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Karzai Agrees to Afghanistan Runoff

The incumbent President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, announced at a Kabul press conference on October 20 that he had accepted the findings of...

October 20, 2009

Leftist Regimes Agree to New Currency

Alex Newman October 20, 2009

Adding to pressure mounting against the U.S. dollar, left-wing Latin American leaders gathered in Cochabamba, Bolivia, over the weekend for the seventh Bolivarian...

Muslims Call for Sharia in Britain

R. Cort Kirkwood October 20, 2009

Britons learned last week that thousands of the nation’s Muslims will descend upon London to publicly protest for the implementation of Sharia or...

China to Strengthen Trade Ties With Iran

October 15, 2009

According to Xinhua News, the Chinese government’s official press agency, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told visiting First Vice President of Iran Mohammad Reza...

Hillary Clinton Ends Two-Day Trip to Russia

October 14, 2009

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton completed a two-day visit to Russia on October 14 by addressing a town-hall meeting attended by almost...

Global Police Seek More Power

Alex Newman October 14, 2009

During a conference in Singapore this week, delegates to the Interpol-United Nations meeting agreed: the budding global police force needs more power. ...

Obama Sending 13,000 More Troops to Afghanistan

October 13, 2009

The Washington Post reported on October 13 that the U.S. military is deploying 13,000 additional troops to Afghanistan — in addition to the...

Wilders Wins Appeal In Britain

R. Cort Kirkwood October 13, 2009

An immigration panel in Britain has overturned a decision by the country's Home Office that denied Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders entry into the...

McCaffrey: 10 More Years of War in Afghanistan

Thomas R. Eddlem October 12, 2009

Retired General Barry McCaffrey told MSNBC's Meet the Press Sunday that the United States faces 10 more years of war in Afghanistan. ...

French Minister Admits Paying for Sex With Young Boys, Refuses to Resign

Alex Newman October 12, 2009

After coming out with strong support for admitted child rapist Roman Polanski, French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand is once again in the spotlight...