World Dec 07 In Egypt, a ‘Real Street Fight’ as Parties Try to Win the Upper Hand Egypt's top two Islamist parties -- the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafists -- are squaring off in runoff elections this week. "Now we have a real street fight in the precincts," says Charles Sennott, executive editor of GlobalPost. "Who puts…
World Dec 06 What Makes Recent Attacks on Shiites in Afghanistan So Unusual? Afghanistan saw the worst sectarian violence since the Taliban's fall from power when two suicide bombers struck Shiite Muslims celebrating the holy day of Ashura on Tuesday.
World Dec 05 What’s Souring Russian Voters’ Views of the Ruling Party? The failure of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's once-dominant political party to eke out a majority in Russian parliamentary elections over the weekend shows a growing disillusionment with the country's problems with the economy and corruption, some analysts say.
World Dec 02 American’s Abduction in Pakistan Reveals Growing Trend The August kidnapping of Warren Weinstein, an American aid worker in Pakistan, came into the spotlight again this week when al-Qaida announced it has him in custody. His abduction is nothing new in the security-challenged country and marks a growing…
World Dec 02 Man with a Mission: Anna Hazare’s Anti-corruption Campaign in India Long ago, an activist from a small village in western India went on hunger strikes to improve his community. Now, at age 74, he is hoping to bring about change on a national scale by pressuring the government to adopt…
World Nov 30 Myanmar’s Pro-democracy Leader Grasping Opportunities, Taking Risks Myanmar's journey from isolation advanced Wednesday with the arrival of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and positive words from the country's most well-known face of its pro-democracy movement.
World Nov 29 International Monitor: Among Egypt’s Electorate, a ‘Sense of Pride’ Despite some rumors of political parties trying to entice votes through payments and other means, a second day of voting in Egypt came without the violence many had feared.
World Nov 28 In Congo, a Vote Followed by Two More Weeks of Tension Millions of Congolese went to the polls Monday to vote on a new president and Parliament. But several attacks leading up to the vote and early allegations of fraud have some wondering if this test of the Central African country's…
World Nov 28 Congo’s Tense Election Day Millions of Congolese voted in presidential elections on Nov. 28, 2011, that were marred by violence and allegations of fraud leading up to the poll.
World Nov 25 Thousands Rally in Cairo to Ratchet Up Pressure on Military Rulers Ahead of Elections Egypt's election scene, complete with campaign ads on TV and posters and billboards plastered around town, is just like any other country. But little else is similar.