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Women Quota Bill a Global Plot to Weaken Indian Democracy

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:01:00 +0000

Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav here on Sunday said the women`s reservation bill was an ``international conspiracy`` to weaken Indian democracy and said it would ultimately lead to an all-women parliament that would be ``alarming`` for the country. more...

British Expats in Australia Wanted By Tories

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:01:00 +0000

The British Conservative Party have scoured the country in their efforts to win votes. From Mondeo Man to Mumsnet, there is hardly a section of society left that they haven`t tried to woo - except that is, for the expatriates. more...

Iceland Rejects Bill to Repay Britain, Netherlands

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:01:00 +0000

Icelandic voters overwhelmingly rejected a US$5.3-billion deal to repay debts to Britain and the Netherlands for their losses in the 2008 collapse of Iceland`s private online bank, Icesave. more...

Tea Party movement in U.S. grows to counter Obama`s policies

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:01:00 +0000

The Tea Party movement which started last year is growing fast in the United States on the grass-roots level, which has become a political force supported by conservatives to counter President Barack Obama`s policies. more...

Report: 2009 Deadly, Dangerous Year for Journalists, Bloggers Worldwide

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:01:00 +0000

A press advocacy group says 2009 was a deadly year for reporters around the world, with at least 71 killed. more...

Revolution within the Revolution in Venezuela

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:48:00 +0000

For the first time in Venezuelan history the constitution declares housing, health care, and employment as basic human rights and argues in favor of a more participatory form of democracy. more...

How Will Iran Deal with the Crisis?

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:08:00 +0000

The laboring classes in Iran are doubly burdened: the theocracy on one hand and capitalist development on the other. more...

Poet, anti-apartheid activist Dennis Brutus dies at 85

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:42:00 +0000

South African poet and former political prisoner Dennis Brutus, who fought apartheid in words and deeds and remained an activist well after the fall of his country`s racist system, has died. He was 85. more...

Obama Year One: Betrayal and Failure

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:00:00 +0000

Mathaba Analyst Stephen Lendman takes a look at Obama`s first year, in this first of a multi-part series analysis of his record as President of the United States of America more...

Turning Activists Into Voters in Uruguay

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:01:00 +0000

Jose ``Pepe`` Mujica was elected president with 52 percent of the vote. He pledged to continue the policies of his predecessor, current left-leaning president Tabare Vasquez. more...

Honduras power-sharing deal fails

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:05:00 +0000

Power-sharing deal in Honduras collapses as Manuel Zelaya demands to lead. more...

House Resolution Designates Venezuela a State Sponsor of Terrorism

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

On October 27, Rep. Connie Mack (Rep. FL) introduced HR 872: Calling for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to be designated a state sponsor of terrorism. more...

Sorry for Iraq invasion, had no option: Bush

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:01:00 +0000

Justifying his decision to invade Iraq, former US President George W. Bush on Saturday said dislodging of President Saddam Hussain was a necessity after the 9/11 attacks but regretted that military had to be used to do so as there was no other ``choice``. more...

Ethiopia: Is it the drought that causes the deaths or the dictatorial dynasties?

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:49:00 +0000

Evidence on the ground point to the fact that the Ethiopian people are suffering from TPLF terror and it`s tyrannic tenets rather than a natural drought and destituteness. more...

Mozambique opposition leader threatens to take power by force

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:01:00 +0000

Reeling from his crushing defeat in Wednesday`s general elections, Afonso Dhlakama, the leader of Mozambique`s main opposition party Renamo, has threatened ``to take power by force.`` more...

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