It's a cruel joke that while Syria President Bashar al-Assad orders his military to slaughter their own brothers and sisters, Assad plans to go ahead with Parliamentary elections to the Syrian People's Council on May 7.The military has murdered 9,000... Continue Reading
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It's like old political times in Port-au-Prince these days - bizarre.Haiti, one of the poorest countries in the world, may face a new problem shortly besides its perennial crises with riots, coups, hunger and crime. The new problem is vacant... Continue Reading
French-speaking Mali in West Africa prepares for the first round of a Presidential Election and a constitutional referendum April 29, but old corruption charges and military instability still plague this republic of 14.5 million inhabitants.If the first-round vote is close,... Continue Reading
The only thing that will defeat President Barack Obama in his November re-election bid will be an Israeli air strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. Oil and gasoline prices would shoot up and the U.S. economy would go through the toilet.... Continue Reading
The Presidential Election in the U.S. are being held on the same date China swears in its top leaders. Is there an omen here?We know there will be a changing of the guard in China. But will it be the... Continue Reading
Democracy in Egypt is arriving slowly but when it does surface completely, it may have a peculiar face to it. Religious clerics could have the power to scrutinize all laws of the land, ostensibly to make sure they conform with... Continue Reading
By now, it should be fairly clear to most tube addicts that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will be wearing the Republican Party colors when he enters the Presidential Election ring against President Barack Obama in November. Romney's challengers at... Continue Reading
You can't tell the players without a scoreboard but you don't need a scoreboard to know Nicolas Sarkozy will be France's president for the next five years again when the election polls close Sunday April 22.If there is a runoff,... Continue Reading
Burma or Myanmar, either is correct, one of the world's richest countries in untapped gold, copper and gemstones, held Parliamentary elections Sunday April 1 and political activist Aung Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD) party swept the... Continue Reading