Understanding Maoist’s victory in Nepal

"“The results of the general election in Nepal on 10 April 2008, won overwhelmingly by the Maoists - officially the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) - have come as a complete shock. Many people thought the former armed rebels would be a distant third, winning perhaps...

Bhutto family to continue party leadership

"Benazir Bhutto's husband and their 19-year-old son have been appointed to continue the leadership of the Pakistan Peoples Party. Mrs Bhutto's son Bilawal has been appointed chairman of her Pakistan Peoples Party, while Mr Asif Ali Zardari will be co-chairman. PPP officials...

Cuba warns U.S. against regime change

"Cuba's foreign minister on Tuesday warned that his country is prepared to defend itself if the United States tries to bring regime change by force, saying a conflict would jeopardize U.S. stability. "We are not threatening and we never bluff," Felipe Perez Roque said in an...

Solomon Islands Chopping Down Its Own Future

The Solomon Islands seems to be fast-tracking its own economic ruin by increasing its logging rates. Unless the nation finds a better way to manage its remaining timber resources, or, perhaps more judiciously, looks to alternative industries, its whole way of life could...

Turkey: Another Rally Against Sharia Law

Ahead of a general election, everyday Turks are demonstrating against the creeping of religion into their secular state. The government denies any shift towards Sharia law, however. This is the latest in a series of protests breaking out across Turkey."Tens of thousands of...

A Great Year for Ivy League Schools, but Not So Good for Applicants to Them

"Harvard turned down 1,100 student applicants with perfect 800 scores on the SAT math exam. Yale rejected several applicants with perfect 2400 scores on the three-part SAT, and Princeton turned away thousands of high school applicants with 4.0 grade point averages. Needless...

Panel accuses Egyptian government of fraud in referendum

"CAIRO: A state-appointed human rights body accused the Egyptian government of fraud Tuesday, saying that workers in the public sector had been forced to vote in a referendum on constitutional change. But the government said the people had overwhelmingly endorsed the amendments."

Widespread boycott of elections across Iran

"NCRI - Reports received from polling stations in Tehran and various other cities indicate that the Iranian people have overwhelmingly boycotted the sham Assembly of Experts elections. In most polling stations in various populous districts of Tehran, such as Nezam-Mafi...

Mrs. Snowe, Who Wrote This Letter?

"James Taranto has an editorial in today'€™s WSJ which links to the text of a letter from Senators Rockefeller and Snowe to Rex Tillerson, CEO of Exxon Mobil. The letter is remarkable for several reasons. First, it is obvious that neither of the two signees actually wrote...

The Daisy Mart at Barrie & Earl

"The Daisy Mart definitely tops our list of one of the best convenience stores in the Queens student ghetto area, and that says a lot. There is nothing overwhelmingly special or charming or even cool about this place, it is just a darn good convenience store."