Zimbabwe's election waiting game
Delays and recounts in announcing the election results have been criticised as part of a strategy by the ruling party to try to cling to power
09 May 2008
Panda diplomacy belies continued Sino-Japanese disputes
China and Japan signed a landmark agreement on 7 May during a five-day visit to Tokyo by Chinese President Hu Jintao.
07 May 2008
Rising crime in Costa Rica
Costa Rica is suffering from rising violent crime and murder that are fuelling domestic insecurity.
01 May 2008
China-US hotline could stay cool
A recent military hotline exchange highlights how historical poor communication between these countries is unlikely to be overcome in the near future.
01 May 2008
US claims North Korea helped Syria build alleged reactor
The CIA released a briefing to the media on 24 April claiming Syria was constructing a nuclear reactor with North Korean assistance.
25 April 2008
Anti-aircraft' weapon seized from Brazilian drugs gang
Military police in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro said on 22 April that they had seized a 0.50 calibre "anti-aircraft" weapon from a drugs gang.
24 April 2008
Georgia accuses Russia of shooting down drone
Georgia claimed that a Russian combat aircraft shot down one of its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the separatist region of Abkhazia on 21 April.
22 April 2008
Secret Sanya - China's new nuclear naval base revealed
While China is showing no overt aggression, Jane's notes that Beijing seems to be quietly building a major underground nuclear naval base, which could mean an increase in its strategic capability not only in the South China Sea but also considerably further afield.
21 April 2008
Taliban holds Pakistan's envoy to Afghanistan
On 19 April, Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin, who was kidnapped in Khyber Agency in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in February, appeared in a video aired by Dubai-based news station al-Arabiya, in which he said he was being held by Taliban forces.
21 April 2008
Ukraine - industrial and common espionage
Espionage continues to plague Ukraine's institutions and evidence suggests a battle is emerging between Ukrainian and Russian agents
16 April 2008
Kenya appoints prime minister and cabinet
Raila Odinga has officially been named prime minister of Kenya, following President Mwai Kibaki's announcement of a new coalition cabinet on 13 April
14 April 2008
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Who will head Russia's new 'FBI'?
The formation of a consolidated investigation agency would represent a major reshuffle of the law-enforcement and security community, and the decision about who will lead it will be a useful gauge of where real power lies in post-Putin Russia
10 April 2008
Blind lead the blind in Haiti
Despite the UN's ongoing presence in Haiti, the familiar cycle of political volatility and violence will continue, undermining social and economic development
10 April 2008
Russian parliament to decide if Putin is to become prime minister
The speaker of the lower house of the Russian parliament (State Duma) announced on 7 April that the legislature would vote on whether to confirm Vladimir Putin as prime minister on 8 May
09 April 2008
Pakistan: new leader, new politics?
There are doubts new Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani's will be able to revive the office of the prime minister, which under Musharraf, became merely a ceremonial position.
07 April 2008
Ma's victory eases tension across Taiwan Strait
The victory of Ma Ying-jeou in Taiwan's presidential election on 22 March has inspired hope of Sino-Taiwanese rapprochement, but expectations of a final resolution of the Taiwan-China conflict are exaggerated
01 April 2008
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