20/03/2009 |
Zimbabwe's Mugabe Appeals for Aid
| Time Magazine
Where once he thundered defiantly at the West, Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe on Thursday changed his tone, pleading for international help to restart his country's moribund economy — and clearly hoping that the power sharing government he established with the opposition will soften Western hearts. ...
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20/03/2009 |
Bolivia y EEUU trabajan en reencaminar sus relaciones
La Razón (Bo) Staff | La Razón (Bo)
OBJETIVO • El Canciller explicó que el nuevo relacionamiento eliminará la intromisión. ...
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20/03/2009 |
The Plot Against The Castros
Jorge G. Castañeda | Newsweek Internacional
Two of Cuba's star politicians seem to have been a part of a conspiracy or a coup to overthrow Raúl Castro. ...
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20/03/2009 |
Perú presentó argumentos limítrofes contra Chile
Reuters Staff | América Economía
La demanda peruana ante La Haya es por temas marítimos. Chile sostiene que el conflicto no existe, pero anunció que ante la demanda está bien preparado para defenderse. ...
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20/03/2009 |
EE.UU.- Obama transmite a Irán la mayor oferta de diálogo de los últimos treinta años
Pedro Rodriguez | ABC
Con el cronómetro en marcha para determinar cuándo la teocracia de Teherán dispondrá de suficiente uranio enriquecido como para producir su propia bomba atómica, Barack Obama envió ayer a Irán un vídeo sin precedentes. ...
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20/03/2009 |
Nigeria's MEND: Connecting the Dots
Stratfor Staff | Stratfor
Since 2006, a little-known militant group in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta has made life difficult for international oil companies in the region. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has attacked oil-field infrastructure, kidnapped foreign workers and stolen oil and sold it on the black market. Enriching itself and others in the process — and contrary to the image it tries to convey — the group is not exactly a band of freedom fighters. An in-depth STRATFOR investigation has revealed ties to the Nigerian political establishment and a lineage that begins with the end of military rule in 1999.Editor’s Note: This is the first part of a three-part series on the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta. ...
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19/03/2009 |
Russia - The Electricity Sector in Jeopardy
Stratfor Staff | Stratfor
Russia’s electricity sector could end up on the list of casualties in the global financial crisis. ...
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19/03/2009 |
Africa - Sudan's Bashir Rallies Arab Tribesmen in Darfur
Reuters Staff | The Epoch Times
Sudan's president rallied thousands of spear-waving Arab tribesmen in Darfur on Wednesday in his latest show of defiance against international moves to arrest him for war crimes. ...
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19/03/2009 |
Bolivia - Indians challenging Morales in Bolivia face danger
Paola Flores and Carlos Valdez | AP
Evo Morales' opponents have figured out one thing as they look ahead to presidential elections this year: To beat Bolivia's first Indian leader, you need to run an Indian. ...
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19/03/2009 |
Paraguay, Taiwan - Adviser brings Paraguay closer to Taiwan
Liu Yi-yuan - Taiwan News, Staff Reporter | Taiwan News
Chair of Paraguay's ruling party praises Zhu Rong-qing for contributions to his nation. ...
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