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Published in: HomeChile and Britain: left alliances, right futures
Chile’s two decades of political experience until the election of a centre-right president in 2010 hold lessons for...
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Published in: openSecurityEgypt convicts Hezbollah suspects
Egypt convicts Hezbollah suspects. Human Rights Watch says Iraq torture routine. Blast in Peshawar kills four...
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Published in: HomeChile's President faces a double challenge
Piñera faces earthquake reconstruction and a credibility gap. But the two challenges may come together in an...
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Published in: HomeBrazil's election: politics and personalities
The end of Lula’s eight-year presidency of Brazil is approaching. But the contest to succeed him is deeply marked by...
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Published in: openSecurityAmbitious goals set at nuclear summit
Nuclear summit sets lofty goals for member nations. Interim Kyrgyz government asserts its authority. Fighting...
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Published in: HomeThe next Colombia
A vital constitutional decision and a party-primary vote have blown wide open the electoral campaign to succeed...
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Published in: openSecurityBombers strike at Russian police
Bombers strike at Russian police. Serbia apologises for 1995 Srebrenica massacre. FARC rebels release hostage. All...
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Published in: HomeGay marriage and adoption in Mexico City
Mexico City has legislated the latest in a series of social reforms sweeping Latin America but progress made there...
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Published in: HomeChile: politics of an earthquake
The epic wave of destruction on 27 February 2010 has tested the character of the Chilean nation and the reputation...
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Published in: HomeArgentina y las Malvinas: in search of reality
The revival of Argentina’s dispute with Britain over the south Atlantic island territory owes much to the political...
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Published in: openSecurityNetanyahu meets Obama in midst of Jerusalem settlement row
Netanyahu meets Obama in midst of Jerusalem settlement row. US-Pakistani talks seek better ties. Amnesty...
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Published in: HomeBrazil after Lula: left vs left
Brazil’s presidential election of 2010 is the first since the return to democracy in 1985 in which Lula is not a...
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Published in: openSecurityMitchell called in after bloody weekend in the West Bank
U.S. envoy dispatched following settlement row and escalating violence in the West Bank. Tight race as Iraqis await...
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Published in: openSecurityVenezuela obtains Chinese warplanes for ‘anti-drugs fight’
Chinese J-8 attack jets delivered in Venezuela. Sri Lankan general goes on military trial while supporters protest....
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Published in: openSecurityEight magnitude earthquake leaves hundreds dead, millions displaced in Chile
Earthquake in Chile causes mass destruction and displacement. Islamist opposition orders the World Food Programme...
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Published in: openSecuritySudan and Darfur rebels sign ceasefire deal
Sudan and Darfur rebels sign ceasefire deal. Ailing Nigerian leader returns to Nigeria. Escalating dispute over...
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Published in: HomeNiger stricken by military coup
Military officers take power in Niger. NATO suffers casualties in Afghanistan. The IAEA launches warns of Iranian...
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Published in: HomeObama and Latin America: curse of the 'local'
The United States’s policies in Latin America are shaped by its domestic politics. The result is failure, discredit...
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Published in: HomeChile: the right in power
Sebastian Piñera has ended two decades of centre-left rule in Chile. The new president now faces the tough challenge...
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Published in: openSecurityIsrael admits to using white phosphorous in Gaza
Israeli government disciplines soldiers responsible for the white phosphorous attack on a UN compound in Gaza....