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Cold War heroes remember fall of the wall Berlin (UPI) Nov 2, 2009 
Helmut Kohl, Mikhail Gorbachev and George H.W. Bush met this weekend in Berlin to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The Friedrichstadtpalast cabaret in central Berlin, a few steps from where the wall once stood, is famous for its long-legged showgirls. On Saturday, however, the stage was set to host three graying Cold War leaders: Kohl, 79, who led Germany ... read moreMost Hondurans want a fresh start -- poll 
Tegucigalpa, Honduras (UPI) Oct 30, 2009 Most Hondurans want both ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya and interim President Roberto Micheletti to make way for a third person in the Nov. 29 presidential election, results of an opinion poll in La Prensa newspaper showed. The opinion poll results showed 63 percent of people interviewed said they want the presidential election to go ahead as scheduled but with a caretaker presiden ... more
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Early poll results point to landslide win for Mozambican president
Maputo (AFP) Oct 29, 2009Mozambique's ruling party has taken a commanding early lead in the southern African country's election, according to official returns released Thursday. The first batch of official results from Wednesday's poll show incumbent President Armando Guebuza and ruling party Frelimo cruising ahead of the opposition, which suffered a split earlier this year. Guebuza led with 77 percent of the ... more U.S. renews bid to break Honduras impasse 
Tegucigalpa, Honduras (UPI) Oct 28, 2009 Honduran interim government authorities are preparing for the arrival of an Obama administration mediation team amid fears a prolonged stalemate will pile up pressure on the economy and deepen the effects of aid suspension and diplomatic isolation. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly told reporters a delegation will travel to Honduras Thursday to try and resolve the impasse over the ... more Top China prosecutor says no let-up in fight on graft: report 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 27, 2009A top Chinese prosecutor has vowed to step up a crackdown on official graft, state press said Tuesday as a leading local lawmaker in the southwest went on trial for links to organised crime. "Currently on-the-job crime is rather serious, with some leading officials arbitrarily using their powers to accept and give bribes," the China News Service quoted the vice head of China's top prosecutor ... more Walker's World: EU far right on march 
Vienna (UPI) Oct 27, 2009 Europe's far right is on the move again. A new coalition of the anti-immigration and strongly nationalist parties of Europe has been forged to increase their separate weight in the European Parliament. So far, the group includes the British National Party, France's National Front, Italy's Fiamma Tricolore, Sweden's National Democrats and Belgium's Nationalist Front from the ... more |
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Zelaya inches toward winning support
Tegucigalpa, Honduras (UPI) Oct 7, 2009 Ousted Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya appears to be inching toward winning support for a return to power to help end the stalemate over his overthrow and forced exile in June. The return, if it comes, is expected to be temporary, however, analysts said. Zelaya won vocal support from Brazilian President Luiz Inaco Lula da Silva, who called the interim government of Roberto Michele ... more ElBaradei for president: Egypt opposition wants IAEA chief 
Cairo (AFP) Oct 6, 2009Whether President Hosni Mubarak runs for re-election in 2011 or gives way to his son Gamal, an opposition party sees UN nuclear watchdog head Mohamed ElBaradei as a strong contender for Egypt's top job. A prominent candidate would give an unexpected boost to the opposition in its rivalry with Mubarak's National Democratic Party, a pillar of the Egyptian political system. But several ... more Walker's World: Ireland votes yes for EU 
Zurich, Switzerland (UPI) Oct 5, 2009 The convincing "Yes" vote in the Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty came as a great relief to the leaders of the European Union. EU Commission President Jose Barroso called it "a vote of confidence" in Europe, with understandable exaggeration. In fact it was a vote of fear, based on the dire economic situation in Ireland, which faces massive budget deficits for years to come after be ... more US on defensive as Obama shuns Dalai Lama 
Washington (AFP) Oct 5, 2009The Dalai Lama on Monday started his first Washington visit in nearly two decades to lack a presidential meeting, as Barack Obama's administration insisted it still respected the Tibetan leader. Fellow Tibetan exiles welcomed the globetrotting 74-year-old monk as he arrived at his Washington hotel, starting a week in the US capital to feature spiritual teachings and talks with congressional ... more |
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