Yemen’s president says he won’t seek re-election or hand power to son
Ali Abdullah Saleh Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh said on Wednesday he will not be seeking re-election nor hand over power to his son once his current term ends in 2013, CNN reported. "No extension, no inheritance,” he told parliament. Saleh had called an emergency parliamentary meeting, ahead of a “day of rage”...
Cairo protests take a bloody new turn
Stones fly through the air as supporters of President Hosni Mubarak, foreground , fight with anti-Mubarak protesters, rear, standing on army tanks in Cairo. CAIRO — Barely 12 hours after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said he would step down at the end of his term, a club-wielding mob chanting his name overwhelmed pro-democracy...
C.V Devan Nair: Lee’s Betrayal of PAP and Singapore
Security sweep codenamed Operation Spectrum saw the arrests and detention of 22 young professionals in Singapore under the Internal Security Act. The "Marxist Conspiracy" arrests, as it is commonly known, also involved the detentions of lawyers Francis Seow and Patrick Seong in 1988 as they sought to represent some of the detainees...
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