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Syria's Assad: The president who led a bloody crackdownSyrian President Bashar al-Assad has reportedly fled the country amidst a swift rebel advance into Damascus. The rebel offensive, launched ...- Bashar al-Assad: The Syrian president who led a bloody crackdownSyrian President Bashar al-Assad, once seemingly secure in power after quashing a pro-democracy revolt, now faces a renewed threat. An Isla...
- Bangladesh protests are not the first time student uprisings have helped bring about radical changeLong-standing student protests in Bangladesh against an unfair job quota system turned violent, forcing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to res...
- Bangladesh protests are not the first time student uprisings have helped bring about radical changeStudents or other young people have frequently played pivotal roles in popular uprisings that have brought down governments or forced them ...
- Protests drove Nepal's king off the throne 16 years ago. Now, protests are trying to bring him backGyanendra was a constitutional head of state without executive or political powers until 2005, when he seized absolute power. He disbanded ...
- Opposition BNP & radical forces encourage “India Out” campaign in BangladeshThe campaign has the potential to rock Bangladesh economy as citizens are being encouraged to boycott Indian products that dominate daily l...
- Egypt's president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardons jailed activist Ahmed DoumaEgyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi granted amnesty to Ahmed Douma, a key figure in the pro-democracy movement that deposed ex-Presiden...
- Fidel Valdez Ramos, ex-Philippine leader who helped oust dictator, diesOne of his longtime aides, Norman Legaspi, told The Associated Press that Ramos had been in and out of the hospital in recent years due to ...
- ‘What Have We Done With Democracy?’ A decade on, Arab Spring gains witherA decade after the Arab Spring, Tunisia now looks to many like a final confirmation of the uprisings’ failed promise. The birthplace of the...
- Myanmar generals under sanctions pressureSecurity forces have steadily stepped up the show -- and use -- of force, by deploying troops against peaceful protesters, and firing tear ...
- China plans further Hong Kong crackdown after mass arrest: SourcesWhile stressing that plans haven't been finalised, the individuals said it was possible that Hong Kong elections - already postponed until ...
- From hope to agony, what's left of the Arab Spring?The chain of uprisings that shook the region from late 2010 and was soon dubbed the "Arab Spring" led to disparate long-term outcomes, with...
- Ten years on, Tunisia is Arab Spring's only successEven so, recent popular movements that toppled leaders in Lebanon, Iraq, Algeria and Sudan have drawn inspiration from the uprisings.
- From hope to agony, what's left of the Arab Spring after nearly 10 years?From the quickfire collapse of seemingly invincible regimes to the rise and fall of a jihadist caliphate in its heart, the Middle East hurt...
- Bahrain PM Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa quelled opposition unrest, defended dynastic ruleReviled by the mainly Shi'ite Muslim opposition as a leading barrier to reform in the Sunni-ruled kingdom, Sheikh Khalifa advocated a tough...
- An undiplomatic affair: Diplomat row snowballed as Indo-US relationship decayed under UPA-IIEven if the Devyani Khobragade episode matter is sorted out immediately, a larger paralysis could well extend into the second half of 2014.
- Congress will not project any leader as PM for 2014 LS polls now: Digvijaya SinghThe 2014 Lok Sabha polls will be fought under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi and Prime minister Monmohan Singh, Digvijay said.
- Why Can't Congress come up with a PM who has Independent Political Base asks Atul Kohli, professor at Princeton UniversityAtul Kohli is the David KE Bruce Professor of International Affairs and Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton Univer...
- UNSC slaps 'biting' sanctions on LibyaDemanding immediate end to the violence of Libyan leaders, the 15-member UN Security Council, including India, unanimously slapped "biting"...
- Nepal lawmakers approve abolition of monarchyNepal lawmakers formally approved on Friday an agreement to abolish the centuries-old monarchy and declare the country a republic.
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