Cambodian opposition party held a people's congress on Sunday afternoon at the capital's Freedom Park to collect its supporters' thumbprints against the results of the July 28 election that handed victory to Prime Minister Hun Sen 's ruling party.
Thirteen Syrian Islamist rebel factions, including al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front, said in a statement Wednesday that they reject the leadership of exiled Syrian National Coalition (SNC), calling instead on all the opposition forces to unite under an Islamic umbrella.
U.S. President Barack Obama released an executive order Monday to officially authorize non- lethal military aid to the Syrian opposition, in order to prevent the use and proliferation of chemical weapons.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy on Tuesday continued their talks aimed at finding a way to break through political stalemate.
The ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) of long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen reiterated on Sunday that the opposition-requested independent investigation committee into alleged poll irregularities was contrary to the kingdom's constitution.
The Syrian opposition accused President Bashar al-Assad's forces of killing 1,193 people in chemical weapon attacks in suburbs of Damascus on Wednesday.
The United States can tip the military balance toward the Syrian opposition, but it has refused to do so mainly because the rebels may not back U.S. interests once they seize power, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey was quoted by local media on Wednesday.
After the month-long political deadlock, Nepal's opposition parties sat for talks with High Level Political Committee (HLPC), a four-party mechanism that backs the Interim Election Government.
The new head of the main exiled opposition group, Syrian National Coalition (SNC), offered Sunday a truce in the Syrian central province of Homs during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV said.
The Obama administration on Wednesday announced eased sanctions on the Syrian opposition, just as the United States and Britain were holding discussions on more efforts to aid the rebels in their fighting against the government troops.
Russia and the United States are still divided over some issues about the international conference on Syria the two have agreed to organize, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Tuesday.
Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles said he would go to the Supreme Court Thursday to contest the results of last month's presidential race.
The exiled Syrian opposition's desire for a foreign-backed intervention further pushes Syria away from political solutions, but toward a dangerous military showdown, analysts said.
International movie star Michelle Yeoh and some other Malaysian stars are facing fierce criticism online for promising to attend pro-ruling coalition events in the run-up to the general election in May.
Venezuela's opposition leader Henrique Capriles said early Monday that he refused to accept the election results and demanded recount of all votes after Acting President Nicolas Maduro narrowly won Sunday's vote.
The Arab leaders rushed through a declaration in Doha on Tuesday and granted Damascus' seat at the Arab League to the Syrian opposition, acknowledging the right of the member countries to provide all means of self-defense to the Syrian opposition.
Egypt is undergoing chaos and disorder following Jan. 25 nationwide anti-government protests and then the bloody clashes in Port Said and other governorates, including capital Cairo, urging President Mohamed Morsi to offer a compromise and invite opposition for dialogue to contain the ongoing crisis.
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