By Peter Fedynsky
Moscow - Russia's fledgling opposition held another anti-corruption rally in Moscow Monday. Rally organizers representing the Other Russia coalition say a relatively small turnout does not mean the opposition lacks popular support, but rather, that it lacks access to television.
(Full Story)Source: voanews.com
- Monday, June 11, 2007
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Prague - A gathering of activists and international leaders, past and present, has called for a major global effort to support democratic dissidents in authoritarian regimes.
(Full Story)Source: rferl.org
- Wednesday, June 6, 2007
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HEILIGENDAMM/KUEHLUNGSBORN (Germany) - German police used tear gas and water cannons Wednesday to disperse G8 protesters who turned violent at the G8 summit, German media reported.
(Full Story)Source: en.rian.ru
- Wednesday, June 6, 2007
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Heiligendamm (Germany) - Leaders from the world's eight major industrialized nations meet Wednesday in the German Baltic Sea resort of Heiligendamm for their annual summit, amid tensions between the United States and Russia.
(Full Story)Source: voanews.com
- Wednesday, June 6, 2007
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By Kathleen Moore
Prague - Has the democratization process reached an impasse? Do the problems of Iraq and the Palestinian Authority show there are places where democracy is an unnatural form of government?
(Full Story)Source: rferl.org
- Tuesday, June 5, 2007
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The leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) most industrialized economies are gathering this week at Heiligendamm, a resort on Germany's Baltic coast, for talks on climate change, development aid, and security.
(Full Story)Source: rferl.org
- Monday, June 4, 2007
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New York - U.S. authorities have charged four people in connection with an alleged Islamic terrorist plot to blow up John F. Kennedy airport in New York. Officials say the plot allegedly involved blowing up the airport's jet-fuel tanks and part of a pipeline from New Jersey.
(Full Story)Source: rferl.org
- Sunday, June 3rd 2007
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By Trish Anderton
Jakarta - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has softened his county's rhetoric about China's military buildup, telling a regional security conference in Singapore that he sees "reason to be optimistic" about the U.S.-China relationship. Trish Anderton filed this report from Jakarta.
(Full Story)Source: voanews.com
- Saturday, June 2nd 2007
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United Nations - The Security Council agreed that the special tribunal set up to try the suspected killers of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri will enter into force on 10 June unless Lebanon ratifies the tribunal itself before that date.
(Full Story)Source: un.org
- Thursday, May 31, 2007
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By Jeffrey Donovan
Washington - U.S. President George W. Bush announced today his nominee to head the World Bank: Robert Zoellick, a former trade representative and top diplomat. Within hours of the first reports of the expected announcement on May 29, the bank's board issued a statement listing the "essential" qualities of its next chief. It did not mention Zoellick, but said the next president should have a "track record of leadership," a "commitment to development" and "multilateral cooperation," and "political objectivity and independence."
(Full Story)Source: rferl.org
- Wednesday, May 30, 2007
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