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Portugal government falls after losing austerity vote

March 25, 2011 By Emile Schepers

Portuguese president José Socrates, of the Socialist Party, turned in his resignation on Wednesday after losing a crucial vote on government austerity.

Communist Party of Egypt resumes open political activities

March 24, 2011 By Emile Schepers

The Communist Party of Egypt has once again become an important voice in the secular opposition.

World Notes: Cuba, Palestine, Ivory Coast – and more

March 23, 2011 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

See what's going on around your world.

Belarus and European Union enact mutual bans

March 22, 2011 By Dan Margolis

The EU sanctions come as a result of controversy surrounding the Dec. 19 presidential elections in Belarus, in which Lukashenko won with nearly 80 percent of the vote.

Libya and Japan grab Germany’s attention

March 22, 2011 By Victor Grossman

Elections in an East German state were largely overshadowed by the news from Japan and, far more, from Libya.