Syria Kurds need help caught between ruthless dictator, islamist rebels and rival in Turkey
War-Weary Afghans Begin Election Campaign
Trillion dollar American war faces crucial test leading to next year’s elections amid war-weary Afghans
Democracy NGOs Are Dictator’s New Targets
Dictator’s new targets across the world increasingly turn on civil society as means to keep lid on dissent
Historic Transfer of Power in Albania
Power in Albania takes major step to democracy with peaceful transition to once opposition party
Tech Community Consumed by Snowden Debate
International hacker and internet devotees have been deeply Consumed by Snowden and the widening NSA scandal
Germany Ruling Party Cements Gains
Germany ruling party Chancellor Angela Merkel’s alliance vote cementing coalition economic plans
Government to Revisit Net Neutrality and Free Speech
Freedom of speech concerns emerge to revisit net neutrality with renewed government consideration
Turkey’s Position on American Role During Syria Conflict
Modern Turkey remains caught between chaos of its neighbors and need for pluralistic society as shown in its hesitant support for any American role during Syria conflict
Sri Lanka’s Tamils Hold Hope for Benefits From Elections
Sri Lanka’s Tamils hold hope that peaceful and honest elections can heal some scars of war
Cambodia Unrest Follows Fraud in Election
Cambodia unrest is led by popular opposition that has kept up constant protest since elections widely considered to have been rigged