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By Ali Gharib, on June 17th, 2013 Ali Gharib notes that many hawkish D.C. pundits are dismissing the Iranian election results.
Continue reading Who’s Dismissing the Iranian Elections?
By By JEREMY W. PETERS, on June 17th, 2013 Instead of focusing on the economy, as an internal party document suggested, House Republicans are pushing for new restrictions on abortion.
Continue reading Undaunted by 2012 Elections, Republicans Embrace Anti-Abortion Agenda
By Richard L. Hasen, on June 17th, 2013 What looks like a victory for the federal government may give states new powers to resist Washington’s control over elections, writes Richard L. Hasen.
Continue reading The Other Voting Case
By By DAVID E. SANGER, on June 17th, 2013 President Obama’s top foreign policy aides said they planned to press Hassan Rowhani, Iran’s president-elect, to resume negotiations over his country’s nuclear program.
Continue reading U.S. Seems Eager for Nuclear Talks With Iran’s New Leader
By , on June 16th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapakse pledged on Sunday to proceed with the first-ever provincial polls in the island’s former war zone but his government said the powers of the elected council will be clipped. The ruling coalition had promised to share limited power with Tamils, pointing to elections to local councils, after the military crushed separatist Tamil rebels in May 2009 and ended 37 years of ethnic bloodshed. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 16th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The crackdown came just two hours after Erdogan issued an ultimatum to protesters to leave Gezi Park, the epicentre of nationwide protests, ahead of a rally of his ruling party in the city on Sunday. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Turkey police storm protest camp in Gezi park after Erdogan ultimatum
By , on June 16th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> HONG KONG — It’s probably for the best that Edward Snowden didn’t turn up at a weekend rally in support of him here in this former British colony. Having declared that he has faith in Hong Kong’s rule of law, and that he believes the courts and people of the semiautonomous Chinese territory will decide his fate, he might have been distressed by legislator Claudia Mo’s downbeat remarks. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Edward Snowden wrong about Hong Kong, some in territory say
By , on June 15th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The United States says North Korea’s recent actions have risen the bar for a resumption of dialogue, and it called on Pyongyang to address concerns on weapons but also human rights. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading US says ‘bar higher’ for dialogue with N. Korea
By , on June 15th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar said 72 per cent of the more than 50.5 million Iranians eligible to vote had turned at polling stations, and that Rowhani had secured just over the threshold 50 per cent of the vote required to avoid a run-off. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani wins race for presidency in Iran
By , on June 15th, 2013 
A serving police officer and a woman are arrested as part of a probe into the “plebgate” row involving MP Andrew Mitchell.
Continue reading Two arrested in ‘plebgate’ probe
By By THOMAS ERDBRINK, on June 15th, 2013 The cleric Hassan Rowhani, the field’s most moderate candidate, held a decisive edge in preliminary results, followed by Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf, Tehran’s popular mayor.
Continue reading Moderate in Iranian Election Takes Strong Lead in Early Returns
By , on June 15th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Iran’s reformist-backed presidential candidate surged to a wide lead in early vote counting on Saturday, a top official said, suggesting a flurry of late support could have swayed a race that once appeared solidly in the hands of Tehran’s ruling clerics. But the strong margin for former nuclear negotiator Hasan Rowhani was not yet enough to give him an outright victory and avoid a two-person runoff next Friday. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Early vote count in Iran gives Rowhani wide lead
By , on June 14th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A menu at a conservative political fundraiser likens a dish to Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s intimate anatomy. A radio host asks her on-air if her partner is gay. Mud-slinging is nothing new in politics, but a no-holds-barred election campaign in Australia is plumbing depths seldom seen. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading New low in Australian discourse as radio DJ asks Gillard is partner gay
By By THOMAS ERDBRINK, on June 14th, 2013 Ayatollah Ali Khamenei denounced American skepticism as informal polling in Tehran, which is not necessarily indicative of the country, suggested that Mayor Ghalibaf and Hassan Rowhani were ahead.
Continue reading As Iranians Vote, Khamenei Assails United States
By , on June 14th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> An Australian radio presenter was sacked Friday after sparking outrage by pressing embattled Prime Minister Julia Gillard on air whether her hairdresser boyfriend Tim Mathieson is gay. The startling exchange came with Gillard’s Labor Party far behind in the polls ahead of September elections. Personal attacks are mounting against her, including a recent menu item at an opposition party fundraiser that she called “grossly sexist and offensive”. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Australian radio DJ sacked after quizzing PM on partner’s sexuality
By , on June 14th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Myanmar’s President Thein Sein will visit Britain and France next month, an official said on Friday, as the international community continues to embrace his nation’s democratic reforms. Thein Sein will travel to up to four countries on his second trip to Europe in months, a government official said requesting anonymity. “Our President Thein Sein will visit about three or four countries in mid July…. he will visit the UK and Paris in France for sure,” a Myanmar government official told AFP, adding detailed information of who will accompany him has not been released. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Myanmar leader to visit Britian and France
By , on June 14th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Iran chooses a new president on Friday in an election the reformists hope their sole candidate will win in the face of divided conservative ranks, four years after the disputed re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. More than 50.5 million people are eligible to vote for the man – no women candidates were approved – to succeed Ahmadinejad, who is barred from standing for a third consecutive term under the constitution. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Iranians to vote in presidential elections
By , on June 13th, 2013 
Thousands of children have been killed in unrest in Syria since March 2011, according to a new UN report on children and armed conflict.
Continue reading UN condemns Syria children killings
By , on June 13th, 2013 
Facebook is adding support for clickable hashtags to help users keep track of popular topics on the network, a move experts say may boost ad sales.
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By , on June 12th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A high-profile Australian political candidate apologised yesterday for a menu at one of his fundraisers, featuring a quail dish named after Prime Minister Julia Gillard which was described as having “small breasts” and “huge thighs” and made a vulgar reference to her genitalia. The incident was the latest example of gender warfare that has become a part of the Australian political scene since Gillard became the nation’s first woman prime minister. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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Sri Lanka to proceed with the first provincial polls
<!– google_ad_section_start –> Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapakse pledged on Sunday to proceed with the first-ever provincial polls in the island’s former war zone but his government said the powers of the elected council will be clipped. The ruling coalition had promised to share limited power with Tamils, pointing to elections to local councils, after the military crushed separatist Tamil rebels in May 2009 and ended 37 years of ethnic bloodshed. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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