Nigeria's ruling People's Democratic Party says higher nomination fees are meant to demonstrate a prospective candidates' seriousness while helping to fund nationwide campaigns. In the first week alone, the party raised more than $33-million. But som...
Monday September 6 is Labor Day in the United States, a day set aside to honor American workers and the dignity of labor. The organized labor movement of the late 19th century that spawned the national holiday has waxed and waned over the years. Many...
This video image released by the Turkish Aid group IHH Monday, 31 May 2010, purports to show Israeli soldiers aboard a military vessel in international waters off the Gaza coast surrounding a Turkish ship Pressure is growing on Israel after its comma...
Burma is now preparing for elections at the state, regional and national level. But the country's much-criticized election laws prompted the main opposition party to opt out, leaving many activists disheartened and disgruntled. This is how Burmese, p...
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 20 March 2007 The Catholic Church in Zimbabwe has criticized the South African government for failing to use its economic clout to pressure the Zimbabwean government for change. The announcement comes amid renewed protest...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 02 March 2007 A senior U.S. defense official says Russian President Vladimir Putin's sharp criticism of the United States in a speech last month did not succeed in creating doubts among U.S. European allies. But some analysts b...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 30 May 2006 Witnesses and lawmakers at a congressional hearing on Capitol Hill have sharply criticized an FBI raid on the office of a member of Congress, calling it a dangerous violation of constitutional principles. ---...
By Stephanie Ho Washington 21 May 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is rejecting criticism from the U.N. Committee Against Torture, which last week called for Washington to close the detention...
By Peter Heinlein Washington 14 April 2006 The U.N. Security Council has taken no action on a proposed statement that would have criticized Israeli military strikes in the Palestinian territories. The...
Lesson 4 Does Criticism Do More Harm Than Good to People? Text A Yoang Woman Who Fears Compliments Marya, a brilliant graduate student in her early twenties who came for consultation, insisted that sh...