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Afghan women wait for transportation in Kabul

Afghanistan 10 Year On: Has Justice For Women Been Achieved?

Friday 7 October marks the 10th anniversary of the foreign troop's intervention in Afghanistan and recent polls show that 66 per cent of women said they feel safer now than they did 10 years ago and 72 per cent believe their lives are better now than they were 10 years ago. However, 87 per cent of all women in Afghanistan suffer domestic abuse, proving that there is still a long way to go before Afghan women can truly feel protected.

Berlusconi Jokes He Will Rename Party "Go Pussy"

Silvio Berlusconi
Italian Prime Minister Sergio Berlusconi caused another scandal when he joked that the Forzia Italia (Go Italy) party should change its name to "Go Pussy" to improve its ratings in the polls.
2011

Afghanistan War: The Failure of The War on Terror?

After 10 years of foreign military presence, the future of Afghanistan looks gloomy, with a weak and struggling government accused of corruption and an increase in violent insurgency as the promised withdrawal in 2014 looms.
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U.S. student Amanda Knox's smiles at the Leonardo Da Vinci airport in Fiumicino

Amanda Knox Back Home, Feels 'Overwhelmed'

A day after an Italian court overturned her murder conviction, American student Amanda Knox came home to Seattle Tuesday. Barely able to contain her emotions, she said she felt "overwhelmed" and everything felt like it "wasn't real."
Afghanistan"s President Hamid Karzai

Afghanistan and India: United Against the Taliban or Pakistan?

As the relationship between Afghanistan continues to erode, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has arrived in India for talks over strategic security agreements and development aid prompting allegations Afghan is taunting Pakistan by seeking rapprochement with its regional competitor.
Amanda Knox Trial

Amanda Knox Trial: Latest News and Pictures

Amanda Knox is free to return to the United States after she and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were cleared by a Perugian court of killing Meredith Kercher late last night.
Obama

Obama’s Next Presidential Campaign: Underdog as A Winning Tactic?

After winning over the U.S. and the world with his 'Yes we can' slogan, Obama's next presidential campaign announces itself gloomier and harder than its precedent as a new poll suggest a majority of Americans expect him to be a one-term president, only, prompting the president to call himself an 'underdog.'