Holdout Signs Lisbon Treaty Creating EU Super-State
Under intense pressure from European Union leaders, other governments, and factions within his own country, Czech President Vaclav Klaus caved in on November...
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India’s Central Bank Buys 200 Tons of Gold
In yet another sign of eroding international confidence in the U.S. dollar, India’s central bank has just purchased 200 tons of gold from...
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Russia Simulates Invasion of Poland
In September 1939, the Red Army of the Soviet Union invaded Poland under the pretense that the Polish government could no longer protect...
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Karzai Declared President of Afghanistan
VOA News reported on November 2 that Afghanistan's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) had declared President Hamid Karzai the winner of the country's disputed...
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Russia Accused of Violating Arms Treaty
As the Obama administration and Moscow rush to negotiate a new arms-control treaty by the end of the year, Russia is being accused...
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Scandinavian Systems Stifling Women’s Opportunities
When searching for reforms to promote gender equality the world often turns north. The Scandinavian countries have more equality between men and women...
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Deal in Honduras Could Restore Zelaya
Honduran President Roberto Micheletti announced that he is ready to sign an agreement that could reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya and end the...
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U.S. Paying Taliban Who Claim to Switch Sides
The U.S. Government will soon begin paying Taliban members who claim to switch sides in the insurgent war in Afghanistan, according to a...
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Karzai’s Brother on CIA Payroll, N.Y. Times Says
According to a New York Times report published on October 27, Ahmed Wali Karzai, brother of Afghan president Hamid Karzai, is on the...
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Al-Qaeda-Linked Group Claims Baghdad Bombings
The Islamic State of Iraq, an extremist group linked to al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility in a website posting on October 27 for a pair...
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14 U.S. Deaths in Afghan Helicopter Crashes
NATO officials in Afghanistan have reported that three International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) helicopters crashed on October 26 in two separate incidents, killing...
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Lithuania Investigates CIA “Black Site” Torture Prison
The Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas) is expected to approve this week President Dalia Grybauskaite's demand for a full investigation of allegations of a CIA...
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NATO Supports Obama’s Plan for Missile “Shield”
President Obama’s plans for a revamped "missile shield" for Eastern Europe has gained the support of Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer and NATO...
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NATO Meeting Heralds More Troops for Afghanistan
Day two of NATO’s Defense Ministers’ meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia, continued on October 23, with NATO Secretary General Anders Rasmussen, U.S. Defense Secretary...
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Rich Germans Request Higher Taxes
Forty-four rich Germans have signed a petition, asking to be taxed more because they have too much money. ...
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