IRAQ: Islamists try to weaken nationalists before poll

US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Baghdad on January 22 to propose solutions to a brewing...

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INTERNATIONAL: Human Rights Council splits to persist

Expectations of a more assertive approach to human rights by the HRC after the Obama...

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The central US and NATO concern is to prevent al-Qaida from re-establishing a safe haven in...

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On January 17-20, hundreds of people were killed in communal violence in the city of Jos and in...

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The UN stated on January 21 that the blockade of the Gaza Strip is threatening its healthcare...

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The election of Badie followed a turbulent few months during which the clash between the...

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There is growing recognition of the value of such programmes for former terrorists and...

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Always at the political centre, the city has emerged at the social policy vanguard, sparking a...

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While recent claims in Bahrain that the predominantly Shia al-Wefaq party is supporting Yemen's...

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Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson yesterday stepped down for six weeks. The Northern...

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