Amid Unrest Over Austerity, Portugal Votes
Portuguese voters are going to the polls Sunday after months of economic and political disarray. Like Greece, Ireland and Spain, the country is mired in a spiraling debt crisis. The new government will have to implement a tough austerity plan in exchange for a massive $112 billion international bailout. And the electorate’s mood in Western [...]
U.S.: To Resolve Conflict, Yemen’s President Must Go
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was blunt this week, saying the ongoing conflict in Yemen won’t be over until President Ali Abdullah Saleh accepts the transition plans drawn up by Gulf states. “President Saleh was given a very good offer that we strongly backed. And, you know, we cannot expect this conflict to end unless [...]












