Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Venezuela: Chavez announces campaign for unprecedented third term

Thursday, August 10, 2006

Norway: Support for EU membership growing, poll says 
 Estonia: Christian Democratic Party calls for ban on Saturday gay pride parade
Congo: Pres. Kabila leads Vice President in presidential election vote count 
Australia: Law requiring illegals to be held in offshore camps passed legislative hurdle 
Azerbaijan: Opposition newspaper editor imprisoned for libeling ruling party lawmaker

Friday, August 04, 2006

Japan: Frontrunner in PM race criticized for alleged visit to controversial war shrine 
Australia: Calls within ruling Liberal party to allow 'conscience' vote on stem cell research 
Belarus: European watchdog group decries jail sentences of four election observers
Scotland: Former Scottish Socialist Party leader wins defamation suit against tabloid that alleged sexual 
improprieties 
Sierra Leone: President sets 2007 election date 
Senegal: Rap artists fear backlash for speaking out politically with music 

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

U.S.: Bush extends year-long ban on Burma imports; cites military regime's failure to move towards democracy
Turkey: Moderate armed forces head replaced by "hardliner" expected to press U.S. to stop 
Kurd incursions from Northern Iraq 
Zimbabwe: Rival opposition leaders vow unity to unseat ruling party
Somalia: Four more ministers resign from cabinet, citing PM's failure to bring stability to nation 
Ukraine: Political archrivals seek "unity pact"
Latvia: Protests lodged after Latvian diplomat filmed having sex with male in Belarus, take shown on state-run TV  
Congo: Pres. candidate rejects election results; say "irregularities" in historic poll; results not 
known for two weeks; election hailed by African neighbors, Kofi Annan 

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