There is a lot wrong with this report -- most of it reads like a statement from the Venezuelan political opposition, rather than a neutral third-party observer

On May 11 as millions queued in sweltering heat to cast their vote, defying Taliban threats, Pakistan made history. For the first time, a governmental transition has been made possible through the ballot.

Modi is used to being Caesar for his customary good governance.

There is no limit to the amount of money you can give to elect your friends and allies to political office

History is full of examples we can learn from of how movements have kept their focus and fought through violent repression to victory

All in all, Pakistan will have moved forward — but only by an inch

The question of who is responsible for atrocities that occurred during the Guatemalan civil war is not just a question for Guatemalans

Interview on upcoming Pakistani elections, American influence in the region and other issues

The Obama administration has continued the tried and true path of most US administrations in treating Latin America as if it is the backyard of the United States

Venezuela’s National Electoral Council announced that they would not approve Henrique Capriles’ additional demands for the auditing of the April 14 elections

In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, the American political environment is increasingly moving toward placing Islam itself on public trial

Interview on the upcoming general elections in Pakistan, the performance of the previous government, minority and sectarian issues, and secularism

Once seen as a moderate party, the AKP government in Turkey is using anti-terrorism legislation to unleash a wave of repression against the left and the Kurdish movement

In the wake of Thatcher's departure, I remember her victims

In the forthcoming German elections the Left Party (Die Linke) can only be successful if it refuses to become another wing of the ‘German Unity Party’

It's interesting to see the way in which due process is being reinterpreted by Obama's Justice Department

Trial testimony over the past four weeks had detailed a pattern of deliberate killing

A firsthand behind-the-scenes account of how Guatemala's current President and threats of violence killed the case

Although an eventual conviction of Rios Montt would be cathartic, it still won't solve the troubles plaguing Guatemala

Civil liberties groups slam use of "public safety exception" to interrogate Tsarnaev without reading him his Miranda rights

The capture of bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev presents an opportunity to show that fighting terrorism doesn't require abandoning the Constitution

Washington's clumsy efforts to de-legitimise Venezuela's election mark a escalation of its push for regime change

The masks are now off and fascism once again has a face

Representatives of opposition leader Henrique Capriles’ campaign team requested a recount of 100% of the votes

Opposition leader Henrique Capriles has given falsified evidence to support his claims that there was fraud in Venezuela’s presidential elections

The White House statement shows once again that it is definitely not interested in improving relations. Nor is it interested in a 100 percent audit of the vote

The Vermont example offers a significant, if limited alternate vision of what a thoughtful, strategic US left is capable of, electorally speaking.

The narrow victory draws attention to some of the failures and challenges of the revolution

Hugo Chávez's economic policies were successful but a close vote means the new president cannot become complacent

On Sunday night, the Venezuelan presidential elections were a cliffhanger. Nicolas Maduro, the chosen successor by Hugo Chavez, won by the narrowest of margins, around 300,000 votes