives heads to historic presidential poll

Asia's longest serving political leader is facing the prospect of losing his job as the President of the Maldives. The Indian Ocean tourist paradise is having its first taste of democracy with multi-party elections being held to choose a president for the next five years. The...

Thaksin's Brother-in-Law Elected as New Thai Prime Minister

After weeks of turmoil Thailand lawmakers have finally elected a new Prime Minister and deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra had managed to retain his control. He had managed to get Somchai Wongsawat  his brother-in-law elected as new Prime Minister of Thiland....

Thai ruling party re-nominates leader as PM

After the Thai government found that the country's prime minister violated the constitution by appearing on a cookng show, his party has renominated him." Thailand's ruling party has re-nominated ousted leader...

Thaksin flees Thailand corruption trial and returns to exile in Britain

The Thai Supreme Court has issued an arrest warrant for ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife after they skipped bail and refused to return to Thailand to stand trial for corruption. The couple issued a statement read on state television today saying they will not...

The mom and the monster

"The matriarch of one of Hong Kong's richest corporate dynasties sat down with the city's most notorious crime bosses and negotiated the payment of a HK$600 million ransom for the release of her eldest son, The...

Sharif's supporters protest court ruling in Pakistan

Supoprters of Nawaz Sharif, the former Pakistani Prime Minister, burned effigies today against a court ruling that bars Sharif from running in this weeks' parliamentary by-elections.Here is a link to a picture of...

Thai protesters defy PM's warning of a crackdown

Thousands of people demonstrated in Bangkok today, defying the warning made by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej that there would be a crackdown if they did."Riot police were deployed, but the authorities did not...

Maoists Take Majority of Counted Votes in Nepal

For the first time, the Nepalese were allowed to vote to determine the direction of their country. No one could have foreseen that the majority would vote for the Maoists, the rebels whose failed insurgency killed...

New York Judge Jails Entire Courtroom over Ringing Cellphone

Sometinmes you just can't this stuff up."NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - A judge who jailed 46 people who were in his courtroom when a cellphone call interrupted proceedings was removed from the bench Tuesday by a state...

Benazir Bhutto Is Permitted to Leave Home

Finally, a democratic change is in the wind for Pakistan....."The Pakistani police allowed the opposition leader Benazir Bhutto to leave her home on Saturday, and she carried out a brief protest in front of the...

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