Prime minister’s house and ruling party’s headquarters burnt down by student protesters The prime minister’s house and the ruling party’s headquarters were burnt down by student protesters yesterday, as a mutiny by elements of Burkina Faso’s military spread across the country. Unrest began in late February when students protested over a young man’s death in [...]
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Iran arrests senior opposition leaders Mousavi and Karoubi
March 1st, 2011
davidguide AHN News Staff Tehran, Iran (AHN) – Authorities in Iran on Monday sent main opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi to Heshmatiyeh jail along with their wives after keeping them under house arrest in Tehran since last Thursday. Chief Prosecutor Gholam Hossoein Mohseni Ejei said that the opposition members were isolated from communication, [...]
Ireland’s Fianna Fail party faces worst defeat in 80 years
February 26th, 2011
davidguide Going back to 1932, Fianna Fail had never won less than 39 percent in an election and had always been the largest party in the Dail, the lower house of parliament. Ireland’s ruling Fianna Fail party faced its worst defeat in nearly 80 years, an exit poll predicted Saturday, as a tidal wave of voter [...]
In US-China talks, who has the upper hand?
January 18th, 2011
davidguide We’ve seen this movie before, whenever top U.S. and Chinese officials gather. Americans lecture the Chinese about a currency value that unfairly keeps their exports cheap, followed by complaints that Beijing isn’t doing enough to prod its people to buy consumer goods. The Chinese counter-lecture Americans on the need to get our own fiscal house [...]
Lawmakers still mulling special session
December 2nd, 2010
davidguide Gov. Chris Gregoire met with Democratic and Republican leaders from the House and Senate on Wednesday, but there was no agreement reached on a special session to deal with a $1.1 billion shortfall in the current fiscal year. View full post on All Stories
Italian Culture Minister Blames Management For Pompeii House Collapse
November 11th, 2010
davidguide AHN News Staff Rome, Italy (AHN) – Less than a week after an ancient house once buried in volcanic ash by Mount Vesuvius collapsed into rubble, Italian opposition groups have called for Culture Minister Sandro Bondi to take responsibility for the incident and step down from his post. Antonio di Pietro and Luigi Bersani, who [...]
Former House Leader Tom DeLay’s Trial In Second Week
November 8th, 2010
davidguide Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Austin, TX, United States (AHN) – Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay’s trial on allegations he laundered corporate political donations entered its second week Monday. The Republican is the highest member of Congress to face criminal charges. Testimony resumes in the trial in Travis County in which DeLay, 63, [...]
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