Daily News Roundup – 9 November 2012

Asia Chinese Premier transition begins The Communist Party congress began today, with the Chinese President Hu Jintao beginning the transfer of power at the end of the ten-year term. The congress will take a week to unveil the ...
by Tom Dunbar
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Daily News Roundup – 7 January 2013

  Asia Chinese newspaper journalists in rare strike Journalists at a major Chinese paper, the Southern Weekly, have gone on strike in a rare protest against censorship.  The row was sparked last week when the paper’s Ne...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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The Changing Face Of Jihad

Since 2001, the common Western understanding of radical Islamic terrorism has revolved almost exclusively around the Middle East. The idea of violent jihadism automatically conjures up mental images of Afghanistan, Lebanon, and...
by Jack Stukel
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Daily News Roundup – 3 July 2012

Europe Barclays CEO Bob Diamond resigns The boss of Barclays plc, Bob Diamond, has resigned from the bank with immediate effect less than a week after Barclays was fined for trying to manipulate inter-bank lending rates.  He b...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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Daily News Roundup – 20 August 2012

  Europe Czech police charge man over “Breivik-style” plot Police in the Czech Republic have charged a 29-year-old man, suspected of planning attacks similar to those by Anders Behring Breivik in Norway, with unlawful ...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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Daily news Roundup – 5 October 2012

North Africa & Middle East UN Security Council condemn Syrian aggression The UN Security Council has condemned the Syria attack on a Turkish town that killed three children and two women. The attack warranted Turkish Parlia...
by Tom Dunbar
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Daily News Roundup – 26 November 2012

  Africa Eleven dead in suicide bombing at Nigerian barracks church as gunmen attack police HQ Suicide bombers have attacked a church inside a military barracks in Kaduna state in northern Nigeria, killing 11 people and injuri...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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We’re Looking for an Intern!

The International Political Forum is a platform for young people around the world to make their voices heard. We are rapidly gaining international recognition as the go-to place for politically engaged, globally minded young pe...
by Natasha Lipman
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Daily News Roundup – 7 August 2012

  Europe Standard Chartered shares crash after allegations of laundering with Iran Shares in Standard Chartered have fallen 15% in early London trade this morning despite the bank’s denial that it illegally “schemed”...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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