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Bolivians in two opposition-controlled states voted overwhelmingly Sunday for autonomy measures that aim to shield the country's remote Amazon basin from President Evo Morales' leftist reforms.
Here are some of the key provisions of an autonomy proposal being voted on Sunday by the residents of Bolivia's Santa Cruz state.
A vote for autonomy in Bolivia's richest state passed overwhelmingly, but opponents claim that absenteeism undermined the mandate of the movement to loosen ties with leftist President Evo Morales' central government.
Greenland will hold a referendum in November on greater autonomy from Denmark in what many residents hope could become a step toward full independence, the Arctic island's prime minister said Thursday.
During the demonstration flight, the pilot of a modified Tornado fighter plane assumed remote control of a BAC 1-11 airliner (Image: Craig Hoyle / Flight International)
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor said she fears judges are under growing political attack nationwide.
BBC News - What is Dubai and who runs it?From the pinnacle of the world economic boom to the brink of bankruptcy, Christopher Davidson of Durham University explains some of the background to the glittering city in the desert.
We Perform Best When No One Tells Us What To Do (or offers us rewards)How can companies get the best possible performance out of their employees? Let them do whatever they want! And furthermore, don't offer incentives. Sound counter-intuitive? Not if you look at what research has shown regarding the economics of motivation.
One legislative proposal for health-care reform in the US House of Representatives is to establish, through the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research (H.R.
Pak designs on Gilgit-BaltistanPak designs on Gilgit-Baltistan Self-rule or political chicanery? by Sushant Sareen
ETA's empty message - Spain must remain sane in the face of this Basque separatist madnessThrough the long, weary years of the Troubles, Spain's media reported obsessively on Northern Ireland's ordeal. It saw Madrid's own struggle against Basque terrorism reflected in an Irish mirror.
Kurdish rebels extend truce, thousands march for peaceSeparatist Kurdish rebels in Turkey said Wednesday they would extend a four-month truce, as thousands of Kurds marched in their main city of Diyarbakir to call for peace.
Dalai Lama Harshly Condemns China Over TibetBEIJING — The Dalai Lama delivered on Tuesday one of his harshest attacks on the Chinese government in recent times, saying that the Chinese Communist Party had transformed Tibet into a "hell on earth" and that the Chinese authorities regard Tibetans as "criminals deservi …
Greenland wants own immigration lawIn November 2008, Greenland voted in favour of greater autonomy and the ability to gradually take over authority from Denmark over various aspects of life on the world's largest island.
A centennial later: University of the Philippines now a people's university?Only a few weeks are left of the University of the Philippines (UP) centennial year celebrations.
The Tibetans: How to Set Up a Democracy in ExileA historic summit of Tibetan exiles in the north Indian hill-station town of Dharamsala ended its third full day on a note of optimism that their experiment in democracy might actually succeed.
Montenegro Orders Albanians Back into Jail25 August 2008 Podgorica — A Montenegrin court has ordered ten ethnic Albanians – three of them US citizens - back to jail after convicting them of plotting a rebellion.
An Olive Branch From the Dalai Lama... One signal is this: For the first time, the Dalai Lama is willing to state that he can accept the socialist system in Tibet under Communist Party rule. This is something that Beijing has always demanded, and, after long discussion, the Dalai Lama has agreed to do so.
Bolivia poll sparks crisis fears- BBCBolivia's Santa Cruz department is about to push the country towards the brink of a crisis when it holds a referendum on further autonomy from the central government.
Open to interpretation -- the meaning of 'dignity'The law introduced by Switzerland in 2004 to protect the dignity of animals, plants and other life forms is now in conflict with the country's research agenda.
The Stupidity of DignityThis spring, the President's Council on Bioethics released a 555-page report, titled Human Dignity and Bioethics. The Council, created in 2001 by George W.
When questioning the morality of human rights, one must question priority.
So how about a series of articles that comprises of prompts given to me by friends, professors, or even you? Sound good? It does to me. For the leading essay, we are going to kick things off with a bang.
Momentum grows to boycott Olympics after U.K.'s P.M. Brown says he won't attendGordon Brown will not attend the Beijing Olympic's opening ceremonies on August 8. Is momentum growing to persuade China to abandon its policies and oppression in Tibet?
Dalai Lama: China deserves to host Olympics"The Olympics should not be called off," he told a news conerence in Dharamsala, the north Indian town from where he has run a government-in-exile since fleeing Tibet in 1959. "The Chinese people... need to feel proud of it. China deserves to be a host of the Olympic Games."
Greenland resource deal struckGreater autonomy for Greenland has moved a step closer after a compromise on income from Greenland's underground natural resources is struck
There is a concept in ethics which seems entirely obvious if you agree with it - and entirely stupid if you don't. I remember a friend of mine was in court over the costs of a minor car accident.
First, Kill All the School BoardsThe United States spends more than nearly every other nation on schools, but out of 29 developed countries in a 2003 assessment, we ranked 24th in math and in problem-solving, 18th in science, and 15th in reading. Half of all black and Latino students in the U.S.
The modern GandhiDialogue, global citizenship, autonomy, non-violence, political freedom - in embodying these ideas in his life and activism, Mahatma Gandhi is a thinker of this century as well as his own, says Ramin Jahanbegloo.
People think of the word "Anarchy" as meaning chaotic disorder, or else they confuse it with a sort of extreme libertarianism. The bomb throwing Bakunin or John Galt in a backwoods cabin. Neither view is wrong but I want to coöpt the label for a utopian vision of my own.
UA president opposes governor's fixed-tuition planUniversity of Arizona President Robert N. Shelton stood alone among the state's three university presidents in resisting a fixed-tuition plan at the December meeting of the Arizona Board of Regents. If Gov.
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