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| Features  What Makes Iran's Green Movement So Difficult To Read? It's been nearly a year since the crisis over the reelection of Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad erupted, and in many ways the future course of events in Iran is no easier to predict now than it was then. More  For Pakistan, Decision Time On North Waziristan Amid rising international pressure and domestic security concerns, the Pakistani military is under pressure to get off the fence over cleaning up a restive tribal district along the country's western border with Afghanistan. More  British Election May Lead To Shattering Of Traditional Two-Party System Britain's parliamentary election on May 6 may mark the beginning of the end of the two-party electoral system that has long been the norm in British politics. More  Three Die Amid Greek Protests, Rioting Three people have been killed in rioting in Athens, during protests against major spending cuts imposed as part of the international rescue package for the battered Greek economy. The prime minister has condemned the deaths as "murder." More  Iraqi Shi'ite Blocs OK Coalition A coalition deal between Shi'ite groups in Iraq could end months of political stalemate over the formation of a new government and confirm Shi'ite domination of the next cabinet. But the alliance also could further alienate minority Sunnis, who lost their positions of privilege with the ouster of Saddam Hussein in 2003. More  Privatizations Of Resorts By Kyrgyz Ex-President Probed Kyrgyz acting Prosecutor-General Baitemir Ibraev says many properties near the Issyk-Kul lake resort that were privatized during President Kurmanbek Bakiev's rule are being investigated. More  Armenian Court Upholds Journalist's Jail Term Armenia's highest criminal court has upheld a prison sentence for a newspaper editor and opposition leader for his alleged role in 2008 postelection violence in Yerevan. More  Rebel Leader Killed In Ingushetia A suspected Islamic insurgent leader has reportedly been killed in Russia's volatile republic of Ingushetia. More  South Ossetian Leader In Russia The leader of the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia was in Moscow to discuss Russian assistance on reconstruction and infrastructure projects. More  Iran, Tajiks To Talk Visa-Free Travel Tajikistan's Foreign Ministry says Iran has officially proposed introducing visa-free travel between the two countries. More  Two Injured By Blast In Muslim Store In St. Petersburg St. Petersburg police say two people were wounded in an attack on a Muslim halal-food store near the city's central mosque today. More  Stalin Ads Allowed In St. Petersburg, Anti-Stalin Ads Not A public bus in St. Petersburg drove its route today adorned with an advertisement that includes a portrait of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. More  Iraqi Official: Displaced Returning Home A top Iraqi official says thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Iraq and refugees from neighboring countries have returned recently and others want to return. More  Ukrainian Communists Unveil Stalin Monument In Zaporizhzhya Communists in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhya have unveiled a monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. More  Nazarbaev: 'Leader Of The Nation'? Three Kazakh parliament deputies today proposed giving President Nursultan Nazarbaev the official title "Leader of the Nation." More A Tajik communications official has complained about the removal of mobile phone advertisements from billboards in Dushanbe. More  Moscow Duma OKs Contentious Plan The Moscow City Duma has approved in a third and final reading a controversial 15-year development plan for the Russian capital. More  Wife Of Jailed Transdniester Journalist Worried About His Condition The wife of imprisoned independent journalist Ernest Vardanean says her husband looked tired and depressed after hours of interrogation while jailed in Moldova's separatist Transdniester region. More  Closed Armenian TV Goes Internet A popular independent Armenian television station plans to resume broadcasts over the Internet more than eight years after it was taken off the air by authorities. More Everybody Loves A (Military) Parade! Ria-Novosti has posted a fun infographic on Russia's "Military Hardware To Take Part In V-E Day Parade" on May 9. More  Protest Against Obama's 'Nuclear Threat' In Tehran The semi-official Fars news agency reported that "academics" from all over Iran attended a gathering today in front of the UN office in Tehran to protest the "silence" of the United Nations over what is being described as the United States' nuclear threat against the Islamic republic. More  Ethnic Hysteria And Status Quo Discrimination In Bosnia Over the course of the past few months, several high-ranking officials from the Council of Europe have warned that Bosnia-Herzegovina could be suspended from the body due to its failure to launch urgent constitutional reforms. In December, the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that the Bosnian Constitution contains discriminatory and unlawful provisions. More |
