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...Prague Government Unseated Midway through the Czech Republic's six-month E.U. presidency, Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek's coalition lost a parliamentary no-confidence vote, becoming the fourth European government to fall this year. Topolanek will head a caretaker coalition until a new one is formed, but his capacity to help lead the 27-member bloc in a time of crisis is in doubt...
...Iraq Goodbye to Basra On March 31, British forces handed over command of their operational base in Basra to the U.S., a major step in the U.K.'s withdrawal from Iraq, where for six years it has been America's closest ally. Britain's 4,100 remaining troops complete their combat mission on May 31, and all but a few hundred--who will stay in an advisory capacity--are expected to depart by August. Iraq's second largest city has seen some security improvements over the past year, but elsewhere the gains are fragile--a fact highlighted by a suicide...
...Sudan A Waltz with Bashir Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir brazenly defied an international warrant for his arrest by embarking on a six-country regional tour. Several leaders expressed solidarity with al-Bashir during a March 30 Arab League summit in Qatar and accused the International Criminal Court--which on March 4 charged him with committing war crimes in Darfur--of placing a double standard on Arab countries...
...scram! That's the offer that Japan made on April 1 to unemployed foreigners of Japanese ancestry. These immigrants, mostly from Brazil and Peru, had previously obtained special visas to do manufacturing work in Japan for companies like Toyota. With the number of available jobs at a six-year low, the nation can no longer afford to pay them unemployment benefits and is asking them to leave...
...over 80 percent, while it was only just over 50 percent among sophomores, Rinere said. The meeting was intended to begin a collaboration between the APO and the Undergraduate Council that would educate the Council on the history of advising. Despite the glowing figures, at least one of the six UC representatives in attendance remained unconvinced of the survey’s accuracy. Sarah B. Honig ’10 said she was impressed with the survey results, but added that the statistics might be inflated since the survey was conducted by the administration. Students may have been reluctant...