U.S. Debt Deal Passed: Will the Democrats or Republicans Come Out Stronger?
After weeks of debate, struggles and hesitation, a divided US House of Representatives has approved a massive austerity plan to prevent the U.S. from entering into default.
Israel Protests: Has Israel Been Hit by the Arab Spring?
As Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing the strongest wave of protests since he took office, he was forced to announce that members of his government would meet protesters to try and calm public discontent.In the last two weeks, tens of thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets to demonstrate against the rising living costs, putting pressure on Netanyahu and asking for reforms.
U.S. Debt Limit: Will the Republican Crisis Profit the Democrats?
US Republican leaders are frantically trying to rescue their deficit-cutting bill hours as the party, fractured and divided, struggles to find a consensus.A House of Representatives vote planned on Thursday night had to be re-scheduled after the plan proposed failed to heal the rift that divides the Conservative leading observers to say an internal revolt now threatens the party, which in due of the Presidential elections in 2012, does not come as good news for their partisans.
Strauss-Kahn Affair: Who Claimed What?
Star of the headlines since a New York maid accused him of sexually assaulting her, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a previous favourite to run against French President Nicholas Sarkozy in the 2012 presidential elections, is now embroiled in two different cases both serious charges of attempted rape and sexual assault. In order to better understand the affairs, here is a review of each cases, and the women behind them.
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President Obama Calls For the Congress and Americans to Unite
President Barack Obama made an address to the nation Monday about the increasingly dire debt crisis in which he warned that the Republicans' unyielding approach to the U.S. debt crisis was a "dangerous game" and urged Americans to press for compromise.
U.S. Credit Downgrade Closer as Leaders Stall on Austerity Plans
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Ivory Coast: Gbagbo Detained but not in Prison
The International Committee of the Red Cross says it has visited former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo, who has been detained in the West African nation since April.
Sri Lanka: Is The Government Really Ready to Face its Past?
Minority Tamil candidates hope a weekend election in their heartland in northern Sri Lanka will give them a mandate to demand self-determination, as tensions between the Tamils and the government are still mounting.
Worries for Troubled Guinea as President Escapes Two Assassination Attempts
President Alpha Condé escaped two attacks on his residence, it was reported on Tuesday.The assault that authorities linked to former senior officers in the army left at least three people dead.
Gaddafi Regime Declared “No Longer Legitimate”
More than 30 nations, including the United States, on Friday declared that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's regime is no longer legitimate and formally recognized Libya's main opposition group as the legitimate government until a new interim authority is created.
Why the Republican Party Needs Sarah Palin to Run For Nomination
The Republican Party needs Sarah Palin to run for nomination is they are to stand any chance of taking the White House in 2012.
Obama’s Cash Machine Campaign to Trash Republicans' White House Hopes?
Despite criticism and a rise in domestic public discontent, President Barack Obama is proving he's still a force to be reckoned with by raising a record-shattering $86 million for his re-election campaign from April to June, exceeding a $60 million quarterly target and easily eclipsing all Republican challengers.
Is Gaddafi Preparing to Step Down?
France acknowledges that it is growing impatient with the lack of progress on reaching a political solution to the crisis in Libya, but officials denied Paris is in talks with Gaddafi's government or could consider him not quitting power.
Is Egypt's Second Revolution Underway?
Thousands converged onto Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday ahead of mass rallies planned nationwide to push the ruling military council to speed up the pace of reform, an AFP correspondent said.
Libya: Gaddafi willing to go in exchange for security from Russia?
A Russian newspaper said on Tuesday that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was willing to give up power in exchange for security guarantees, citing a high-level Russian official.
Hacker collective Anonymous hack Apple and Australian election databases
Leader of the ongoing hacking campaign Operation Anti-Security, Anonymous, has posted data taken during a cyber attack against tech giant Apple.
Thailand elections: Could exiled Thaksin be the new coalition government’s main threat?
Thailand's outgoing defence minister has said the army will not intervene after supporters of exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra swept to another resounding general election victory.Thaksin's younger sister Yingluck, who fronts the Puea Thai party, announced she had agreed a coalition deal with four minor parties that would give the new government 299 seats.
Sarkozy is killing Libyans to win votes for elections, Aisha Gaddafi says on French TV
Libya is involved in direct and indirect talks with rebels trying to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan leader's daughter said, although the Benghazi-based opposition maintain they have ruled out further contact with Tripoli.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn trial near to "collapse"
The prosecution case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund and French presidential hopeful accused of sexually assaulting a hotel maid, is close to collapse, a report in the New York Times has claimed.
870 people hurt in Egypt during demonstrations: Mubarak is gone but Tantawi is still using the same old tactics
Eight hundred and seventy people were hurt earlier this week when a planned memorial for people killed in Egypt's revolution turned into an angry demonstration against the country's interim military government, the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights said Thursday.
Michele Bachman and Sarah Palin: Is it harder for a Republican female politician to be taken seriously?
Michele Bachmann, who, on Tuesday launched a bid for the 2012 presidential elections, has often been compared to Sarah Palin. Both women are Republicans and both come from the North, both hold deeply conservative values close to their heart and just like Palin a few years ago, Bachmann is not scared to impose herself on the political scene and become, despite a lack of political experience, a serious contender.
Libya and NTC announces peace talks: Has the Lion of Africa, Col Gaddafi, been tamed by the rebels?
A spokesman says the opposition insists that the strongman cannot be involved in any future government, but it may allow him to live out his last years in Libya at an isolated location.
Netherlands: Dutch court finds Freedom Party Leader Geert Wilders not guilty of Muslim defamation
Dutch Freedom Party Leader Geert Wilders was acquitted by a court of charges that he made remarks defaming Muslims, ending a three-year prosecution that he described as a bid to restrict his freedom of speech.
Neda Agha-Soltan's death two years on: Why have Arab regimes copied Iran's brutality?
Two years after Neda Agha-Soltan was killed governments in the Middle East are still using brutality, lies and live ammunition to suppress street protests.
Syria: President Assad’s speech, an insult to his people?
As anti-government feeling in Syria refuses to quiet down, in his latest speech following three months of unrest, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Monday he would form a committee to study reforming Syria's constitution, claiming it would make recommendations within a month.
"Britain is a crude colonial power in decline", or so says Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez De Kirchner
The Argentine president attacked Mr Cameron for what she called an expression of "mediocrity and stupidity". Cristina Fernandez De Kirchner, who is running for a second term in power in elections this September, was responding to Mr Cameron's firm stance on the Falklands in prime minister's questions this week.
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