European allies watch nervously as Italy’s exit from crisis threatened from political turmoil
Democracy News Headlines
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Kurdish Jerusalem Remains Thorn in Iraq’s Side
Conflict between Kurdish north and Arab south plague Iraq’s politics including in Kirkuk, an ancient city known in English as the Kurdish Jerusalem
China’s Dissident Blind Lawyer Visits Taiwan
Chen Guangcheng, China’s blind lawyer visits Taiwan to get support for his national reform crusade
New Study Tallies Huge Cost of Iraq War
Cost of Iraq war in hundreds of thousands of lives and trillions of dollars says new analysis
Mugabe Dictatorship Eyed as Zimbabwe to Vote
Can Zimbabwe’s dictator allow a fair vote or an opposition win? Zimbabwe to Vote as Africa Watches
US, EU and Canada: Making a Democratic Union
Canada’s trade deal with EU hints at larger EU-US deal to come and of making a democratic union
Lebanon Elections at Risk From Syria Violence
Syria’s spreading violence puts Lebanon elections at risk and threatens to unseat neighbor’s fragile political order
Internet Freedom Under Threat in Europe and Around World
Expert in battle with governments as internet freedom under threat in loss of state of freedoms
Rebels Winning War But Slowly Destroying Syria
Dictatorship refuse to go despite rebel gains as battlefield grows, slowly destroying Syria nation
Start of Program Handing Land to India’s Rural Poor
World’s biggest democracy has among world’s worst poverty rates but is experimenting with new programs like handing land to India’s rural poor directly