How the West de-democratised the Middle East

Melbourne, Australia - With the momentous convulsion in the Middle East sparked by Mohamed Bouazizi's martyrdom in January 2011,

Disenfranchised in America

New legislation across the US could have a huge impact on the country's 2012 presidential elections. Largely Republican politicians have passed a range

Bahraini villagers fear effects of tear gas

Ma'ameer, Bahrain - Shoqqi Abdulnabi's daughter, Zainab, was born three months premature; she was healthy but frail when he brought her home in March of last year to this

The UK 'snooping' plan: Security vs. privacy

The UK's Home Office plans to implement a new surveillance network to monitor web and email activity nationwide. It is a plan that, if implemented, will track any message sent to anyone at any time.

Homefront

Today, there are more women serving in and returning from the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan than have ever before served on a US battle front.

Is this the beginning of the end for FARC?

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or FARC is calling it a gesture of peace: freeing the last 10 members of the armed forces and police they were holding hostage.

The Brotherhood's quest for the presidency

With just a few weeks to go until Egypt holds its first presidential election since the fall of Hosni Mubarak, post-revolutionary Egypt's most dominant political party has officially entered the contest.