Monday, September 30, 2013
#GERMANY
Anti-EU "Alternative For Germany" Pty Falls Just Short of 5% But "Arrives" [world politics news]
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| Alternative für Deutschland party (AfD) top candidate Bernd Lucke (Reuters photo) |
#IRELAND
44% Support Abolishing Seanad Upper House on Cost Argument [world politics news]
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| Senator Fergal Quinn of Democracy Matters in Dublin’s Henry Street on Saturday campaigning for a No vote in the Seanad referendum. Photograph: Aidan Crawley |
Saturday, September 28, 2013
#GREECE
Golden Dawn Pty. Chief, Others, Arrested After Member Kills Rapper [world politics news]
It what is widely seen as an attempt to dismantle and criminalize the third largest party in Greece, authorities arrested the leadership of the Golden Dawn Party, which has 18 members in parliament, after one of its member was charged with killing a leftist rapper earlier this month.
It what is widely seen as an attempt to dismantle and criminalize the third largest party in Greece, authorities arrested the leadership of the Golden Dawn Party, which has 18 members in parliament, after one of its member was charged with killing a leftist rapper earlier this month.
Friday, September 27, 2013
#NORWAY
Nearly 45% of Norway's Parliament Support Entry into the European Union [world politics news]
Thursday, September 26, 2013
#LIBYA
BREAKING: Southwestern Fezzan Province Declares Autonomy from Gov't [world politics news]
An Al Arabiya correspondent says the southwestern province of Fezzan has declared its autonomy from the Libyan government, highlighting continued dissatisfaction with the post-Quadafi regime.
Nouri Mohammad al-Qouizi was named as the president of the province, according to Libyan media reports. In 2012, world politics news noted the Fezzan tribe of Tabu was threatening to secede. The oil-rich Cyrenaica Region declared its autonomy in June.
An Al Arabiya correspondent says the southwestern province of Fezzan has declared its autonomy from the Libyan government, highlighting continued dissatisfaction with the post-Quadafi regime.
Nouri Mohammad al-Qouizi was named as the president of the province, according to Libyan media reports. In 2012, world politics news noted the Fezzan tribe of Tabu was threatening to secede. The oil-rich Cyrenaica Region declared its autonomy in June.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
#TUNISIA
Ruling Pty Denies Responsibility for Political Woes; Committed to Compromise Gov't [world politics news]
A spokesman for the ruling Ennahda movement says it is committed to dialogue and compromise with the opposition, despite accusations that it is not. Part of the compromise includes a commitment to a technocrat-led government rather than one headed by Islamist leader Ali Laarayedh.
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| Rached Ghannouchi, leader of the Islamist Ennahda movement, speaks during a news conference in August. |
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
#CANADA
NDP Pushes Ban on Visas for Russian Pols Who Supported Anti-Gay Law [world politics news]
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| NDP MP Paul Dewar is one of two MPs proposing a ban on Russian politicians who supported strict anti-gay laws. |
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Friday, September 20, 2013
#IRELAND
Frmr IRA Leader McGuinness Expresses Regret for Past On 20th Bombing Anniv. [world politics news]
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| Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness (R) with Colin Parry and wife Wendy, who lost their son 20 years ago in the Warrington bombing, along with another child. |
Thursday, September 19, 2013
#GREECE
Calls to Ban Golden Dawn Pty After Member Linked to Rapper's Murder [world politics news]
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| Police raid the offices of the neo-Fascist Golden Dawn Party, a member of whom was linked to the assassination of an anti-Fascist rapper. |
#CANADA
Ontario Bill Would Automatically Revoke Teachers' License of Sex Offenders [world politics news]
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| Ontario Education Minister Liz Sandals |
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Monday, September 16, 2013
#RUSSIA
Legislator Mocks US Navy Yard Shooting as Evidence of "American Exceptionalism" [world politics news]
Alexey Pushkov, a member of the Russian parliamentary foreign affairs committee, tweeted Monday: "New shooting at the Naval Headquarters in Washington - a lone shooter and 7 corpses. No one is surprised. Visual confirmation of "American Exceptionalism."
Saturday, September 14, 2013
#SYRIA
Head of Syrian Rebels Rejects Putin Deal; Vows to Topple Assad [world politics news]
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| FSA General Selim Idriss said the deal would allow the escape if Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. (File photo: AFP) |
Friday, September 13, 2013
#RUSSIA
Candidates Win Mayoral Races Against Putin's Pty; Navalny Disputes Moscow Results [world politics news]
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| Kremlin Loyalist Sergei Sobyanin is sworn in as Moscow's mayor. Candidate Alexei Navalny contested the results. |
#USA
Weiner (Dis)gracefully Exits Politics With Middle Finger After Losing Mayoral Race [world politics news]
Anthony Weiner's bid to be NYC's next mayor ended Tuesday night when he received just 5% of the vote in the three-man Democratic Primary. After conceding defeat, he was pictured giving the middle finger to a TV reporter, ending his obscene, scandal-plagued political career on a low, and obscene, note.
Anthony Weiner's bid to be NYC's next mayor ended Tuesday night when he received just 5% of the vote in the three-man Democratic Primary. After conceding defeat, he was pictured giving the middle finger to a TV reporter, ending his obscene, scandal-plagued political career on a low, and obscene, note.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
#EGYPT
Gov't Bans 55,000 Radical Clerics from Preaching in Mosques on Fridays [world politics news]
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| Egyptian Clerics gathering in a pro-Morsi rally. (Reuters photo) |
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
#SYRIA
Ready to "Unveil" not "Surrender" Chemical Weapons; Only if West Ends Attack Talk [world politics news]
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| Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem (R) and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov (L). |
#NORWAY
Conservatives Plan 4-Pty Coalition Gov't After Election Win [world politics news]
The Norwegian Labor Party came in first place in Monday's election, but lost five percent points and 10 seats compared with previous elections, allowing the Conservatives to try to form a coalition government.
The Norwegian Labor Party came in first place in Monday's election, but lost five percent points and 10 seats compared with previous elections, allowing the Conservatives to try to form a coalition government.
Monday, September 09, 2013
#KENYA
New Tax on Commodities and Syria Crisis Seen as Slowing Economy [world politics news]
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| Protesters in Nairobi demonstrate against a new Value Added Tax. |
#SPAIN
Video Mocking Madrid Mayor's English Speech For Failed Olympic Bid Goes Viral [world politics news]
#UK
Paper Heaps Abuse on UK PM as Secret "Red Box" Left on Train Unattended [world politics news]
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| UK PM David Cameron's secret "Red Box" apparently left unattended on a public train. Photo: Daily Mail |
Saturday, September 07, 2013
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