Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai Mulls Abandoning 'Fixed' Election

After being arrested multiple times, seeing supporters and diplomats alike abused and beaten by police and mobs, Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is considering pulling out of the run-off election.Fears of rampan rigging, violence against voters and other...

Turkey Mulls Looser Freedom Of Speech Law

"On 19 January 2007 the Turkish journalist Hrant Dink was shot dead by an ultranationalist in Istanbul. Many writers and journalists put the blame for this death squarely on Article 301 of Turkey's penal code. This article punishes what it terms "denigrating Turkishness" with...

Security breaach causes airport chaos

"Qantas is yet to decide whether any action will be taken against a person who breached security and caused serious disruptions to flights at Melbourne Airport today.  A person has been questioned by Qantas security staff after a set of keys was handed around an x-ray...

ZANU-PF to Decide on Mugabe

Within ZANU-PF, leaders have a decision to make regarding their support of Robert Mugabe; their survival (political and perhaps actual) depends upon picking the right side. Should ZANU-PF cast Mugabe aside, would the new leader guide the foundering Zimbabwe towards democracy,...

Maryland Mulls Apology For Slavery

"A Maryland lawmaker from PG County has sponsored a bill that apologizes for Maryland's role in the slave trade. The measure follows a similar bill recently passed in Virginia. Originally, the bill contained a provision calling for reparations, but it was removed in...