Articles tagged with "political updates"
India/Pakistan
By Larry Habegger | May 13th, 2002 |
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Hopes are high for a new era of cooperation between these nations which have been at odds since their partition in 1947. The Indian prime minister traveled by bus to... [Read this entry]
Tunisia
By Larry Habegger | April 30th, 2002 | Add a Comment »
The April 11 attack on a synagogue on Djerba Island that killed 17, including 11 German tourists, was acknowledged to have been a terrorist attack by an al Qaeda splinter... [Read this entry]
Madagascar
By Larry Habegger | April 23rd, 2002 | Add a Comment »
A resolution of the election crisis and the corresponding unrest between opposing groups may have been found with the challenger who had declared himself president retracting his claim in exchange... [Read this entry]
Sri Lanka
By Larry Habegger | April 9th, 2002 | Add a Comment »
A cease-fire put in place in February has been holding and peace talks are scheduled for May in Thailand, paving the way for the resumption of domestic flights and the... [Read this entry]
Northern Ireland
By Larry Habegger | April 9th, 2002 | Add a Comment »
The IRA decommissioned more weapons in a move that represents progress toward a lasting peace, although Protestant “loyalists” dismissed the move as political posturing. Despite such accusations, decommissioning has been... [Read this entry]
Ecuador
By Larry Habegger | February 26th, 2002 | Add a Comment »
The collapse of peace talks in Colombia may mean trouble for Ecuador as the likelihood of border incursions by Colombian rebels and refugee migrations increases. The government declared a state... [Read this entry]
Fiji
By Larry Habegger | February 12th, 2002 | Add a Comment »
A constitutional challenge is being heard by the Fiji Court of Appeals to determine if decisions made by the current government are unconstitutional, a finding that could force a restructuring... [Read this entry]
Sri Lanka
By Larry Habegger | December 21st, 2001 | Add a Comment »
Political changes here have raised hopes that the 18-year civil war may soon come to and end. The election of opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister Dec. 5 may... [Read this entry]
Corsica
By Larry Habegger | December 21st, 2001 | Add a Comment »
The French government has moved a step closer to giving autonomy to this Mediterranean island that has been ruled by France since 1768. The French National Assembly passed a bill... [Read this entry]
Cyprus, Greece and Turkey
By Larry Habegger | December 18th, 2001 | Add a Comment »
After nearly three decades of tensions, the Greek and Turkish governments on this divided island are getting together in a positive atmosphere to seek common ground. Leaders met face-to-face Dec.... [Read this entry]
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