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Zimbabwe's election waiting game

An opposition protestor holds a sign calling for Robert Mugabe's ejection from power.

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

Two giant pandas offered to Taiwan

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

China may recall arms shipment to Zimbabwe

23 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

Digital imagery has confirmed Sanya's place as a major future Chinese naval base. (DigitalGlobe)

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

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Russian parliament to decide if Putin is to become prime minister

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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