Politics

South Africa's complaint hotline scores 40 calls a minute - 09/15/2009

JOHANNESBURG - South African President Jacob Zuma on Monday launched a toll-free complaints hotline for disgruntled citizens which lodged more than 7,000 calls in just three hours. "This equates...

Obama heckler refuses to apologize in the House - 09/14/2009

WASHINGTON- The lawmaker who shouted "You lie!" at President Barack Obama during a speech to Congress said Sunday that moves to censure him were politically motivated and vowed not to make a further...

Belgian farmers dump milk in protest over falling prices - 09/14/2009

BRUSSELS- Belgian farmers dumped 150,000 liters of milk into fields Sunday as anger mounted over falling prices, with one Belgian official lashing out at the European Commission's "autism" over the...

Iran frees Mousavi’s aide, human rights lawyer: report - 09/14/2009

TEHRAN - Iran has freed a close aide to opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi and a prominent lawyer who belongs to Nobel prize winner Shirin Ebadi’s rights group, the ILNA news agency reported on...

Zimbabwe PM warns Mugabe against unity deal violations - 09/14/2009

BULAWAYO, Godfrey Marawanyika - Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Sunday accused President Robert Mugabe of violating their power-sharing deal, as thousands rallied to mark his party's...

Bolivia's Morales slams US bases in Spanish bullring speech - 09/14/2009

LEGANES - Bolivian President Evo Morales lashed out Sunday at US military bases in Latin America and European immigration laws as he addressed thousands of immigrants gathered at a bullring in...

German rivals spar, but no killer punch in TV debate - 09/14/2009

BERLIN, Richard Carter - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her rival, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, sparred at their only TV debate two weeks before elections but neither landed a knock-out punch in the...

Israel's Peres taken to hospital after fainting - 09/13/2009

TEL AVIV, Yehuda Raizner - Israeli President Shimon Peres was rushed to a hospital for tests late on Saturday after fainting for a few moments during a conference in Tel Aviv, officials said. The...

Obama vows to battle Al-Qaeda on September 11 anniversary - 09/12/2009

WASHINGTON, Stephen Collinson- President Barack Obama vowed Friday to renew the battle against Al-Qaeda as he marked the eighth anniversary of the September 11 attacks in 2001 amid rising public...

Obama faces skeptics in Congress over Afghan war - 09/12/2009

WASHINGTON - A powerful US senator on Friday warned against sending more American troops to Afghanistan, signaling growing skepticism over the war within President Barack Obama's own party. Carl...
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