PHILIPPINES: Key arrests follow state of emergency

Police today charged 16 people over an alleged coup plot to oust President Gloria Macapagal...

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PAKISTAN: Military rule strengthens opposition parties

President Pervez Musharraf overthrew Nawaz Sharif's government in 1999, and promised to rid the...

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Former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba was released from prison yesterday. Deuba's release...

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Palestinian National Authority (PNA) President Mahmoud Abbas said yesterday that any new...

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Courts martial are underway, retrying soldiers allegedly involved in a military coup in 2000 in...

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The Bush administration yesterday called on Damascus to release all remaining political...

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The World Bank suspended disbursements to Chad on January 6. The suspension of World Bank funding...

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The host of security problems that Kyrgyzstan faces require most urgent attention. Promisingly,...

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Although Islamism is not particularly strong in the region, governments in some of the Sahel...

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King Gyanendra's unwillingness to negotiate with Maoist rebels and political parties will isolate...

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