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According to new poll 54 percent of Germans think President Wulff should step down. More see here.
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Def. Sec. Panetta said that NATO forces will end their combat role in Afghanistan in 2013. More see here


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Romney rolls in Florida. Few experts comment on this. More see here
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If Panetta said he is very concerned what can (should) the US do about this? More see here
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Do you think the security risks will come with the fact the US will have a smaller force or not, and why? Comments by Richard Stoll, Professor of Political Science, Rice University. More see here
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As always, should any member of your team be caught or killed, we will disavow all knowledge of your actions. More see here
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It is an election year and these addresses make for good television, but they seldom change the political landscape. More see here
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We can expect a birth jump in Year of the Dragon. More see here
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Experts comment on the results of SC primary election. More see here
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Happy New Year of the Dragon! More see here
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Comments by David McCuan, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Sonoma State University. More see here
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Probably not. More see here
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Martin Schulz will succeed Jerzy Buzek as the President of the European Parliament. The election is set for tomorrow. More see here
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Read what experts say. More see here
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The 2012 French presidential election will take place on 22 April, 2nd round, if necessary, on 6 May 2012. More see here
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Tsai Ing-wen’s campaign: This is the first time that a female politician became the presidential candidate of a major political party in Taiwan. More see here
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Experts comment on Mitt Romney’s victory in New Hampshire. More see here


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Of course, his money matters a great deal. More see here
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American presidential campaign: Barack Obama have sent people to Hollywood to set up a number of fundraisers. More see here
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President Barack Obama released the Defense Strategic Guidance. More see here
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We are witnessing the worrying developments with some news about the Boko Haram ultimatum or with the warnings of south Nigeria backlash at Boko Haram. More see here
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And what’s next for Romney. More see here
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Few comments by David McCuan, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Sonoma State University. More see here
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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has said he is willing to “open the door” to better relations with NK. More see here
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Hungary risks EU membership, ex-U.S. Ambassador Mark Palmer tells Nepszabadsag. More see here
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Probably. We will know more after Iowa and New Hampshire. More see here
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Euro coins and banknotes entered circulation 10 year ago, on 1 January 2002. More see here
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A report from Human Rights Watch says that Kenya’s police and judicial system have failed to adequately investigate and prosecute crimes connected to the country’s 2007-08 post-election violence. More see here
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President Barack Obama said Havel’s word echo through the ages. Really? More see here
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What kind of scenario do you expect for the North Korea after the death of Kim Jong-il? More repressions, some liberalization of the regime, playing the nuclear card even more?More see here
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Prime Minister Cameron still insists that the EU membership is vital to Britain. More see here
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How would you describe the attitude of the international community towards South Sudan after five moths of its existence? Are we witnessing the positive, but also the negative efforts? Few comments by experts. More see here
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Few comments from the political experts from various EU countries. More see here
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Ap reports. Does he deserve it? More see here
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Expert: Sending Gbagbo to the ICC was the right thing to do, but President Ouattara must now move beyond rhetoric and make clear that human rights abusers on all sides will face justice. More see here
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Blurry. But maybe BaH is not doomed to fail. More see here
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It is Newt Gingrich’s turn, but will it last? More see here
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We do not know what exactly Germany and France will propose, but… More see here
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As Some Slovak journalist had been allegedly by the Military Defense Intelligence I have asked few experts when it could be justified. More see here
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And he is patient. More see here
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It seems it is pretty unclear. More see here
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It seems we are witnessing some real changes inside Burma as Suu Kyi’s NLD said it will take part in the next election. More see here


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German police is investigating the activities of National Socialist Underground. The Neo-Nazi group is responsible for 10 murders, the police have discovered a hitlist of 88 possible targets.
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A few comments by Andreas Umland, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. More see here
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The Syrian reaction was pretty harsh as the Syrian Ambassador to Arab League: Those who drafted this decision will be punished. More see here
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The outcome of the confidence vote is another disappointment for those who wished to see the recent political crisis in Greece resolved. More see here
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Few comments by Alexander KazamiasSenior Lecturer in Politics, Coventry University. More see here
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Legal expert: It is very unlikely that Mr Assange will end up at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. More see here
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Reuters: Nearly 60 percent of Greeks view the EU summit agreement on the new bailout package as negative or probably negative. More see here
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Few comments by Elijah Zarwan, Cairo based analyst of International Crisis Group. More see here
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Is it a good idea? More see here
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This is probably the best situation we could realistically hope to achieve under the present circumstances. The markets will rally for a while, but if the details are not convincing and the doubts remain. More see here
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Will PM of Italy survive? More see here
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And what about the energy infrastructure? More see here
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Likely. More see here
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You might say yes, but you also recognise that there is doubts about that. Do you think the dollar, the yen, the yuan and the British sterling will be around in 10 years? The answer is a clear yes. This is the huge difference. More see here
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And what’s next? More see here
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Is the EU competitive enough? More see here
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Few comments by Robert Kron, Research Analyst, Center for European Policy Analysis. More see here
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What does it mean? More see here
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Any success? The War in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001. More here
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The Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf fights for staying in the office. The elections will take place next week. More see here
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We are not talking about recreating the USSR. But time dictates that we should have closer integration based on values, politics and economics, said Russian PM. More see here
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If social networks and media could help to topple long-standing regimes, why not the cartels? More see here
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And what his death means for Yemen. More see here
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Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah announced women would be given the right to vote and stand in elections. More see here
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From Reuters: U.S. actor Sean Penn engaged in attempts to secure the release of two Americans freed by Iran, flying to Venezuela to ask President Hugo Chavez to intervene with Iran’s leader. More see here
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The Netherlands and Finland have blocked them. What’s next? More see here
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And other pros and cons. More see here
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Pro-Russian minority party Harmony Center wins most votes in the snap election. More see here
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Comments by William McCants, Erroll Southers, Brian Fishman and Jarret Brachman. More see here
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There are complaints that since 9/11 the level of “militarization” of CIA reaches unhealthy level for the intelligence agency. More see here


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According to media reports German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has told the leadership of his Christian Democratic Union party that he wants the new EU-treaty. More see here
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Miss China Lou Zilin is training in New York to increase chances of becoming successful on Miss Universe beauty pageant. More see here
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Things turned ugly in Chile. We have seen the months of student protests, now the general strike. 14-year old boy was shot during the demonstration and he died later. More see here
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As it really seems seems Gaddafi’s regime is finished will the chairman of the NTC Mustafa Abdul Jalil lead the country? More see here
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Iraqi government denied any deal on keeping the US troop in Iraq was done. More see here
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The role of African countries is extremely important. More see here
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Are the protests against the Papal visit significant? More see here
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Inspired by an interesting article from Financial Times: Belgian growth boosted by political paralysis. More see here
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Why? More see here
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Few comments from experts. More see here
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Once an authoritarian leader, Manuel Pinto da Costa won the presidential election. More see here


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What is going on? More see here
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Overshadowed by brother? More see here
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POTUS turns 50 today. More see here
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The most critical issue? More see here
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Not much? More see here
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Any visible impact? More see here
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The increased of diversity of the European society is a fact. More see here
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What does it all mean? More see here
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A few comments by Andreas Umland, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. More see here
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How to deal with the extremism in the public debate? More see here
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Any impact? More see here
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The experts point out a sustainable solution for the future, but one also doubts a bit the magnitude of the current crisis. More see here
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Clare’s Law should allow women in the UK to check on partner’s past. More see here
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Britain has always had spies and I think we’ve spied rather well, says Gary Oldman on playing George Smiley. More see here
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The British lawmakers want to call Murdoch to testify in phone-hacking scandal. More see here
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Congratulation! But many problems lie ahead. More see here
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Few comments by Ivor Gaber, Professor of Political Journalism, City University London. More see here
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What experts say. More see here
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The White House is offering this according to AP. More see here
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The eldest son and heir of Austria’s last emperor Karl I. died at the age of 98. More see here
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Will it work? More see here
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Still communist after 90 years? The Chinese Communist Party was founded on July 1, 1921. More see here
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As the only person in the history of the Czech Republic he also held the office of Prime Minister and Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic. More see here
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But the reality may disappoint them. More see here
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What does it mean? More see here
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He wants to stay in the office for the second term. More see here
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The center-right Social Democrats (PSD) won 105 seats while the conservative CDS won 24. It gives the two parties a clear majority in the 230-seat parliament. More see here
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They are normally closer to their people and closer to understanding their needs. More see here
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What does it mean? More see here
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POTUS and Elizabeth II. have visited Ireland. More see here
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Few comments follow. More see here
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It is a first visit of the British Monarch to Ireland since Irish independence in 1922. More see here
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First Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew has resigned from the country’s cabinet. His last post within the Cabinet was the Minister Mentor. Lee Kuan Yew (87) dominated Singapore’s politics and development for over 50 years. More see here
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According to The Daily Telegraph the embassies and other diplomatic outposts abroad will make their own decisions on the issue. And it seems for the British embassies it is not a problem. I have sent my question – Will you fly the EU flag on Europe Day? – via Twitter to dozens of UK embassies abroad. I admit the list bellow is not complete as there were only few replies but from what I got it seems UK embassies will fly the EU flag today. More see here
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Hillary Clinton have suggested that after the death of Osama bin Laden there there is a chance Taliban will more likely be willing to negotiate.More see here (Viac)  Permalink
Is the biggest questions whether Osama bin Laden the myth is a more potent recruitment tool than Osama bin Laden the man? More see here
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What does a death of Osama bin Laden mean for Pakistan? More see here


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Few experts have shared with me their thoughts on the British Royal Family, democracy, society and politics in the United Kingdom. More see here
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Perhaps both. And his thrill seeking can contribute on science. More see here
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And what's next for Yemen. More see here
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Despite the strength of the regime’s tools of suppression, it is still uncertain as to whether the Assad regime will survive. More see here
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By Gëzim Alpion, Lecturer in Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of Birmingham. More see here
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Thousand of Croats protested against the ICTY verdict as Gen. Ante Gotovina was sentenced to 24 years in jail on for atrocities against Serbs committed during Operation Storm in 1995. More see here
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Does somebody use this case for own purposes? More see here
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It will be definitely tough for the GOP. More see here
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But what if he would be somewhere else, for example in the UK. More see here
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And is the nuclear renaissance dead? More see here
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Canadians will go to polls on May 2nd. The opposition trails in the polls right now. More see here
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Former leader of Libyan jihadists Noma Benotman tells CNN that al-Qaeda will seek to take advantage of chaos in Libya. More see here
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L.A. Times: How an invading army changes from Chinese to North Korean. It was usual for Hollywood to use in the past a prototype of the villains – Japanese, Russians, Arabs… More see here
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Few comments by Richard Tanter, Senior Research Associate, Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability. More see here
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I would like to ask NATO and the US with honour and humbleness and not with arrogance to stop their operations in our land, Afghan President said. A spokesman for Karzai later sought to temper the remarks, saying the president meant to demand that NATO cease operations that harm civilians and that it halt its operations completely. More see here
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This scenario could be potentially very bad. More see here
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It is not impossible. Kenneth Pollack from The Brookings Institution answered my questions on the Brookings 's web chat. More see here

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Experts: The West should listen to the Muslim women. More see here
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The ISI is the CIA’s most important partner against al Qaeda but also the most difficult. More see here
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The huge operation involves chartered and military planes and a naval frigate. More see here
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Eleven people were sentenced to death for Godhra train blaze in 2002. The attack triggered widespread, bloody riots against Muslim in Gujarat. More see here
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Fine Gael is heading toward victory and probably to coalition government with Labour according to polls. More see here

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What to do? More see here
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Is it a game changer? More see here
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His case is not the first and surely not the last one in Afghanistan. More see here
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos suggested in the Financial Times the plan to build ‘alternative Panama Canal’. He said the joint project with China is a real proposal. More see here
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Here are some answers. More see here
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American diplomat Raymond Davis shot two men on January 27 in Lahore if he was threatened by them. He is in detention in Pakistan. According to U.S. State Department he should be released immediately as he enjoys diplomatic immunity. But there is a growing rumor in Pakistani media Davis was a spy and he shot two agents of Inter-Services Intelligence. More see here
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The Centre for Constitutional Rights believes President George Bush approved torture when he approved enhanced interrogation techniques and the organization said all signatories to the convention on torture “are obligated to prosecute or extradite for prosecution anyone present in their territory they have a reasonable basis for believing has committed torture”. More see here
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Really? More see here
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President Ronald Reagan would turn 100 today. Happy Birthday! More see here
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Happy New Year of the Rabbit to everyone! More see here
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Will Mubarak do something mature? More see here
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Traditional Organized Crime is able to adapt. How successful is then the recent sweep of FBI, who managed to capture more than 100 mobsters from 5 New York mafia families? More see here
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The speech generated a less partisan reaction than some prior State of the Unions where sometimes only the party of the president would applaud. More see here
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Irish Times says. What does it mean? More see here
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What was the Chinese President talking about? More see here
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I really think it’s more complicated than it was in Eastern Europe. More see here
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Chinese President arrives in US for four-day visit. More see here
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An article based on the leaked cables in the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten claims that Iran has been developing contacts in more than thirty countries, in order to acquire the technology, equipment and raw materials needed to develop a nuclear bomb. More see here
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Saddam has shown very bad timing for the occupation of Kuwait. More see here
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The outcome of the rebellion in Tunisia is still unclear but governments across the region will be forced to address the issue of reform and governance. But what does it mean? More oppression or liberal reforms? More see here
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Russian Duma prepares five amendments for the ratification of New START. During the heated debate the US Senate voted down the amendment of Senator John McCain with argument it could lead to the renegotiation of the treaty. More see here

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The future is full of enormous challenges for both parts of Sudan, northern and southern. More see here
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“The best service I can provide this president is, for the next couple of years, outside this building,” said Gibbs. More see here


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He ends term as Governor of California. More see here
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Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban and President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have something in common. More see here


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Experts are not very optimistic about the situation. More see here
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Al-Qaeda’s senior leadership in the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan is under more pressure than at any point since they fled Afghanistan nine years ago, said President Barack Obama. More see here
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I’m pretty sure many journalists from media who are publishing the leaked cables have had many discussions with diplomats or politicians containing info similar to cables. More see here
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More comments from some experts who have signed it. More see here
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Do Chinese communists perceive Liu Xiaobo as a threat? More see here
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Said Steffen Schmidt, University Professor of Political Science at Iowa State University. More see here

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According to Norwegian Nobel Committee as of December 6, 19 embassies have for various reasons declined invitations for the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony on December 10. The 19 are: China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Colombia, Tunisia, Saudi-Arabia, Pakistan, Serbia, Iraq , Iran, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Venezuela, the Philippines, Egypt, Sudan, Ukraine, Cuba and Morocco. I have tried to contact the embassies of mentioned countries (expect of China) or the respective ministries. Till now only Afghanistan gave me some answer. More see here
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A mini review. More see here
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And something about the future of ESA. More see here
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The summit of OSCE will be held on Dec. 1-2 in Astana, Kazakhstan. More see here
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Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski met with former presidents and premiers to discuss an upcoming visit by Dmitry Medvedev on December 6. The meeting of the National Security Council included former Wojciech Jaruzelski, the last communist leader of Poland. More see here
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What's next? More see here
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The Pope said the using of condoms is sometimes justified. More see here
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NATO wants to go global. Or is better to say it is an agenda of Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen? More see here
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And how will US use the information Viktor Bout might provide? More see here
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The G20 summit will take place in Seoul on 11-12 November 2010. More see here
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And even if Aung San Suu Kyi will be released her movements will be greatly restricted. More see here
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UN Secretary General is famous for his quiet diplomacy. But human rights group has criticized Ban Ki-moon for failing to raise human rights issues at talks with China’s President Hu Jintao. More see here
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According to other people (me included) he is not. More see here
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And no Slovak-American for the US Senate as Joe Sestak (D) was beaten by Pat Toomey (R). More see here
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United Kingdom and France signed defence co-operation pacts on a range of initiatives.More see here
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And the Tea Party is a double-edged sword the GOP. More see here
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Britain plans to cut 8 percent of its $57.8 billion defense budget over the next four years and Germany’s Defense Minister says the country will begin a major restructuring of the military next year. More see here
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And BTW do we need UN Security Council? The UN General Assembly has elected India, South Africa, Colombia, Germany and Portugal as the five new non-permanent members of the Security Council. The five members elected last year – Bosnia, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria – will remain on the council until the end of the next year. More see here
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It is almost for sure he will not and after Senate will say yes to the pension reform on Wednesday Sarkozy will sign the law. More see here
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The source is News of the World and William Hague says for The Financial Times he will not nominate David Miliband for the post of European Union foreign minister, but anyway there is a rumor David Miliband could replace Baroness Ashton. More see here
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White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel aka Rahmbo stepped down to run for mayor of Chicago. More see here
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Perhaps he doesn’t know either. More see here
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How serious is this threat? More see here (Viac)  Permalink
It seems he will. More see here
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President of Iran is no stranger to controversy. More see here
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Ed Miliband is a new leader of the Labour Party after the tight contest with his older brother, David. More see here
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MONUC and MONUSCO mission. Failure or success? And how important is for DR Congo the presence of peacekeepers. More see here
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Our combat mission is ending, but our commitment to Iraq’s future is not, said President Barack Obama. Really? More see here
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Fake goods are fine, says EU study. The article with this title appeared on the website of The Daily Telegraph. In the article is quoted Professor David Wall, expert on criminology from Durham University. I have contacted him and he told me the piece require some explanation. More see here.
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Some opinions and ideas. More see here


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Any influence? More see here
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What’s next for the country? More see here
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Seems unlikely. More see here
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German authorities closed last week a Hamburg mosque where 9/11 plotters met. According to magazine Time a 2009 report from German Domestic intelligence estimated that there are 45 jihadists in the city with links to other violent Islamic extremists in Germany and abroad. More see here
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Supermodel said she was given very small dirty-looking stones in 1997 but it failed to proof a clear connection between the diamonds and Charles Taylor. Former President of Liberia is accused of using illegally mined diamonds to secure weapons for Sierra Leone's Revolutionary United Front during the 1991-2001 civil war. More see here
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What happened in few days in the region: The exchange of fire on the Libanon-Israel border, alleged assassination attempt on Mahmud Ahmadinejad, missile attack on Eilat with one rocket landed in Aqaba… More see here
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And President Barack Obama said US combat mission in Iraq will end this month as promised. More see here
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During the four-year deployment in Afghanistan, at least 24 Dutch soldiers reported killed. They have served also with the Slovak troops. More see here


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In the movies the elite of contract killers are very well paid anonymous people equipped with the most advanced high tech willing to take down almost any target including famous politicians all around the globe. More see here
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Pyongyang promises sacred nuclear war in response to the US-South Korea joint naval exercises. More see here
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The International Court of Justice said Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008 did not break international law. MOre see here
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British Prime Minister David Cameron meets US President Barack Obama at the White House for the first time since taking power. More see here
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It's surprising and encouraging. More see here
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Do you remember the movie The Spy Who Loved Me in which James Bond was directly working with KGB officer Anya Amasova. She wanted to kill him but they jumped into bed at the end. In the reality it would be almost for sure very bad for his career and the Western and Eastern intelligence agencies cooperated rarely in the time of Cold War. More see here
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Somali Islamist group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the twin blasts which hit the Ugandan capital Kampala, killing 74 people. More see here
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U.S. Army Gen. Ray Odierno said it might be one option after U.S. troops leave Iraq in 2011.More see here
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The Rasmussen Reports survey shows that 57% of voters feel Hillary Clinton is qualified to be president. As for President Barack Obama, 51% say he is fit for the job. Will she challenge him? More see here
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They know General David Petraeus said we are in this to win, but they also know the foreign troops will sooner or later leave.More see here
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Bronislaw Komorowski has won Poland's presidential election. He gained 53.01% of the vote. His rival Jaroslaw Kaczynski received 46.99% of the vote. More see here
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He was talking about the conflict in Afghanistan when he took over the coalition troops in Kabul. More see here


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Oprah Winfrey did it again. She tops the list of the most powerful celebrities in the world by Forbes magazine. It is for the fourth time in the history of the list. Last year Winfrey was second behind Angelina Jolie. According to Forbes the Celebrity 100 list is a measure of power based on money and fame. This year top 5: Winfrey, Beyoncé, James Cameron, Lady Gaga and Tiger Woods. More see here

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The flotilla raid has led to chilling of ties between Israel and Turkey. Despite of being the Muslim majority country Turkey has recognized Israel in March 1949. More see here
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And this is an article from the Rolling Stone magazine which was the reason for the resignation of General Stanley McChrystal. More see here
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The iconic democratic leader of Burma turns 65 today. Aung San Suu Kyi spent almost 15 of the past 20 years in confinement and she is still under the house arrest. More see here
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According to BBC the Public Prosecution Service in Northern Ireland has said it is seeking advice about how to respond to the findings of the report. More see here
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Said Andrew Carnegie. Investor Warren Buffett and Microsoft founder Bill Gates announced that they are asking hundreds of billionaire Americans to give away at least 50 percent of their wealth to charity. They launched the website www.givingpledge.org and it said each person who chooses to pledge will make this statement publicly, along with a letter explaining their decision to pledge. More see here
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The reserves include iron, copper, cobalt, lithium and gold with the estimated worth of $1-trillion USD. But some experts doubt it is only a good news for Afghanistan. More see here
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A New Flemish Alliance with the leader Bart De Wever , which advocates the dissolution of Belgium, appeared on course to be the largest party Flanders after the election. More see here
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But Republican Senator Jim DeMint is the happiest Senator in the US right now. House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said about Greene: I don't know if he was a Republican plant; he was someone's plant. Greene won Democratic primary over state lawmaker Vic Rawl. He received 59 percent of the votes despite having no campaign. More see here

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Will Tehran comply with international demands over its nuclear program? UN Security Council resolution 1929 was passed by 12 votes. Brazil and Turkey voted against. Lebanon abstained. More see here
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According to Czech Military Intelligence Agency belong the activities of the Russian intelligence agencies on the Czech soil to the riskiest considering the security environment in Czech Rep. More see here
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Wulff is the conservative state Prime Minister of Lower Saxony and he was named as the official candidate of center-right coalition. He is expected to win the election, scheduled for June 30. Wulff is a deputy leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU and he will be elected almost for sure by an assembly of 1 244 state and federal lawmakers, where coalition has a majority. More see here
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Derrick Bird went on shooting spree killing 12 people and then himself. More see here
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And he managed it pretty poorly. Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has announced his resignation. He broke an election pledge to move US military base away from the island of Okinawa. More see here
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The beloved movie star turns 80 today. More see here
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US Secretary of State said: "This will not be and cannot be business as usual. There must be an international, not just a regional, but an international response." More see here
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At the beginning of May an alleged Iranian spy cell was broken up in Kuwait. But perhaps Iran needs GCC states more than they need Iran. More see here
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In China, it is generally assumed that there is a political element to any high profile cases. More see here
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Britain's new Foreign Secretary William Hague met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. It was his first trip abroad in the office. More see here
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A new coalition government consists from the Conservatives and Lib Dems. It may be all smiles for now, but some experts doubt that will last for long. More see here
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But is he satisfied? And what about the Conservatives/Liberal Democrats coalition? Will it last? The Labour PM Gordon Brown has resigned after almost three years in the office. More see here
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The election results in North Rhine-Westphalia depends on federal and state issues. But the fact is the German coalition CDU/CSU and FDP lost their majority in the Bundesrat. Merkel has admitted her government suffered a "bitter defeat" in regional elections. More see here
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It seems the situation is now even more complicated. For the Lib Dems it would be easier to decide to strike the deal with the Conservatives if Brown would be still a leader. Perhaps now they will hesitate a bit more as it is not sure if all Lib Dems are so keen to join the Tories. More see here


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And who will compromise? Nick Clegg, David Cameron, Gordon Brown? More see here
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The Second World War ended in Europe 65 years ago, on May 8, 1945. The Soviet Army was everywhere in the Central and Easter Europe and the Cold War was knocking on the door. More see here
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But it does not mean Nick Clegg will support Gordon Brown just like that. What's next for United Kingdom after it is clear the hung parliament is reality? And what about the options of David Cameron and the Conservatives? More see here
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No, it is not. But what if the Titans will clash? Russian President Dmitry Medvedev begins his third year in office. According to a Levada Centre report 36 percents of Russians are confident that Medvedev will be re-elected as president, 39 percents are convinced that the Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will return to that post after the presidential election in 2012. More see here
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How will the public in Greece react if the protests will be hijacked by the radical groups and if the acts of terrorism will rise? More see here
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What about Nick Clegg? More see here
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Is the European Union the issue for the British voters? More see here (Viac)  Permalink
What will influence the voters in the next days? The ICM/Guardian poll put the Conservatives at 33 percent. The Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats were tied with 28 percent each. The result is the hung parliament and the Labour Party will get most seats. More see here
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Or the failed attack in the Times Square is a "copy-cat" effort by an individual or group that reflects domestic terrorism or one sympathetic to al Qaeda? More see here
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It is perfectly possible that there will be a hung Parliament after the general election. Take a look on the seat calculator from BBC. More see here
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The EU, the International Monetary Fund and the Greek government are working together on the financial package for Athens. “I am confident that the talks will be concluded in the next days," said Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn in his statement. More see here
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Paraguay's president sent 1 000 extra troops to hunt down members of the leftist guerrilla in the north of the country. More see here
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Perhaps... But it seems U.S. nuclear weapons will stay in Europe for now according to media reports. Some European NATO allies are in favor of their withdrawal. More see here


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According to the report of group Mission: Readiness the generation of young Americans is too fat to fight. More than 9 million young adults, or 27 percent of all teens and young adults age 17-24, are too overweight to join the military. More see here
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But it would be probably impossible to stop the invasion of Warsaw Pact troops as Leonid Brezhnev was at that time more frightened from Prague Spring that from any complaints from Washington. The declassified documents of CIA relating to Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia show President Lyndon Johnson was warned that military action could happen. More see here
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For what he did on April 19, 1995 was Timothy McVeigh executed in 2001. But did we learn any lesson? More see here
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The parliamentary election in UK will take place already on May 6. And Liberal Democrats are leading in polls or they are at worst neck and neck with the Tories and Labour Party. According some media is Clegg sort of British Barack Obama. More see here
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Not other country opposed in the the world staged consistent, repeated opposition to communism like the Poles did. No one even comes close! More see here
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At least according to polls. Will he capitalize on this?
ITV: Nick Clegg 43%, David Cameron 26%, Gordon Brown 20%
YouGov/The Sun: Clegg 51%, Cameron 29%, Brown 19%
Channel Four: Clegg 58%, Brown 28%, Cameron 13%
Sky News: Clegg 37%, Brown 32%, Cameron 31%
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The leader of the Liberal Democrats is surely pretty happy before the debate tonight on ITV. And what about David Cameron and Gordon Brown. More see here
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The chief of the General Staff and the heads of the army, navy and air forces have perished. More see here
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But let’s get not too cynical. The goal of a nuclear weapons-free world is admirable. More see here
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But Moscow doesn’t like the new leader of Kyrgyzstan Roza Otunbayeva either. More see here
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Ryszard Kaczorowski, R.I.P. (26 November 1919 – 10 April 2010), he was the last President of Poland in exile. His personal story represents also the story of modern Poland. In 1940 he was arrested by NKVD, then released after Germany attacked Soviet Union, he fought in battle of Monte Cassino and in 1990 he passed presidential insignia to Lech Walesa. President Kaczorowski was aboard the plane which crash near Smolensk airport killing 96 people including the Polish President Lech Kaczynski. More see here (Viac)  Permalink
And how did Lech Kaczynski (18 June 1949 – 10 April 2010) influence Poland. More see here
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What a cruel twist of fate... More see here
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The relations between the US and Central a Eastern Europe are influence by some criticism but also by some immature reactions. But the meeting was a new opportunity. At least the symbolic one. More see here

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And the new START treaty will not change but. But perhaps it could be a first step toward the nuclear weapons free world. Russian president Dmitry Medvedev a US President Barack Obama will sign the treaty today in Prague on Thursday, April 8, 2010. More see here
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The first Polish Pope died five years ago on April 2, 2005. He was the popular and charismatic public figure but also the real and strong ruler of the Catholic Church. More see here
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It looks like his presence is worth of risk. Blair has returned to the constituency of Sedgefield in northeastern England which he represented in parliament for 24 year. He praised the leadership of Prime Minister Gordon Brown. More see here
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Two attacks on Moscow metro left today at least 38 people dead and dozens injured. More see here
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The presidential election in Poland will take place between September, 19 and October 3 and Komorowski was chosen by the members of the Civic Platform as the official candidate of the strongest political party in Poland. According to poll by PBS DGA, in the second round, Komorowski would beat incumbent President Lech Kaczynski 52 to 28 percent. But the problem is he is just the part of the game Prime Minister Donald Tusk is playing. More see here
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The parliamentary election will take place in Hungary in three weeks on April, 11 and the second round on April, 25. More see here
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And how Democrats could avoid the political risk. More see here
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Israel depends on America's support in the world but both countries have also mutual interests. More see here
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And what is the role of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Is he still the deal maker? More see here
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Barack Obama’s administration opposed House Foreign Affairs Committee’s resolution describing as genocide the killings of Armenians in World War I. But as presidential candidate Obama supported it. More see here
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Said the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the resolution describing as genocide the killings of Armenians in World War I. More see here
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He was a catalyst. He forced Eastern European regimes to admit their failures to their own people. Gorbachev was elected General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party on March 11, 1985. More see here
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According to this poll it is. And US Treasury Department is allowing the export of Internet communications services such as instant messaging, e-mail and Web browsing to Iran, Sudan and Cuba. More see here
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The Reuters agency reports President Obama will push White House vision for NASA in the couple of weeks. The statement from the White House said the investment in new technology would "help us travel from the Earth's cradle to our nearby Solar System neighborhood in a more effective and affordable way, thus laying the foundation to support journeys to the Moon, asteroids, and eventually to Mars.". More see here
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Did one coup happen because of another coup? It seems… More see here
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Iraqis will go to the polls on March 7 to elect a 325-member parliament. More see here
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But former chief political adviser to president said Bush probably would not have invaded Iraq had he known there were no WMD there. The title of the new Rove's book is Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight. More see here
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Tories: 37,4 percent, Labour: 33 percent. This is an average from the three latest published polls before the UK general election which may take place on May 6th. David Cameron admitted "British people have still got some big questions” about the Conservatives. More see here
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Is her surname a blessing or curse? And Happy Birthday, of course. More see here
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Will Muslim world react somehow? More see here
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And who can help. India and Pakistan hold first talks in 15 month. More see here
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Probably not. But it is good to have a plan B as Gen. Ray Odierno said. More see here
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But the dispute will remain open as Britain and Argentina are not able to solve it in the current situation. More see here
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In any case it is unfortunate. Regarding to Dutch troops in Afghanistan Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende said: If nothing else will take its place, then it ends. And the end is near, August 2010. More see here
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...because it is for sissies. More see here
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After 27 years is the former boss IAEA back at home in Egypt. He was welcomed by dozens. Is he aiming at the presidential elections in 2011? More see here

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Who is flexing muscles here? More see here
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And it looks like he is pretty frustrated. More see here
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Read some predictions. More see here
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British Prime Minister was interviewed by ITV. More see here
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The hero of the Cold War and former Congressman dies at 76. His life story is known also from the movie Charlie's Wilson War starring Tom Hanks as Charlie Wilson. More see here
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But how strong or weak is a new team of José Manuel Barroso. More see here.
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What do you think? More see here
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Is it a good idea? More see here
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Really? And why President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is talking about this. More see here
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He supported assisted suicide "tribunals" which could give people legal permission to end their lives. More see here


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Guido Bertolaso, head of Italy’s civil protection department basically said US led operation is failure, bad managed and out of touch with reality. More see here
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And France can take a lead role. France more or less suggested US is occupying Haiti. Hugo Chavez said US using relief effort to invade country. More see here
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New book about the late Pope from Slawomir Oder has a very clear title - Why he is a Saint: The True story of John Paul II. More see here
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Carefully yes. More see here
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The meeting about the situation in Yemen took place in London. More see here
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Of course it is very good six boys and two girls are in a good shape. They were born a year ago, on 26 January 2009. But the fertility doctor of Nadya Suleman Dr Michael Kamrava has been formally accused of negligence and violation of professional guidelines. More see here
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How the history will judge the Austrian politician. More see here
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Why is Haiti poor and how to improve the conditions there. More see here
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What does it mean for the country with the legacy of Augusto Pinochet’s reign? More see here
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Will the cycle of cycle of poverty and tragedy ever end? More see here
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It looks like the debate about the commissioner candidates heats up. Socialists are unsatisfied with Rumiana Jeleva and Algirdas Semeta, EPP attacks Maros Sefcovic and everybody criticize Olli Rehn. More see here
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And what does a privacy mean in the cyberspace? More see here
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“You cannot approach history unless you have empathy for the person you may hate,” said famous director. See here. And how much empathy with Hitler real historians need. More see here
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…said Gen. David Petraeus, head of U.S. Central Command, for CNN. But what to do in Yemen? More see here
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He didn’t know about it but Slovak civilian was involved in security test. Everything went wrong. He has traveled to Ireland and Slovak policy sent the explosive material with him. This is the timeline of the case with the funny title Slovakian comedy of errors. And what experts are saying. More see here
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Is it eurogrand coalition of European People’s Party and Party of European Socialists? Both parties had congresses in December last year. More see here
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If he becomes Prime Minister, he will not have the luxury of vagueness. Cameron launched first part of his election manifesto. More see here
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Guy Ritchie`s new movie adaptation of Sherlock Holmes is a huge hit. But what would Sherlock Holmes do today? More see here

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Mircea Raceanu is so called the last political prisoner of Romanian dictator of Nicolae Ceausescu. He was released from the prison on December 23, 1989, Ceausescu was executed two days later. This is the short interview with Mr Raceanu. More see here
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Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations was formed 60 year ago, on December 13, 1949. More see here

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OK, to say it will fail is probably too harsh. The United Nations Climate Change Conference will take place between December 7 and December 18, 2009. More see here

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And of course also his strongest points. Karzai was sworn in as the Afghan president for the second term on November 19. More see here

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President Barack Obama is in China and he may find in the future in Beijing partners but also enemies. More see here.

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But not the symbol of human salvation. More see here


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El Chapo was among the world's billionaires of Forbes and now the magazine named him to its list of the 67 "World's Most Powerful People". He is number 41. More see here


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What is he doing? More see here (Viac)  Permalink
I have asked Gustaaf Geeraerts who is Director of Brussels Institute of Contemporary China Studies at Vrije Universiteit Brussel to write an article for Slovak magazine Euro-Atlantic Quarterly. He was very kind and he agreed. His piece was published in Slovak in 3/2009 edition and you can find it here in English. More see here
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If you did, it’s a little bit weird to criticize the choice of Nobel Committee. More see here


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Ridiculous choice? Perfect choice? More see here
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And what's next for Italy? More see here


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Washington should announce the name of new US ambassador to Slovakia soon and it will be David Adelman, State Senator from Georgia. More see here


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Not at all. More see here


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But in the time of celebration of 60th of founding PRC they also want to forget few things from the past. More see here


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Does it make any sense? (Viac)  Permalink

Why is she successful?

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WWII began on September 1st, 1939 (Viac)  Permalink

Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009)

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Except of Angela Merkel you can find in Top Ten of Forbes list of the world's 100 most powerful women only women entrepreneurs and no politician (and Sheila Bair, but she is government official). And you can find only two female politicians in Top 20. (Viac)  Permalink
According Geman daily Berliner Morgenpost he did. And what about the comments of the experts? (Viac)  Permalink
Famous director was born on August 16th, 1954 (Viac)  Permalink

He was born 240 years ago, on August 15th, 1769

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And why the drug cartels in Mexico are so strong.

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And what about his relationship with Ayatollah Khamenei. President Ahmadinejad began his second term in office.

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And what about the role of Vladimir Voronin

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Unlikely. Moldova will hold early parliemanetary elections on 29th July, 2009.

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American icon was born 80 years ago, on July 28th, 1929.

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Did the member of Cambridge Five really regret the spying for Stalin?

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Apollo 11 mission on July, 20th 1969: Contact light. Eagle has landed.

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Why is he the Supreme Leader of Iran? Ayatollah Khamenei was born on July 17th, 1939 (according to his Office).

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I have asked Vahan Dilanyan, President of Political Developments Research Center, Yerevan, to write an article for Slovak magazine Euro-Atlantic Quarterly. He was very kind and he agreed. His piece was published in Slovak in 2/2009 edition and you can find it here in English. (Viac)  Permalink

Why he was in some way both. The movie Public Enemies about Dillinger starring Johnny Depp is in theaters.

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Does she have a chance for successful run for a White House in 2012?

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Where to seat and what to follow

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Or maybe not. Czech Presidency will end on July 1st.

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Would you say her murder can change Iran?

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Is Slovakia in some way important for Beijing?

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And what about his weaknesses

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Is her case just an affair from the celebrity world or it's the attack on the freedom of expression in the name on the political correctness?

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And what if students were successful?

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And who could eventually replace him.

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Shen Tong Shen Tong was one of the leaders of the student’s protests on the Tiananmen Square in 1989, 20 years ago. He left China after the bloody crackdown on June 4. Now he lives in New York and is the founder of the software company Vfinity. You can find here our email conversation about his involvement in the protests and about his life.

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Is it possible to stop the “Dear Leader” Kim Jong-il?

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Arnold Schwarzenneger?

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What do you think?

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Why was Dalia Grybauskaité successful in the presidential election?

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Many people believe they influence almost everything. Why?

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Scientists think. (Viac)  Permalink

And why are they so radical

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And what about Pakistan?

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Maybe it’s not so bad.

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It’s the Eastern Partnership of European Union. EU launched this project on 7 May and involved countries are: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.

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