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WikiLeaks' Julian Assange for Nobel Peace Prize?

Quoting observers of the Nobel Prize, an international news agency has reported that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may be one among the nominations this year.

European leaders urge Mubarak to exercise restraint

British Prime Minister David Cameron has expressed his “deep concern” over the increasingly dangerous situation in Egypt.

Wikileaks helped spark Tunisia revolt : FP

Wikileaks, by releasing damning cables from the U.S. ambassador to Tunisia, impacted the country's decision to revolt.

WikiLeaks documents reveal U.S.’s contradictory relationship with Mubarak

U.S. diplomats were gravely concerned about Egypt’s poor human rights record (including the use of torture by police and the jailing of dissidents) and expressed misgivings about President Hosni Mubarak’s plans to allow his son to succeed him, according to cables released by WikiLeaks.

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UN finds many more Congolese New Year rape victims

U.N. investigators have found many more women than previously thought were raped by Congolese soldiers during a New Year's rampage, the United Nations said on Tuesday, and demanded harsh punishment for the perpetrators.

UN Secretary General Ban answers questions during a briefing at the European Parliament in Strasbourg

U.N. chief condemns rights expert's 9/11 comments

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned preposterous comments by a U.N.-appointed expert on Palestinian rights that there was a cover-up over the Sept. 11 attacks, Ban's chief of staff said on Monday.

Iran executes someone every nine hours

Iran has hanged two men for their activities during the turmoil following President Ahmadinejad’s controversial election victory in 2009. Iran has now executed 64 people is just the past twenty-four days, or on average one person every nine hours.

Rohingya boat people’s plight in focus as Thailand to deport 91 to Myanmar

Thai police said on Monday as many as 91 Rohingya boat people, who ended up in the country while fleeing from Myanmar, will be deported.

Hu's U.S. visit sets new tone but tensions remain

Chinese President Hu Jintao headed home on Friday after a U.S. visit both sides declared a success, but which left questions over how the world's top two economic powers will manage future frictions.

A child from Myanmar stands under a poster of Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the Mae Tao clinic in the Thai border town of Mae Sot November 10, 2010.

Aung San Suu Kyi to go online for the first time in life

Pro-democracy leader in Myanmar granted Internet access two months after her release from house arrest

Hu visits Chicago to boost business and China's image

Chinese President Hu Jintao took his roadshow to the U.S. Midwest, where executives from the two countries were set to sign up to 60 deals on Friday to underscore the message that China is open for business.

Hu visits U.S. heartland to tout business ties

Chinese President Hu Jintao took his political roadshow to the U.S. heartland on Friday, visiting Chicago to highlight business and cultural ties between the world's two largest economies.

China media lauds Hu's U.S. visit as masterstroke

Chinese media praised President Hu Jintao's visit to the United States on Friday as a diplomatic masterstroke in easing tensions, but reports largely ignored thornier questions of currency and human rights.

Clinton calls Myanmar's Suu Kyi

The U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, supporting her fight for democracy.

China's Hu rapped by Congress, assures U.S. in speech

Chinese President Hu Jintao got an earful of U.S. lawmakers criticism on North Korea and human rights on Thursday, but tried to assure the United States that China's military and trade policies were not a threat.

Obama pushes Hu on China's currency and rights

President Barack Obama urged Chinese President Hu Jintao to let the value of China's yuan currency rise and delivered a strong message on U.S. concerns over Beijing's human rights record at a summit on Wednesday.

John F. Kennedy Inaugural Address (FULL TEXT)

The John F. Kennedy inaugural address was 50 years ago to the day and is the subject of Google's Thursday home-page doodle. The address is given here in full text.

John F. Kennedy Inaugural Address [VIDEO]

Full video of President John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address

Full Text: John F. Kennedy Inaugural Address

Full text of President John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address

Michelle Obama urges US students to study in China

Michelle Obama asks American students to study in China, stressing the need for competitiveness and cooperation

After summit pomp, China's Hu to face US lawmakers

President Hu Jintao on Thursday will try to persuade often hostile U.S. lawmakers that China is a threat-free engine of growth, after a White House summit sought to narrow rifts between the world's top two economies.

Obama pushes Hu on China's currency, rights

Obama presses China's Hu on currency, rights

President Barack Obama pressed Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday to let the value of China's currency rise and delivered a stern message on U.S. concerns over Beijing's human rights record.

Protests as Tunisia's new unity cabinet meets

Hundreds of protesters demonstrated in the Tunisian capital on Wednesday to demand the dismissal from the new coalition government of ministers associated with ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.

Boehner rejects invitation to Hu Jintao state dinner

House speaker, John A. Boehner declined an invitation to attend tonight’s official state dinner at the White House in honor of Chinese President Hu Jintao.

Obama pressured to speak out on China human rights

U.S. President Barack Obama came under increasing pressure on Tuesday to publicly speak out against Beijing's harsh treatment of political and religious dissidents during a state visit this week by Chinese President Hu Jintao.

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