Senate leaders to make last-ditch “fiscal cliff” effort
Report by Roberta Rampton and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON | Fri Dec 28, 2012 8:35pm EST (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and U.S. congressional leaders agreed on Friday to make a final effort to prevent the More...
Special Report: Stalking the Taliban in Afghan currency markets
Report by Matthew Green KANDAHAR, Afghanistan | Sat Dec 22, 2012 10:04pm EST (Reuters) – Haji Khairullah Barakzai is the ultimate Afghan success story: illiterate village boy makes a fortune thanks to a lifetime More...
Gun enthusiasts pack shows to buy assault weapons
Report by Dave Warner Kevin Murphy ALLENTOWN, Penn./KANSAS CITY, Missouri | Sat Dec 22, 2012 4:25pm EST (Reuters) – Gun enthusiasts thronged to shows around the country on Saturday to buy assault weapons More...
Egypt opposition urges “no” vote on divisive constitution
Report by Tamim Elyan and Marwa Awad, CAIRO | Wed Dec 12, 2012 5:17pm EST (Reuters) – Egypt’s liberal and secular opposition has urged its supporters to vote down a divisive constitution put forward More...
PM moves to cool panic over Assam violence, thousands flee cities
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assured migrants from the northeast that they were safe as thousands fled Mumbai, Bangalore and other cities on Friday, fearing a backlash from violence against Muslims in Assam. People More...
Russia rights groups fear crackdown as law changes
Report by Nastassia Astrasheuskaya and Timothy Heritage (Reuters) – Russia’s lower house of parliament gave preliminary approval on Friday to a law that would brand many rights and campaign groups “foreign More...
Mexico’s old rulers claim presidential election victory
Report by Dave Graham and Mica Rosenberg (Reuters) – Mexico’s old rulers claimed victory in a presidential election on Sunday, ending 12 years in opposition after a campaign dominated by a sputtering More...
Gilani escapes again as Pakistan lurches on to the next crisis
For those looking at Pakistan’s prime minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani, as he stood with his head bowed in the country’s Supreme Court for all of 32 seconds on Friday morning, it seemed as if once again More...
Kuala Lumpur witnesses mass protests
Police unleashed tear gas and chemical-laced water yesterday at thousands of demonstrators who staged one of Malaysia’s largest rallies in years, demanding fair rules for national elections expected soon. The More...
Democracy in India: First Fifty Years (Part 1)
The evolution of Indian democracy in the first fifty years as seen from two perspectives— social and political. National parties have yielded to Mandalized politics leading to the rise of regional parties. Navaratna More...
