WikiLeaks’ Assange Promises to Fight Extradition

The founder of the WikiLeaks website is promising to appeal a British ruling that would send him to Sweden to

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Thousands In Nablus Rally Against US Veto

Thousands of Palestinians demonstrated Thursday in Nablus, in the second West Bank protest in as many days against a US

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US Ambassador Says Kosovo Media Violated His Privacy

By Petrit Collaku Ambassador Dell has sent an open letter to Kosovo’s Independent Media Commission, IMC, calling on it to

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Asymmetric Supernova Explosions

Stars are balls of glowing gas, with a nearly spherical shape. Accordingly, one would expect that when some stars explode

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Why Iran Is Different

By Robert Tait (RFE/RL) — On first glance, it looks like an archetypal no-brainer; a large Middle Eastern country with

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Bahrain Lawmaker Says U.S. Behind Arab Revolutions

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The popular unrest in Arab countries that led to the fall of regimes in Tunisia and Egypt is part of

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Former Egyptian VP Suleiman Escapes Assassination Attempt

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said that the country’s former Vice President Omar Suleiman has survived a failed assassination

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Opposition Movement Moves Westward in Libya, as Bloody Uprising Continues

By Suzanne Presto Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi continue to attack anti-government protesters, but the opposition groups appear

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As Qaddafi Pursestrings Close Concern Grows In African Capitals

The Libyan crisis is hitting Africa directly, as African governments south of the Sahara are concerned about their economies and

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Chechnya’s Kadyrov Praises Polygamy, Seeking Beautiful 2nd Wife

Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the southern Russian republic of Chechnya fully supports the idea of polygamy, but has not

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