The 2008 US Presidential race continues, with Hilary Clinton winning the Democratic presidential primary! John McCain won the Republican primary! As an Australian with an interest in world affairs, I find the US electoral system at once intriguing, confusing, and exhilarating! Living in Australia, it is fascinating to watch the process of selecting leaders in…
Benazir Bhutto, former prime minister of Pakistan, and the Muslim world’s first woman prime minister, has been assassinated. Born June 21, 1953, Bhutto followed her father, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, into politics. He was executed in 1979 following a controversial trial for authorizing the murder of a political opponent. The move was largely seen as being…
I’m no prophet, but I have thought for a long time that China and India are going to be even more prominent on the world stage than they are now. I don’t mean to sound pretentious in making that statement, better qualified observers than me are probably saying the same thing! Both nations are undergoing…
Over 2000 arrested during crackdown More than 2000 people were arrested in Burma’s crackdown on anti-government protests over the last week, state television said. A total of 2093 people were arrested from September 25 through to yesterday, but 692 had already been released. More from News.com.au With Lee Kuan Yew predicting that the entire region…
