LATIN AMERICA: Democracy faces continuing challenges

Support for and satisfaction with democracy in Latin America have continued to increase despite...

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IRELAND: Budget approval averts short-term crisis only

On December 7, the Dail approved the 2011 budget on which Ireland's EU-IMF bailout depends. The...

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The Supreme Court on December 6 ruled that the state oil monopoly, Pemex, can offer...

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Up to 600,000 metric tonnes of sugar may be imported in 2011 to ease shortages and curb rising...

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Georgia is convincing US and European leaders that maintaining pressure on Russia to reverse its...

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While Mubarak is likely, if his health allows, to stand in the September 2011 presidential...

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Evangelical parliamentarians already represent one of the largest delegations in the Lower House...

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Months after leaving office, Uribe continues to exercise considerable influence. Regardless of...

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The United States and Japan began their largest-ever joint military exercises today. Long in the...

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The United States on December 1 criticised a crackdown on press freedom in Madagascar, under the...

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