OTTAWA, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Canada's minority Conservative government may seek the temporary suspension of Parliament to stop opposition parties from voting it out and taking power, an aide to Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Tuesday. ... > full story
OTTAWA, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Canadian governor-general Michaelle Jean -- the acting head of state -- said on Tuesday she would cut short a foreign trip and return to Canada to help resolve a major political crisis. ... > full story
OTTAWA, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The leaders of Canada's three opposition parties said on Monday they have written to the Governor General, Canada's head of state, asking her to call on Liberal leader Stephane Dion to form a new government. ... > full story
OTTAWA, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The leaders of Canada's three opposition parties said on Monday they have written to the Governor General asking her to call on Liberal leader Stephane Dion to form a new government. ... > full story
BISSAU, Nov. 23, 2008 (Reuters) — Guinea-Bissau's President Joao Bernardo "Nino" Vieira survived an attack by renegade soldiers early on Sunday, two days after the results of parliamentary elections were rejected by an opposition leader. ... > full story
YANGON, Nov. 17, 2008 (Reuters) — Myanmar's junta has sent dozens of political prisoners recently sentenced to up to 65 years in jail to far-flung corners of its gulag, making it hard for family members to deliver food and medicine, relatives said on Monday. ... > full story
YANGON, Nov. 15, 2008 (Reuters) — Myanmar's junta has sentenced nine democracy activists to 65 years each in jail for their involvement in last year's mass protests against military rule, legal and family sources said Saturday. ... > full story
YANGON, Nov. 15, 2008 (Reuters) — Courts in military-ruled Myanmar have sentenced 17 more democracy activists to between two and 16 years in jail, intensifying a campaign to crush political dissent before a 2010 election, legal sources said Saturday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — The United States on Wednesday strongly condemned Myanmar's decision to sentence dissidents to up to 65 years in jail and demanded their immediate release. ... > full story
YANGON, Nov. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Myanmar's military junta sentenced at least 11 dissidents involved in monk-led protests last year to 65 years in jail on Tuesday, opposition figures said, a major blow to the pro-democracy movement before a 2010 election. ... > full story
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