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By Challiss McDonough Beirut 30 November 2006 In the aftermath of yet another political assassination in Lebanon, analysts say political and sectarian tensions are at the highest point since the end of the civil war more than 15 years ago. But despi
By Ron Corben Bangkok 31 August 2006 Political tensions in Thailand have heightened after police said they broke up a bomb plot aimed at Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Polls point to growing skepticism over the allegations - a sign of Mr. Thaksi
By Barry Newhouse Irbil 08 May 2007 In Iraq's northern Kurdistan region, government officials are trying to understand and stop a rise in honor killings. The Kurdish government has overturned Iraqi laws that allowed relatives to kill women who were p
By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 28 July 2006 Campaigning is ending in the Democratic Republic of Congo, amid tensions before Sunday's post-war election. It is the first open ballot in the country since just after independence in 1960. -------- Destructio
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 22 May 2007 A daylong general strike called by Sikh religious leaders has shut down activity in India's northern state of Punjab, a Sikh majority region. Anjana Pasricha reports that the strike was ordered after tensions
By Challiss McDonough Dahab, Egypt 26 April 2006 In Egypt, a pair of suicide attacks on security forces near the Israeli border killed the two bombers but caused no other injuries Wednesday. But tensi
By Noel King Khartoum 21 February 2006 African Union peacekeeper and colleagues in the background (File photo - Nov. 10, 2005) Tensions are running high in Sudan, as a controversial proposal that woul
By Catherine Maddux Washington 24 March 2006 Olusegun Obasanjo seen as he participates in National Population Census at Abuja Earlier this month, a Nigerian constitutional review panel recommended all
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 20 June 2006 Tensions are rising in the Horn of Africa amid unconfirmed reports that several-hundred Ethiopian troops have crossed the border into Somalia to confront an Islamic group that controls large areas of southern Somal
Political tensions in Thailand have risen sharply after supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra stepped up protests in the Thai capital and shut down key roads. The protesters threaten more drastic action if the government does not re
Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo over Kosovo's independence more than a year ago,were evident at a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday. Serbia again stated its position that it would never recognize Kosovo's independence, while Kosovo accused
The United States on Monday welcomed the peaceful outcome of the week-long political crisis in Pakistan, saying it brought the country back from the brink of broader political upheaval. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made calls to key Pakis
By Joe Bavier N'Djamena 02 May 2006 A day before elections in Chad, tension is mounting amid fears of violence and possible attacks on polling stations, following a rebel threat to disrupt the electio
By Barry Newhouse Irbil 10 June 2007 Trucks loaded with military equipment are seen heading towards the border with Iraq near the southeastern Turkish city of Nusaybin, 01 Jun 2007 Iraqi Kurds living near the Turkish border continue to report regular
By Barry Newhouse Irbil 10 June 2007 Traveling Iraq's highways is a perilous undertaking, and few understand the risks as well as the country's truckers. It is a job where ambushes are expected and breakdowns can be deadly. But one group of trucker
By Jim Malone Washington 19 July 2006 The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down the Bush administration's plans to use military tribunals to try suspected terrorists is the latest example of how one branch of the U.S. government can check
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 04 June 2006 Members of a newly deployed Fatah militia parade in the West Bank town of Tulkarem Sunday June 4, 2006 The deployment of a new security force in the West Bank i
By Franz Wild Diouzon, Ivory Coast 20 May 2006 Bangladeshi soldiers at the entrance to the zone of confidence In Ivory Coast, a recent attack in a village along the volatile dividing line between rebe
Ethnic tensions continue to run high in Kenya where there have been threats of revenge following the deaths on Tuesday of at least 30 children and adults who had taken refuge in a church in the Rift Valley town of Eldoret. Diplomatic efforts, includi
Tensions soared last week when Syria's President accused Israel of avoiding peace, foreign minister threatened that Israeli cities would be attacked in event of war Robert Berger | Jerusalem 07 February 2010 Benjamin Netanyahu Israel says it is exten