International News March 1-8
March 5, 2009 by Andrea Toochin
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Send to KindleTweet Ex-Malawian President Arrested For Fraud Ex-Malawian President Bakili Muluzi was arrested for allegedly stealing $11 million in donor money, BBC News reports. The 66-year-old former leader turned himself in to the Anti-Corruption Bureau in Blantyre. Muluzi, who denies everything, was to stand in a presidential election in May. Muluzi’s assistant was also [...]
International News February 8-16
February 15, 2009 by Andrea Toochin
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Send to KindleTweet Iran Preps For June Election Mohammad Khatami, Iran’s former President, eventually will take part as a candidate for the June’s presidential selection, as was recently announced, according to BBC News. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was the heir to the throne of Mohammad Khatami, who was the President of Iran from 1997 to 2005. Khatami [...]
International News June 9
June 10, 2008 by Andrea Toochin
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Send to KindleTweet Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki was in Iran Sunday meeting with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, as the two pledged closer ties while Baghdad is negotiating a long-term security agreement with the U.S., The Los Angeles Times reports. The proposed agreement would allow U.S. troops to stay in Iraq after the United Nations mandate [...]
