News About Democratic Processes 20-NOV-09 en-us Singapore (AFP) Nov 18, 2009 - The Far Eastern Economic Review and its editor have paid over 400,000 Singapore dollars (290,000 US) to settle a defamation suit filed by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his father, the magazine's lawyer said Wednesday.]]> Berlin (UPI) Nov 9, 2009 - World leaders gathered in Berlin Monday for an emotional celebration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, an event that heralded the end of the Cold War and culminated in Germany's reunification.]]> Tegucigalpa, Honduras (UPI) Nov 4, 2009 - Four of the six candidates in the Honduran presidential election have signed a pact binding them to a defense of democratic order, peace and freedom if any of them is elected in the Nov. 29 poll.]]> Jakarta (AFP) Nov 4, 2009 - Indonesia's new government has been badly shaken by a corruption scandal that has exposed fundamental flaws in its commitment to fight graft and damaged investor confidence, analysts said.]]> Asuncion (AFP) Nov 5, 2009 - Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo has replaced his military chiefs after making accusations of a coup plot to overthrow his leftist government, officials said Thursday.]]> 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.]]> 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.]]> Maputo (AFP) Oct 29, 2009 - Mozambique's ruling party has taken a commanding early lead in the southern African country's election, according to official returns released Thursday.]]> 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.]]> Beijing (AFP) Oct 27, 2009 - A 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.]]>