'Political Settlement the Only Solution to Zimbabwean Crisis'
Region: Zimbabwe
The current political logjam in which Zimbabwe has been enmeshed in for the past seven months can only be resolved if the country's two main political parties, ZANU PF and the MDC agree to consummate their global political... more
Views: 21705 lakh-strong security to guard UZ polls
Region: Bangladesh
The government has decided to deploy over 500,000 security personnel across the country to ensure peaceful holding of elections in 481 upazila parishads on January 22. Sources said the home ministry has already laid out a... more
Views: 1418Hasina readies cabinet portfolios
Region: Bangladesh
Prime Minister-elect Sheikh Hasina has today nearly readied the list of her new cabinet, party sources told The Daily Star. It has been learned that in her new cabinet Motia Chowdhury will hold the food ministry while Oba... more
Views: 1897Election in Bangladesh: Challenge for tolerance
Region: Bangladesh
Accepting defeat is the character and spirit of democracy. Within 48 hours next, the time is coming to the politicians of Bangladesh that they are democratic in nature or they have to go far to achieve democratic norms and... more
Views: 1311Stormy campaign over Bangladesh
Region: BangladeshThe last round of stormy campaign is going over the 299 constituencies of parliamentary poll in Bangladesh as zero hour of 28th December is the last time-point of canvassing for vote. The 9th parliament election is schedul... more
Views: 997Massive exercise for police & security forces who ensured the most peaceful elections in J&a
Region: India
Srinagar(J&K) -Director General of J&K Police, Kuldeep Khoda said conduct of the Assembly elections in the Jammu and Kashmir State was a massive exercise for police and other security forces who ensured one o... more
Views: 988Congress is going to form the next government in the J&K state : Azad
Region: India
Jammu,December 24 - Congress is going to form the next government in the state and if need be, the help of some small parties and independents would be sufficient. But he did not elaborate if Congress would form the coalit... more
Views: 1103Time's Up for Run-Off Vote in Ghana
Region: Ghana
There was special voting today in the on-going election which has entered into a run-off in Ghana. Today, Tuesday, the securities forces participated in the polls organized for them. They include the armed forces, the pol... more
Views: 906Campaigning for the Run-off in Ghana Low-key
Region: GhanaContrary to what is expected, the campaign for the December 28 Run-off in Ghana is rather low-key. Most of us were expecting the two parties, the NPP and the NDC to square it up against each other. But less is being heard ... more
Views: 894"Peace process a historical necessity for India, Pakistan" : Mufti Sayeed
Region: India
Jammu, December 20 - Stressing on the need of initiating more confidence building measures to establish lasting peace in this region, the former Chief Minister and patron of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohamma... more
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