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Bashar al-Assad

Syria: Could Assad Suffer the Same Fate as Gaddafi?

The past seven months have seen bloodshed and uprising in both Libya and Syria, but while former Libyan dictator has been ousted and killed by rebel fighters, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad obstinately clings to power. Could his continued refusal to engage with protesters lead to a similar violent end?

Relationship Between UK and Ireland

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Nearly a century after previous British royalty's visit to Ireland, history was made with Queen Elizabeth II making the first ever visit (May 17-29, 2011) of a British monarch to the Republic of Ireland.
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'Dreams Infinity': Mantra for UK Asian Muslims

In 2007, Indian-born Booker Prize-winning author, Salman Rushdie, established a new high for Asian Muslims living in the UK, when he was honored with a knighthood. More recently, Abdul Arain, a Non Resident Indian and Cambridge-based grocery-store owner, shot to fame when he was nominated in the Cambridge University Chancellor elections. Though he lost, there continues to a lot of hype about the commoner with an MBA from Cambridge.
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UK Economy: Does Ed Balls Have a Credible Alternative?

UK Economy: Does Ed Balls Have a Credible Alternative?

The UK economy has flat lined and with the threat of massive trade union strikes on November 30 of this year’s year both the public and economists are seriously considering whether David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne have got their plan right. Has the UK moved down a road they can’t come back from or is it in fact that Ed Balls’ and the Labour Party plans simply are not credible?
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TB on the Rise in Europe: Everything You Need to Know About the Disease

The World Health Organisation has revealed that there has been a significant rise in Europe of the rate of infections of TB. The WHO reports that there is a worldwide pandemic, killing 1.7 million people each year with 440,000 new patients being diagnosed with the disease around the world.
Muammar Gaddafi

Libya Conflict and The Gadhafi Regime Collapse: Is the Revolution Over?

As the 41-year-old regime of Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi is falling apart, leaving space for the National Transitional Council to take over the country, analysts are already attempting to look at the consequences of the fall of the man that managed to cling to power for so many years.
U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH)

U.S. Debt Ceiling: Tensions Between Democrats and Republicans Hampering Progress

Just a week before the Aug. 2 deadline for Congress to act, hope for a compromise between Republican and Democratic proposals, and with Washington looking stuck in an impasse, Washington the mood in the U.S. is becoming more and more tensed as the risks of a downgrade to the top-notch US credit rating are looming everyday a little bit closer.
Funny Gaddafi Caricatures

Gaddafi, Nato Forces and the ICC: What About International Justice?

Gaddafi is once again causing havoc it seems as coalition forces supporting the Nato-led operation in Libya appears to be at loggerheads with the International Criminal Court.Recent weeks have been marked by declaration from France, the U.K and the Rebels saying they could allow for Gaddafi to remain in Libya.
Syrian Protests (PHOTOS)

Syria: Why Assad "Divide to Rule" Strategy Could Lead to His Demise

With popular uprising in Syria refusing to back down, cracks in the establishment are starting to show.However unlike Tunisia or Egypt, it seems that despite months of popular protests the Assad family, in power in Syria for more than 40 years, is not yet ready to be ousted by the dissidents.
Anders Behring Breivik

Norway Massacre: Terrorist Attacks and the Danger of Cultural Homogeneity

On Saturday, July 23, Norway was hit by two deadly terrorist attacks. In the first, a bomb exploded in Oslo's government sector, political analysts and commentators quickly started looking in the direction of an Al-Qaeda style Islamist group as the likely culprits in such a horrific attack.
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Somalia Famine: Twitter for Africa?

Thousands of Africans are taking to Twitter to vent grief and anger over another famine in Somalia, raising money and comforting each other showing that once again social network are increasingly used to highlight international issues.
Supporters of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi look on during a rally in the town of Al-Ajaylat

Libya: Is Gaddafi Mocking the International Community?

While the international community battles over road maps, peace talks and cease fire plans, saying they are in touch with the Libyan government, one leader, Muammar Gaddafi seems blissfully unaware that he supposedly is on the brink of accepting a deal that will force him to step down from power.
Misrata youth goes from Playstation to front line

Libyan conflict: An East-West Battle?

Chinese President Hu Jintao told his South African counterpart, Jacob Zuma, on Thursday that China will continue to work with the African Union in finding a solution to the Libyan crisis, state news agency Xinhua reported.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin

Is Sarah Palin Ready to Announce Nomination Decision?

After Sarah Palin's interview with Newsweek last weekend, speculation has intensified that she's ready to throw her hat into the ring for the Republican nomination for the right to challenge President Obama for the White House.