Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand’s exiled former Prime Minister, likes to compare himself to Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of Burma’s pro-democracy movement.
Thailand’s Election: A Test of Its Fragile Democracy
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In Peru, the Daughter Who Would Be President Too
Keiko Fujimori is running for President of Peru under a shadow that will never dissipate: her father. He is at once an important reason for the viability of her candidacy as well as a cautionary tale, the lessons of which she must insist she has learned.
Unemployment Rises to 10.2%, Stoking the Economic Debate
After Wall Street stabilized last spring, it didn’t take long for the economy to become a political afterthought to the major battle of the year in Washington: health-care reform. But last Tuesday’s off-year election broke D.C.’s political trance like a brick through plate glass
Podolski spares German blushes against Finns
Lukas Podolski salvaged a last-gasp 1-1 draw for Germany against Finland in their final World Cup Group Four qualifying match in Hamburg on Wednesday. Germany had already secured a place in the finals in South Africa with a 1-0 win over Russia on Saturday, but were hoping to sign off their style in campaign in style in front of their hope fans.
Space shuttle Discovery set to land tonight in California
The space shuttle Discovery will land in California Friday evening, NASA said after bad weather near Kennedy Space Center forced it to wave off a landing in Florida.
Colombian father accused of decades-long incest, rape
A central Colombian farm worker has been accused of raping his daughter for decades and fathering eight children with her. White House and GM sources had told CNN Sunday that Wagoner would resign as part of the federal government’s bailout strategy for the troubled automaker. “On Friday I was in Washington for a meeting with Administration officials.