Monday, February 2, 2015

He’s back? New Web site suggests Iran’s Ahmadinejad may be plotting return

Few expected Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to fade into the political twilight when he packed up his things at the Iranian president’s office in 2013. He’s too young. Too ambitious. Too comfortably combative. He may now be plotting the trajectory of his return one click at a time. Ahmadinejad on Sunday unveiled a Web site and Instagram […]

















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India’s most famous anti-corruption campaigner is now fighting to stay relevant.

The small caravan of auto rickshaws -- India’s three-wheeled, green-and-yellow taxis – made its way up a crowded street over the weekend, as supporters of India’s Common Man Party waved white flags and chanted the name of their leader, Arvind Kejriwal. It is here in the working class neighborhoods of East Delhi that Kejriwal, 46, […]

















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More Britons dislike Israel than Iran, survey finds

Thirty-five percent of British respondents to a recent survey said they feel "especially unfavorable" towards Israel. The only non-European country Britons appeared to dislike more -- at 40 percent -- was North Korea. Iran, Israel's current geopolitical nemesis, was deemed "especially unfavorable" by 33 percent of the respondents. The poll was part a joint YouGov-Chatham […]

















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A man in Australia accused of stalking women blamed it on Bollywood. His case was dismissed.

When all else fails, you can always blame Bollywood. At least that is what an Indian man accused of stalking women in Australia did in a court in Tasmania last week. Sandesh Baliga, a 32-year old security guard, said he learned from Bollywood movies that relentlessly pursuing women was the only way to woo them. […]

















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Why Internet users all around the world should be worried about China’s Great Firewall

BEIJING -- China’s Great Firewall is coming to a computer near you. What may be the world’s biggest censorship and Internet monitoring operation does not just affect Netizens in China, it is becoming a potential concern for Internet users elsewhere in the world, experts say. News that China is building that firewall steadily higher only […]

















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