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Where are we headed? Where did democracy go, or did it never really exist? I used to think in terms of my country, Mexico; however wandering the web, I have been awakened to global democratic apathy and ignorance. I suddenly feel better that I’m...
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The following are some of the major challenges facing Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was elected Pakistan’s...
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A pickup truck packed with explosives blew up a police security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan Saturday, killing at least 17 people and injuring 80, the day after...
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Pakistan’s military says 24 people have been killed after residents of a village in the volatile northwest foiled a militant kidnap attempt, then were attacked.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Pakistan’s election of a new president Saturday was a positive sign for the civilian government of the U.S. ally in the...
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AP, Peshawar
A pickup truck packed with a large amount of explosives blew up a security checkpoint in Pakistan’s volatile northwest Saturday, killing at least 13 people and...
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AP, Peshawar
Police say at least 12 people are dead after a suicide car bomber struck a security checkpoint in Pakistan’s volatile northwest.
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Officials say there has been an explosion near a police checkpoint in Pakistan’s volatile northwest, and that there are an unknown number of casualties.
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AP, Islamabad
Lawmakers have started voting in Pakistan’s presidential election, a race where the favorite by far is the scandal-tainted pro-U.S. widower of slain ex-Prime...
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AP, Cairo
A new al-Qaida video identifies the Saudi purportedly behind a suicide bombing at the Danish Embassy in Pakistan, and he is shown warning in a taped last testament that...
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Like India, Malaysia was also colonized by the Britishers in the guise of British East India Company. Both got independence after World War II; both tried the method...
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Al-Qaida’s top commander in Afghanistan warned of more attacks against the West in a video posted on the Web that paid tribute to a suicide bomber said to have...
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AP, Cairo
Al-Qaida’s top commander in Afghanistan warned of more attacks against the West in a video posted on the Web that paid tribute to a suicide bomber said to have...
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AP, Islamabad
Pakistan’s law minister says three Supreme Court judges ousted by ex-president Pervez Musharraf have returned to the bench, but not the deposed chief justice.
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Pakistani officials say an explosion has destroyed at least one house near the Afghan border, killing several suspected foreign militants.
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AP, Dera Ismail Khan
Pakistani officials say an explosion has destroyed at least one house near the Afghan border, killing several suspected foreign militants.
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The real question in Pakistan’s presidential election is not who the winner will be but whether the new leader will be any more successful than his predecessor in...
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Parliament passed resolutions condemning an American-led attack in Pakistani territory after the government summoned the US ambassador to protest the unusually bold...
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A deadly American-led raid on a Pakistani village embarrassed the government and eroded support for the pro-U.S. presidential front-runner Thursday just two days before...
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Pakistani intelligence officials say a missile strike is suspected in a blast that killed four people in a tribal region near Afghanistan.
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Parliament passed resolutions Thursday condemning an American-led attack in Pakistani territory after the government summoned the U.S. ambassador to protest the...
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Sondhi Limthongkul says he is fighting to save Thai democracy from the corrupt politicians who have abused it to remain in power.
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The inevitable has finally happened: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader Nawaz Sharif announced today that his party is leaving the coalition government, citing...
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This could well become a picture of a by gone era. The ICC decision to defer the Champions Trophy is the latest blow for Pakistan cricket. By not making a more...
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The world’s bullies are throwing their weight around. But history isn’t on their side.
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Democracy, a Latin word, in our Indian perspective it is translated as ‘ganatantra’.Ganatantra is a combined word — which are opposites and at the same...
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Pervez Musharraf’s resignation has set Washington’s chattering classes aquiver over the uncertainties now facing Pakistan. Bush Administration officials and...
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More than a day has passed since Pervez Musharraf stepped down in what was a move that was long overdue. Following his resignation, Pakistanis have experienced...
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Pakistan celebrates its 61st Independence Day today with enthusiasm and a renewed pledge to make the country prosperous and strong however, a political paralysis is...
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Just call ‘em the Guzzling Gators: The University of Florida is the nation’s No. 1 party school.
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Government orders IT/BT/BPO sectors to declare holiday for all the employees on 15th August as a part of “Independence day” celebrations. They even threaten to take...
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India is true democracy as it allows all to practice and profess their faith and beliefs in the best possible way. Today, when the west is condemning and limiting the...
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They said if you want to hang a dog, you give it a bad name.
In politics it is all the game there is.
Representative democracy was conceived as a system that presents...
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Web based geovisualization map application designed for social scientists, journalists and anyone who wishes to know more about freedom, democracy, human rights and...
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The landslide election victory of Cambodia’s ruling party puts the country under one party-rule and risks damaging its fragile democracy, rights groups said...
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The landslide election victory of Cambodia’s ruling party puts the country under one party-rule and risks damaging its fragile democracy, rights groups said...
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They unite under the name of a party. What do you call them - partycles? No, I mean politicians. You leave your present, future even past on them…They remain almost...
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Dear Mr. Prime Minister,
This response comes from someone who has rationally and irrationally trusted the Congress Party. Rational because there are many eminent and...
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Yesterday’s trust vote in Indian Parliament took a dramatic turn when a few BJP MPs waved bundles of notes accusing the Samajwadi Party of horse-trading. Although the...
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Hong Kong:
Anson Chan, one of Hong Kong’s leading democrats smiles during a press conference in Hong Kong, Sunday, July 6, 2008. Chan said Sunday her commitment to full democracy in the territory is “as strong as ever.”But she wants to focus on grooming young...
