Kenya's disputed presidential election triggers an explosion of violence that has killed more than 275 people, including dozens burned alive as they sought refuge in a church. President Mwai Kibaki, newly inaugurated for a second term, calls for a meeting with his political opponents.
Kenya's leaders came under increasing pressure from the international community on Wednesday to end post-election violence that has resulted in the deaths of at least 250 people, including dozens who were burned alive as they sought refuge in a church. (NPR, Jan 2 2008)
US. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, two of the Democratic Party candidates for the US presidency, have clashed in a debate before South Carolina's primary. Mr Obama accused Mrs Clinton of saying anything to get elected. On Sunday he had accused her husband Bill Clinton of making false statements about him. But Mrs Clinton said it was hard to debate with someone who never took responsibility for any vote he cast. (BBC News, Jan 22 2008) oh, and they are from the same party, huh?
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Lahore, Pakistan. Fearful of violence and deterred by confusion at polling stations, Pakistanis voted Monday in parliamentary elections that may fail to produce clear winners and could result
in protracted post-election political skirmishing. A number of clashes among polling officials and voters resulted in 10 people killed and 70 wounded, according to Pakistani television channels.
Suppressed by fears of violence and vote rigging, turnout was low, which was expected to favor President Pervez Musharraf and the party that supports him, the Pakistan Muslim League-Q.
Within hours of the polls closing, however, several major defeats were reported for Musharraf's party, which some of his party workers took as a harbinger of bad news to come. Though no official results were yet announced, those parliamentary seats appeared to go instead to the Pakistan Muslim League-N, the opposition faction of the same party that supports the president's main rival, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (International Herald Tribune, Feb
18 2008)
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the ugly heads of elections, elections... always been connected to violence, confusion, etc. unfortunately, it happens in my own country as well. oh well...
Kenya's leaders came under increasing pressure from the international community on Wednesday to end post-election violence that has resulted in the deaths of at least 250 people, including dozens who were burned alive as they sought refuge in a church. (NPR, Jan 2 2008)
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US. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, two of the Democratic Party candidates for the US presidency, have clashed in a debate before South Carolina's primary. Mr Obama accused Mrs Clinton of saying anything to get elected. On Sunday he had accused her husband Bill Clinton of making false statements about him. But Mrs Clinton said it was hard to debate with someone who never took responsibility for any vote he cast. (BBC News, Jan 22 2008) oh, and they are from the same party, huh?*******************
Lahore, Pakistan. Fearful of violence and deterred by confusion at polling stations, Pakistanis voted Monday in parliamentary elections that may fail to produce clear winners and could result
in protracted post-election political skirmishing. A number of clashes among polling officials and voters resulted in 10 people killed and 70 wounded, according to Pakistani television channels.Suppressed by fears of violence and vote rigging, turnout was low, which was expected to favor President Pervez Musharraf and the party that supports him, the Pakistan Muslim League-Q.
Within hours of the polls closing, however, several major defeats were reported for Musharraf's party, which some of his party workers took as a harbinger of bad news to come. Though no official results were yet announced, those parliamentary seats appeared to go instead to the Pakistan Muslim League-N, the opposition faction of the same party that supports the president's main rival, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (International Herald Tribune, Feb
18 2008)
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the ugly heads of elections, elections... always been connected to violence, confusion, etc. unfortunately, it happens in my own country as well. oh well...
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