Africa
Tunisian uprising inspires democracy fight
January 27, 2011The North African country of Tunisia exploded with a mass democratic uprising in December 2010 and it is still unfolding today with regional repercussions.
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Southern Sudan begins vote on separation
January 6, 2011Voters in southern Sudan, over a one-week period beginning this Sunday as scheduled, will be choosing between unity and separation.
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Sudanese protest lashing of woman
December 16, 2010Sudanese women's rights activists and allies protested the beating of a young woman by laughing police officers that was captured on video and circulated around the world.
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Gbagbo refuses to cede power after elections in Cote d’Ivoire
December 8, 2010A look at the current political crisis in Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast).
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World Notes: China, Afghanistan, Trinidad and Tobago, Nigeria, Germany, Cuba
September 30, 2010China-Russia ties, Afghanistan deaths, green industry in Caribbean, Nigeria's oil, lifetime jobs in Germany, U.S.-Cuba trade.
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