Poor Nations Stage Walk-out of Climate Talks

Complaining that developed countries aren’t doing enough to cut their own emissions, delegates from poor nations walked out on talks at the climate change summit in Copenhagen today, AFP. At issue is whether the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which required wealthy nations to cut their emissions but was not signed by the United States, will be [...]

Climate Change Summit Opens in Copenhagen

The highly anticipated world climate change summit opened in Copenhagen, Denmark today.  The goal of the summit is for participating countries to agree to targets for emission reduction and to decide how reaching those targets will be paid for, New York Times. Summit Q & A, BBC News. The summit in pictures, BBC News.  Obstacles [...]

Election News from Around the World

According to polls, Evo Morales, the incumbent president of Bolivia is poised for reelection. Morales previously sponsored a referendum that allowed him to seek a second term. Morales is the country’s first indigenous president, BBC News.
A run-off vote for president was held in Romania today. Current President Traian Basescu is running against former Foreign Minister Mircea [...]

Live Post: Large Protest in Tehran

Reports are surfacing from Tehran, Iran that thousands of people are taking to the streets on this 30th anniversary of the storming of the U.S. Embassy. Protests have been occurring since Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s reelection in June, with hundreds arrested since then. Dozens have been killed, including Neda Agha-Soltan, who was shot in the chest by [...]

CDU and Merkel Win German Election

Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union has won the German election. The CDU will have to team up with the Free Democratic Party (FDP or commonly referred to as the Liberals) for a majority. Merkel will remain Germany’s Chancellor. In the elections four years ago, the CDU had to align with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) [...]

Last Minute Campaigning in Germany Before the Polls Tomorrow

Germans will take to the polls tomorrow to decide whether current chancellor Angela Merkel will continue to lead the country.  Her leading challenger is Frank-Walter Steinmeier, a member of the Social Democratic Party, Bloomberg.
Thousands took to the streets in the West Bank yesterday to protest the deaths of 3 Palestinians killed in an Israeli air [...]

Breaking: Massive Protest in Tehran

There are multiple reports coming in that thousands and thousands of people have taken to the streets in Tehran, including reform politician and former presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi. Karroubi is a supporter of women’s rights in Iran and spoke out about the abuse happening in Iranian prisons to anti-Ahmadinejad protesters.
There are also unconfirmed reports of [...]

Iran State TV Confirms Three Americans Arrested in Iran

Iran state TV has confirmed that three Americans have been arrested in Iran. The report says that the three tourists were taken into custody after accidentally crossing into the country from Iraq and that they ignored warnings from guards. The two men and one woman were hiking near the town in Ahmed Awaa, AP.
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