SUDAN: Bashir under pressure from north and south

The expected secession of Southern Sudan in July is opening the way to a period of renewed...

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INTERNATIONAL: Tunisia effect will be hard to resist

There is currently much discussion of the 'contagion' effect of events in Tunisia and Egypt. ...

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Breakaway South Ossetia's geography, landscape, demography and isolation limit its...

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Presidential and legislative elections will be held on January 23. As in 2005, President Francois...

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A woman in Algeria immolated herself today. At least twelve people in Algeria, Mauritania and...

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Voting in the referendum on secession for Southern Sudan ended on January 15. As expected, the...

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After 33 years in power, the communist government of West Bengal state is facing possible defeat...

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President Barack Obama yesterday announced the results of a White House strategy review of...

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The UN peace-keeping mission in Chad and the Central African Republic is due to leave by the end...

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A successful visit by a senior Iranian official to Georgia, a country ardently advertising its...

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