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...Hosni has little choice. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak wants an Egyptian as the head of a U.N. body as a matter of national pride - and has reportedly applied diplomatic pressure on the U.S. and France to back Hosni. Geopolitics is also probably behind the attitude of hardline Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has said he would not block Hosni's election. That move is likely to be part of an array of horse-trading necessary to find an eventual Israel-Palestinian peace agreement all Middle Eastern nations will adhere...
...vowed to disrupt. President Hamid Karzai's running mate, Mohammad Qasim Fahim, was nearly assassinated in late July while traveling through Kunduz province. Rockets were fired into the city of Kunduz on the day of the vote, though no one was killed. Less than a week later, the head of the provincial justice department died in a bomb attack...
...states ruled liked fiefdoms. So, many people smirked and rolled their eyes earlier this year when Rahul Gandhi, a rising star in the ruling Congress Party, proclaimed his commitment to making sure merit and internal democracy were recognized in his party. After all, Gandhi's mother is the head of the party - and his father, grandmother and great-grandfather all Prime Ministers. (See a pictorial history of the tempestuous Nehru dynasty of India...
...making Turkey's recognition of the 1915 genocide a precondition for diplomatic talks. Instead, the new plan calls for the establishment of a commission to study historical records and promote dialogue. "It isn't just history from a book, it is [about] our grandmothers," says Alexander Iskandaryan, head of the Caucasus Institute. "It is part of our historical memory, and the reason why an Armenian diaspora exists ... But, that doesn't mean the border should be closed. The problems between two peoples will disappear as we continue to discuss." (Read "Can Soccer Heal Turkey-Armenia Rift...
...Both Turkey and Armenia have taken a brave and statesmanlike step," says Hugh Pope, analyst with the Brussels-based International Crisis Group. "Both will win if it succeeds." For landlocked Armenia, an open border could mean huge economic gains. Ali Guvensoy, head of the chamber of commerce of Kars in eastern Turkey, estimates the regional economy could grow by 20%, a boon for the impoverished area. Opening the border will also bolster Turkey's ambitions to become a political heavyweight in the region. "If successful, [the talks] could win back for Turkey much of its recently faded prestige as domestic...