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By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 29 November 2006 The government of Iraq's embattled prime minister suffered another blow Wednesday when legislators and cabinet members loyal to an anti-American Shi'ite cleric suspended their participation to protest
Cambodia's new National Assembly was sworn-in Wednesday, giving the Cambodian People's Party a further five-year mandate following its landslide victory in this year's general election. A threatened opposition boycott of the event was abandoned at t
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 23 January 2008 Former U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan is in Kenya to begin talks aimed at resolving the bitter political dispute between President Mwai Kibaki and opposition challenger Raila Odinga. Underscoring the urgent ne
US Will Not 'Tolerate' Disruption of Vital Oil Strait Traffic For the second time in two days, Iran has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian officials warned they would shut down the worlds strategic oil passageway if the West imposes sa
Controversy Surrounds Muslim-American Reality TV Show A new controversy over Islam has arisen in the United States, this time over a reality TV show that profiles Muslim Americans and a home improvement chain's decision to pull its advertising from t
Ethnic Karen minority children play soccer on a muddy field at their refugee camp along the Thai-Burma border near Mae Sot, Thailand, 29 Jun 2010 Burma's ethnic Karen communities and rights groups are reporting stepped up attacks by Burma's military
Presidential campaigning is under way in Mauritania. But the country's former military ruler has delayed the start of his campaign to give international mediators more time to resolve the country's political crisis. Campaigning began without the man
Syria and its political allies in Lebanon continue to exert pressure on the government of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, in what analysts say is another attempt to put an end to the international tribunal investigating the assassination of former Prime
By Scott Stearns Dakar 23 October 2009 Preliminary results from legislative elections in Niger indicate a big win for the ruling party in a vote boycotted by the opposition. West African leaders suspended the country from its regional economic bloc,
By Lauren Comiteau The Hague 26 October 2009 View of empty seats where Radovan Karadzic's defense team was supposed to sit at start of trial at War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague, 26 Oct 2009 Making good on his threat, former Serb leader Radovan Karad
Vietnamese Staging Chinese Product Boycott After Oil Rig Spat HANOI China recently pulled an oil rig from an area of the disputed South China Sea that Vietnam also claims. Despite the action, the incident has had a lingering effect on consumers in Vi
Israeli-Palestinian Tensions High Following Attacks 袭击事件后以巴关系高度紧张 JERUSALEM More Israeli security forces were deployed Tuesday after clashes with Palestinian demonstrators and knife attacks in which an Israeli soldier and ci
DAVID GREENE, HOST: Going to turn now to Kenya, where it is election day, and already, we are seeing a lot of violence. At least two people are dead, and dozens have been injured. Four counties have now delayed voting until Saturday. Now, there were
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The 40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors were a chance to celebrate among others a dancer, a rapper and a TV-sitcom pioneer. Here's NPR's Elizabeth Blair. ELIZABETH BLAIR, BYLINE: The Kennedy Center Honors are lifetime achievement a
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Guns and gun safety are very much in the news again this week. This morning, the Justice Department moved forward with a process to ban bump stocks. That's the accessory that enables guns to fire like automatic weapons. Yesterday
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By Edward Yeranian Beirut 23 November 2007 Lebanese leaders and members of parliament have agreed to postpone Friday's scheduled session of parliament for a fifth time, leaving the country, at midnight, without a president. Edward Yeranian reports fo
Russias Reaction Against Gay Rights Starts in St Petersburg MOSCOW Russia has become the worldwide target of gay activists for its new law banning gay propaganda. St. Petersburg is the birthplace of Russias reaction against gay rights. In St. Petersb
By Tendai Maphosa London 10 December 2007 The Anglican Archbishop of York took a dramatic step to protest human rights abuses in Zimbabwe, removing his bishop's collar and cutting it to pieces on a live television broadcast Sunday. Archbishop John Se
Fighting between suspected Muslim militants and Indian troops in a forest area of Indian administered Kashmir has entered its fourth day on Sunday. The violence close to the line of control has claimed seven lives, including three security personnel.