06/08/2009 |
Honduras - La Policía asalta la Universidad Nacional Autónoma
Europa Press | EPAgencia Europa Press
La Policía de Honduras asaltó este miércoles la Universidad Nacional Autónoma, donde los estudiantes estaban llevando a cabo una asamblea para reafirmar su oposición y la de la Junta de Gobierno de la Universidad al golpe de Estado contra el presidente Manuel Zelaya. ...
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06/08/2009 |
Africa - Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF Insists Vice President Msika Is Not Dead
Blessing Zulu | VOA News
Zimbabwe's long ruling ZANU-PF party led by President Robert Mugabe has dismissed persistent reports making the rounds of the capital that vice president Joseph Msika has died at the age of 85.Youth minister Saviour Kasukuwere told VOA that the vice president is “in a bad state but he is not dead.” ...
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06/08/2009 |
Jerusalén este - Turquía llama al cese inmediato de las expulsiones
A.F.P. | Univisión
Turquía condenó el martes las expulsiones de familias palestinas por las autoridades israelíes en Jerusalén este y llamó a su "cese inmediato". "Consideramos vital para los esfuerzos de paz que Israel se abstenga de acciones que perjudiquen la confianza entre las partes y modifiquen el estatuto de Jerusalén este", afirmó en un comunicado el ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores turco. ...
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06/08/2009 |
Media critics of Nicaragua leader Ortega made to pay
Tracy Wilkinson | Los Angeles Times
President Daniel Ortega, who led the '70s Sandinista revolution, rewards sympathetic news outlets and punishes critical ones, observers say. One target is a member of the prominent Chamorro family. ...
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06/08/2009 |
President Obama Struggles to Maintain Healthcare Reform Momentum in U.S.
Global Insight Staff | Global Insight
Efforts to overhaul the bloated, inefficient, and patchy U.S. healthcare system have reached a critical juncture as Democrats in Congress try to strike an intricate compromise in the face of an increasingly effective onslaught from Republicans as well as growing public unease. ...
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06/08/2009 |
El dilema de Honduras
Rafael Rojas | La Razón (Bo)
El golpe de Estado contra el presidente hondureño Manuel Zelaya y su deportación a Costa Rica, el domingo 28 de junio, es un episodio revelador de los límites del sistema interamericano. Todos los gobiernos del hemisferio reprobaron la deposición violenta del mandatario y demandaron su restitución, pero no todos lo hicieron por las mismas razones. ...
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06/08/2009 |
México, Honduras - Zelaya cierra la visita con elogios... a AMLO
Paloma Alcántara | Milenio
El mandatario derrocado tuvo que hacer referencia al ex candidato perredista luego de que, ante simpatizantes pejistas, resaltó el apoyo de Los Pinos, lo que le acarreó múltiples abucheos; por la noche aclaró a MILENIO Televisión que sólo era una cita histórica de Haya de la Torre. ...
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06/08/2009 |
US - Sotomayor Confirmed by Senate, 68-31
Charlie Savage | NY Times
Voting largely along party lines, the Senate on Thursday confirmed Judge Sonia Sotomayor as the 111th justice of the Supreme Court. She will be the first Hispanic and the third woman to serve on the court. ...
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06/08/2009 |
Asia - Afghanistan Pre-Election Violence
Conor Powell | Fox News
For most of 2009, Kabul has been stable and free of the violence that plagues the rest of Afghanistan. But as the August 20th election draws closer, even the capital city has seen a dramatic increase in violence. ...
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06/08/2009 |
Russo-Georgia One Year On: From Reset to Repeat?
Austin Bay | Strategy World
This past week's rhetorical exchanges between Russia and the Republic of Georgia is a definite reminder that the complex political, historical and geographic issues at play in the Russo-Georgia War of August 2008 still plague both nations and affect Russia's relations throughout Europe. ...
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