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Published in: HomeGay marriage and adoption in Mexico City
Mexico City has legislated the latest in a series of social reforms sweeping Latin America but progress made there...
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Published in: HomeChile: politics of an earthquake
The epic wave of destruction on 27 February 2010 has tested the character of the Chilean nation and the reputation...
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Published in: HomeArgentina y las Malvinas: in search of reality
The revival of Argentina’s dispute with Britain over the south Atlantic island territory owes much to the political...
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Published in: openSecurityNetanyahu meets Obama in midst of Jerusalem settlement row
Netanyahu meets Obama in midst of Jerusalem settlement row. US-Pakistani talks seek better ties. Amnesty...
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Published in: HomeBrazil after Lula: left vs left
Brazil’s presidential election of 2010 is the first since the return to democracy in 1985 in which Lula is not a...
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Published in: openSecurityMitchell called in after bloody weekend in the West Bank
U.S. envoy dispatched following settlement row and escalating violence in the West Bank. Tight race as Iraqis await...
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Published in: openSecurityVenezuela obtains Chinese warplanes for ‘anti-drugs fight’
Chinese J-8 attack jets delivered in Venezuela. Sri Lankan general goes on military trial while supporters protest....
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Published in: openSecurityEight magnitude earthquake leaves hundreds dead, millions displaced in Chile
Earthquake in Chile causes mass destruction and displacement. Islamist opposition orders the World Food Programme...
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Published in: openSecuritySudan and Darfur rebels sign ceasefire deal
Sudan and Darfur rebels sign ceasefire deal. Ailing Nigerian leader returns to Nigeria. Escalating dispute over...
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Published in: HomeNiger stricken by military coup
Military officers take power in Niger. NATO suffers casualties in Afghanistan. The IAEA launches warns of Iranian...
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Published in: HomeObama and Latin America: curse of the 'local'
The United States’s policies in Latin America are shaped by its domestic politics. The result is failure, discredit...
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Published in: HomeChile: the right in power
Sebastian Piñera has ended two decades of centre-left rule in Chile. The new president now faces the tough challenge...
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Published in: openSecurityIsrael admits to using white phosphorous in Gaza
Israeli government disciplines soldiers responsible for the white phosphorous attack on a UN compound in Gaza....
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Published in: HomeHaiti: the politics of recovery
The daunting task of post-earthquake reconstruction in Haiti amounts to a long-term challenge in state-building, say...
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Published in: openSecurityWorld leaders debate the future of Afghanistan
World leaders debate the future of Afghanistan at London summit. Bangladesh executes independence leader’s killers....
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Published in: openSecurityYemen rebels offer truce to Saudi Arabia
Houti Shi’ite rebels in Yemen want ceasefire with Saudi Arabia. Student killed in riots over Venezuelan media....
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Published in: HomeHaiti’s earthquake: a future after mercy
The existing levels of human insecurity in Haiti make the country’s post-disaster recovery even more difficult. All...
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Published in: openSecurityHaiti to transfer 400,000 homeless out of the capital
Haiti announces that 400,000 people made homeless in last week’s earthquake are to be relocated outside the capital...
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Published in: HomeChile’s political turn
The result of Chile’s presidential election reflects less the achievement of the rightwing candidate than the...
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Published in: openSecurityUS military presence in Haiti sparks controversy
US military presence in Haiti sparks controversy. Religious riots kill 200 in Jos, Nigeria. UN warns Israeli...