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World News tagged with Politics

Soldiers Wary of Often Corrupt Mexican Police
World  (tags: conflict, Mexico, world, government, violence, politics )

Cal
- 35 minutes ago - news.yahoo.com
When soldiers tried to halt a suspicious-looking SUV that was being escorted through Monterrey by a state policeman, the officer radioed for backup. In minutes, police from 40 patrol cars surrounded the troops,
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Afghanistan: An Unjust War Unravels -- Time for Troops to Leave
World  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', corruption, Afghanistan, world, politics, interesting, humanrights )

Cal
- 1 hour ago - greenleft.org.au
On November 2, Hamid Karzai began another term as president of Western-occupied Afghanistan after being officially declared the winner in an election so blatantly fraudulent that his main opponent, Abdullah Abdullah, refused to take part in it any longer.
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Indigenous Hondurans Face Persecution and Great Risk After Coup
World  (tags: world, humanrights, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', indigenous peoples' rights, Honduras, violence, terrorism, politics, conflict, government )

Cal
- 2 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
The coup government of Honduras is severely repressing opposition, curtailing constitutional rights, allowing excessive police violence which could be linked to several deaths, beatings and disappearances.
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India Restricts Coverage of Dalai Lama Visit
World  (tags: china, asia, ethics, freedoms, humanrights, interesting, politics, society, tibet, world )

Daphna
- 3 days ago - cbc.ca
The Indian government on Thursday has refused to allow foreign journalists to cover the Dalai Lama's visit on Sunday to a region at the heart of a border dispute with China. The government did not give permits allowing foreign correspondents
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Israel Invites Foreign Envoys to Inspect Iran Arms Shipment
World  (tags: middle-east, israel, iran, conflict, weapons, politics, terrorism, world )

Cal
- 4 days ago - jpost.com
Following the seizure of a massive shipment of Iranian arms bound for Hizbullah, the Foreign Ministry stepped up diplomatic efforts on Thursday, inviting foreign ambassadors stationed in Israel to come and inspect the container-loads of weapons captured b
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U.N. Evacuates Hundreds of Staff From Afghanistan
World  (tags: politics, world, UnitedNations, unitednations, conflict, interesting, violence, asia )

Cal
- 4 days ago - reuters.com
The United Nations said on Thursday it would temporarily evacuate hundreds of its international staff from Afghanistan due to deteriorating security, a sharp blow for Western efforts to stabilize the country
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Palestinian Scare Tactic in Talks With Israel?
World  (tags: world, middle-east, israel, news, politics, interesting, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', conflict )

Cal
- 4 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
Negotiator floats idea few like: one state where all live together
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Does Israel Have the Right To Exist?
World  (tags: israel, israel state terrorism-aparthid-warcrime, violence, war, crime, humanrights, freedoms, conflict, corruption, death, humans, politics, ethics )

David
- 4 days ago - informationclearinghouse.info
According to history as written by the winner, Zionism, Israel was given its birth certificate and thus legitimacy by the UN Partition Resolution of 29 November 1947. This is propaganda nonsense.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Meets Senior US Diplomat in Burma
World  (tags: humanrights, interesting, government, ethics, politics, news, world, usa )

Daphna
- 4 days ago - guardian.co.uk
Barack Obama's policy of engagement with Burma made modest progress today after the detained democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, made a rare exit from the home that has been her prison for much of the past 14 years to meet senior US officials.
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Tamil Refugees -- Escaping From Hell
World  (tags: Refugees&Relief, asia, Sri Lanka, conflict, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', world, politics )

Cal
- 6 days ago - greenleft.org.au
While two boat loads of Tamil refugees fleeing Sri Lanka push their case to be admitted into Australia, two reports on Sri Lankan atrocities against Tamils have been released without a word from the Australian media or government.
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Honduran Opposition Leader Key to Ending Conflict
World  (tags: world, Honduras, interesting, politics, government, conflict, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!' )

Cal
- 7 days ago - reuters.com
he front-runner in Honduras' presidential race has become a key to resolving a four-month conflict between a president ousted in a coup and the de facto leader who replaced him.
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GOOD NEWS---MIDEAST: Israelis Show the Light to Palestinian Herders
World  (tags: goodnews, GoodNews, israel, politics, society, news, humans, world )

Cal
- 7 days ago - ipsnews.net
Hundreds of impoverished Palestinian herders and farmers living in caves and tents in a remote area of the Palestinian West Bank have been provided free electricity due to the ingenuity of two Israeli physicists.
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Clinton in Pakistan Encounters Widespread Distrust of U.S.
World  (tags: world, war, violence, american, terrorism, politics, middle-east, pakistan, afghanistan, drones, missile, strikes, death, killing, questions )

Tom
- 7 days ago - latimes.com
Not only radicals, but college students and respected journalists question Washington's intentions in Pakistan. The U.S. government is seen as arrogant, domineering and insensitive to their plight, and drone missile strikes are likened to to terrorism.
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Lying to Kids Is the First Lesson of Politics
World  (tags: politics, lies, crime, corruption, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', conflict, freedoms, ethics )

David
- 7 days ago - uk.news.yahoo.com
The government's lies about drugs have one big upside: they teach our children to be suspicious of power. Lying to everyone is what politics is all about, that's the lesson we have all been learning in recent times. Leaders, no. Misleaders, yes.
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Honduran Rivals Agree a Deal to End Crisis
World  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', GoodNews, politics, world, freedoms )

Cal
- 9 days ago - reuters.com
Honduras' de facto government has accepted a U.S.-driven deal that opens the door for the return to power of President Manuel Zelaya, toppled in a military coup four months ago.
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