World
Raul Castro elected to final term as president of Cuba
February 28, 2013Raul Castro was elected to his second term as Cuban president February 24, but he said it would be his last.
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Taking China’s bullet train with slow clock
February 26, 2013Last year, after participating in a Beijing conference on the crisis of capitalism and the future of world socialism, I took the bullet train to Nanjing, 620 miles away.
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Demand for inquiry into France’s role in assassination of African leader
February 26, 2013On Feb. 13, a member of the French Chamber of Deputies tabled a motion to begin a parliamentary investigation of the assassination of Captain Thomas Sankara, President of Burkina Faso, in 1987.
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Cyprus presidential election moves to second round
February 22, 2013Austerity is the key issue facing Cypriot voters as they head to the polls for the second round of the presidential elections.
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Mali situation far from resolved
February 22, 2013The situation in the West African country of Mali continues to get more difficult and complex.
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