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Saudi Arabia attacks rebels inside Yemen
Top Story: The Saudi air force has launched attacks on rebel bases inside Yemen in response to a cross-border raid by the rebels, according to local media reports. The Saudi government has confirmed only that...
Iranian opposition demonstrates on embassy siege anniversary
Top story: Taking advantage of an official rally to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. embassy in Iran, opposition supporters took to the streets of Tehran, cha...
The National Congress of American Indians is opening a new embassy for tribal nations in Washington D.C. today:
For the first time since settlement, tribal nations will have a permanent
home in Washington, D.C. where they can more effectively assert...
No Afghan run-off as Karzai declared winner
Top Story: The Afghan Election Commission canceled
a run-off election and declared Hamid Karzai, the presidential
incumbent, the winner. The announcement came after his main rival,
Foreign Minister Abdu...
Agreement reached in Honduras
Top story: A deal has been reached that might allow ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya to return to power. The interim government of Roberto Micheletti signed an agreement with Zelaya that would put Zelaya's fa...
Former British Prime Minsiter Tony Blair admitted this week that even without evidence that Saddam Hussein was developing weapons of mass destruction, he would have supported invading Iraq in order to depose Saddam Hussein's regime:
"I would still...
When the Eritrean national soccer team's plane returned home after a competition in Nairobi, only the coach was on board. The team's whereabouts are unknown. This isn't the first time the've pulled this though:
Mr
Musonye told the BBC's Focus...
In January, the U.S. military will hold its first simulation of an attack from a long-range Iranian missile on the United States, as opposed to a North Korean one:
It also would be more difficult testing the
U.S. Ground-based Midcourse Defense...
U.S.-China showdown looms in Copenhagen
Top story: The world's two largest polluters have reached an impasse that threatens to derail the climate change talks in Copenhagen. China pledged a 40-45 percent in "carbon intensity" -- a measurement of...
Preeti Aroon: The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World by Jacqueline Novogratz. When she was naive and in her 20s, Novogratz -- No. 85 on FP’s Global Thinkers list -- went to Africa to “save the...
