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Egyptian activist arrested in Cairo after meeting with officials in Washington
Egyptian activist Ahmed Maher, a co-founder of the April 6 Youth Movement, was arrested at the Cairo International Airport on Friday, according to Egyptian press reports . He was returning to Egypt from a 13-day trip to the United States hosted by the...
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A guide to the Pakistani Taliban's 'reign of terror' ahead of elections
With Pakistani elections looming on May 11, it seems like every day brings a new report about destabilizing attacks in the country. The unrelenting violence, which Pakistan's Express Tribune has dubbed the " Reign of Terror ," includes assassinations...
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Malaysia’s strange history of importing votes
The kind of electoral fraud Malaysia's newly reelected Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition has been accused of seems too elaborate to be true. The opposition is alleging that BN brought in foreigners -- mainly from Bangladesh, Burma, and Indonesia --...
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How does Yemen's revolution end?
Last week, after more than two years of being a fixture in Sanaa and cities around the country, Yemen's revolutionaries dismantled protest camps around the country. The AP reports it was a "symbolic" move, and that activists were "declaring...
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Fri, Apr 04 2013 1:21 PM
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The epic Bahrain protest videos emerging ahead of the Grand Prix
The Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix is scheduled for this Sunday, April 21. But if the country's protest movement has its way, the race won't take place at all. For months, opponents of Bahrain's monarchy have pressed for the race to be canceled...
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10 years after Saddam, is Iraq a U.S. ally?
Is Iraq a U.S. ally? Judging by his Washington Post op-ed this morning, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki seems to think so: Iraq is not a protectorate of the United States; it is a sovereign partner. Partners do not always agree, but they consider...
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Pakistani youth may be the most pessimistic demographic in the world
Ahead of Pakistan's May 11 general election -- the first time in the country's history that an elected government is expected to (peacefully) hand over power to another elected government -- the British Council has conducted a survey of Pakistani...
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The new Burma in one photo
The presence of Aung San Suu Kyi in the front row of a military parade (above, next to Major General Zaw Win) earlier today was stunning to many observers: both for how unthinkable her presence would have been just a few years ago (she was locked up in...
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Wed, Mar 03 2013 3:42 PM
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Violent clashes erupt after Egyptian student sit-in
Who knew calling for pedestrian safety could be so dangerous? Earlier today, skirmishes between students and the guards at Egypt's Misr International University resulted in bloodshed following a 15 day sit-in to protest the suspension of 16 students...
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Lessons Learned from Kenya’s Election - By Kristin M. Lord and Jacqueline Wilson
Kenya’s general election wasn’t perfect -- but it was peaceful. Here’s why. Read More...
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What five years of civilian governance in Pakistan looks like
For the first time in Pakistan's history, a democratically elected civilian government has successfully finished its five-year term -- despite a flurry of anti-government protests . But what does that success look like? Foreign direct investment collapsed...
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Mon, Mar 03 2013 4:30 PM
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The long, international, and occasionally dignified history of the filibuster
Sure, Senator Rand Paul's 13-hour filibuster on Wednesday was dramatic in the moment. But in the history of filibusters, it's unexceptional. After all, it was the ninth-longest in U.S. Senate history, according to USA Today -- not exactly a glowing...
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Thu, Mar 03 2013 1:45 PM
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Yemen lurches away from national dialogue with renewed violence
It was a year ago yesterday that Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi was formally made president of Yemen in a national referendum. He succeeded the three-decade rule of Ali Abdullah Saleh, who finally yielded to international pressure to step down amid a popular...
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Thu, Feb 02 2013 3:23 PM
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Iranian presidential candidate does Reddit AMA
Reddit was once a site by, for, and about the concerns of "internet people." But in the past year, it has seen its popular AMA (ask me anything) sub-forum has become a popular way for celebrities , scientists , politicians and others to gain...
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Fri, Feb 02 2013 10:27 AM
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Chavismo without Chávez? - By Daniel Lansberg-Rodriguez
Hugo Chávez has left a profound mark on Venezuela. But how much of his legacy will remain when he’s gone? Read More...
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Wed, Jan 01 2013 1:51 PM
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