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Clashes in Honduras as OAS chief warns of challenge
Tegucigalpa (AFP) July 2, 2009
The army clashed with demonstrators supporting ousted President Manuel Zelaya in Honduras Thursday, as the head of the Organization of American States warned of the challenge to reinstate him. Jose Miguel Insulza was due on a flying visit to the increasingly polarized country on Friday, shortly before the end of an OAS deadline for Honduras to bring back Zelaya or face being kicked out of ... read more

Ex-generals crowd Indonesian presidential race
Jakarta (AFP) July 2, 2009
Former generals with murky pasts vying for power in next week's presidential elections are living proof, analysts say, that the ghost of general Suharto is still stalking Indonesian democracy. Each of the three presidential tickets features a former general who earned his stripes under Suharto, who died last year, and benefited from the military's ongoing place of privilege in Indonesian ... more
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  • Political crisis continues in Honduras
    Tegucigalpa, Honduras (UPI) Jul 1, 2009
    Elected President Manuel Zelaya said he will return to Honduras, despite having been removed from the country in a coup and threats that he will be arrested should he return. Zelaya has the support of the international community, including the United Nations and the Organization of American States. He said he would travel to Tegucigalpa accompanied by a cadre of international leaders ... more

    Generals meet govt leaders as tensions plague Turkey
    Ankara (AFP) June 30, 2009
    Turkish civilian leaders and top generals met Tuesday as tension simmered over an alleged military plan to discredit the Islamist-rooted government and moves in parliament to curb the army's powers. The meeting of the National Security Council (MGK), which lasted nearly eight hours, took place amid angry protests by the once-omnipotent Turkish army that it has become the target of a "growing ... more

    Fiji military confirms elections for 2014
    Wellington, New Zealand (UPI) Jul 1, 2009
    Military leaders in Fiji said Monday that elections will be held in five years after a new constitution is laid out in 2012. "A new legal order exists, a new government exists and September 2014 has been set out as the date at which elections must take place. This is the reality," said Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama in his broadcast speech to the nation. Bainimarama's address ... more

    Honduras tense as world calls for reverse of coup
    Tegucigalpa (AFP) June 29, 2009
    International pressure mounted on Honduras Monday to restore elected President Manuel Zelaya to power as demonstrators defied a curfew to protest his ouster by the military. US President Barack Obama said the United States believed Zelaya "remains the president of Honduras" a day after troops bundled the 57-year-old out of his bed in pajamas and whisked him away to exile in Costa Rica. ... more

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    Analysis: Europe's May Day turns violent
    Berlin (UPI) May 4, 2009
    Hundreds of thousands of Europeans peacefully rallied against their governments' handling of the economic crisis during May Day, but Berlin experienced the worst rioting in years. France saw 300 peaceful labor union demonstrations all over the country, with the number of people marching to show their frustration over rising unemployment caused by the global economic crisis estimated by ... more

    Turmoil feared as Nepal sacks army chief
    Kathmandu (AFP) May 3, 2009
    Nepal's Maoist government Sunday sacked the country's army chief for failing to comply with orders, a spokesman said, in a move that could trigger a showdown between the prime minister and the military. The sacking -- three years after the end of the Himalayan nation's civil war -- is the latest episode in a worsening power struggle between the leftist former rebels and their one-time enemie ... more

    Governments warn travellers to avoid Bangkok
    Hong Kong (AFP) April 13, 2009
    Governments around the world urged their citizens to stay away from the protest-hit Thai capital Bangkok, and in some cases the whole of Thailand, unless absolutely necessary. As Thai troops fired warning shots and tear gas in clashes with petrol bomb-hurling protesters in Bangkok, leaving 70 injured, foreign ministries across the world issued travel warnings to their citizens. So far ho ... more

    China braces for Tiananmen tensions
    Beijing (AFP) April 13, 2009
    The 20th anniversary this week of reformist leader Hu Yaobang's death will kick off an ultra-sensitive period for China's communist rulers as they are forced to revisit the deadly Tiananmen crackdown. Wednesday will mark the beginning of a period of heightened tension and increased security in China that will last until June 4, the date in 1989 when soldiers were sent into Tiananmen Square ... more

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  • Thai protesters shut down China-Japan-SKorea meet: officials


  • Myanmar junta presses military for election support


  • Thai troops disperse protesters in Bangkok, 49 hurt: officials


  • Analysis: Obama's European town hall
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