International Day of Democracy and Political Irony

Mohan Nepali 2 months ago Region: Nepal

Ban Ki-moon’s message on 15 September On the occasion of the second International Democracy Day on 15 September, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message to the world on Tuesday said, "Democracy is not on... more

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Genealogy Serves As Catalyst For Book On African-American Issues

Jackie ONeal 2 months ago Region: United States

         Horace Mann once wrote: "Habit is a cable; we weave a thread of it every day, and at last we cannot break it." For two decades, author Anita Wills made a habit of researching her family... more

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India grants US$100 million for Tamils in Sri Lanka

Mohan Nepali 4 months ago Region: Sri Lanka

Agence-France-Presse (AFP) on Monday reports that India has offered US$100 million for nearly 300,000 Tamils displaced during the civil war that ended recently. The civilian victims of the Sri Lankan civil war are reported... more

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Democracy in peril

Mohan Nepali 5 months ago Region: Nepal

Status Quoists go for military supremacy in Nepal   Nepal's Constituent Assembly (CA) Chairman Subhas Nembwang has rejected a motion registered against an unconstitutional step of the country's president. The Unifi... more

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Nepalis Will Defeat Efforts to Restore Monarchy

Mohan Nepali 8 months ago Region: Nepal

While a public rumour of restoring monarchy through a 'baby king' has spread in the Nepali political market, the Nepalis across the country have again begun to fear the heightening of political crisis in the country. Altho... more

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Donington Re-enactment

Julian Worker a year ago Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

  Donington-le-heath Manor House   Historical re-enactments occur throughout the summer months in the UK and many of these gatherings are on a grand scale and enjoyed by thousands of people, but I prefer the s... more

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China and the ABC Theory

June Van Ingen a year ago Region: China

A journalist friend of mine told me about a theory some years ago, born during the Civil Rights movement in America or the Algerian War in France, which turned out to be very useful at the time. Then, as theories often do... more

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Hurricane Ike Mystery Ship at Fort Morgan, Alabama

Joe DeFranceschi a year ago Region: Alabama

Hurricane Ike unearthed a 150-foot long ship that dates back to the Civil War on a beach in Fort Morgan, Alabama. The mysterious ship has been uncovered by hurricanes before, most recently by Ivan in 2004, but never has s... more

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U.N. puts pressures on Sudan over Darfur

Al Jeratso 2 years ago Region: Sudan

After waiting for months,  the United Nations has finally decided to put pressure on the Sudanese government to convince its government-backed militias to stop attacking innocent civilians in Darfur. At last, the slau... more

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Is Lebanese military a weakling?

Al Jeratso 2 years ago Region: Lebanon

  What kind of military does Lebanon have?   It's really hard to imagine why on earth the Lebanese military is having difficulty crushing at least 200 al-Qaeda inspired Muslim militants now holed up inside t... more

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