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May 30, 2012
Korea: Odds and Ends from South Korea's General Election

Park Geun-hye, who has been the front-runner in 2012 polling for more than a year, gained enormous strength for engineering a turnaround in the image of the conservative party and its electoral victory on Wednesday.

May 30, 2012
Zimbabwe: VP Mujuru challenges women

13 April 2012 - Vice President Joice Mujuru says women should continue participating in the constitution making process to its finality to ensure that their rights and aspirations are guaranteed.

May 30, 2012
Mali : UN envoy speaks out against reported child soldier recruitment in northern Mali
The United Nations envoy for children and armed conflict today voiced grave concern over reports of recruitment of child soldiers by Tuareg rebels and Islamist militias in northern Mali, stressing that both groups have a responsibility to comply with their obl
May 30, 2012
Tanzania: Battle for EAC seats

15 April 2012 - A tough battle to the East African Legislative Assembly started officially here yesterday as the relatives of former prominent leaders fight to be elected to represent the country in the regional House on Tuesday.

May 30, 2012
Australia: Sisters can do it without quotas

16 April 2012 - NOW that International Women's Day has come and gone and the sisterhood has had its annual whinge about how badly women are treated by men, politically, it might be apposite to examine the validity of their claims.

May 30, 2012
Egypt: Internet Radio Powers On After Arab Spring

14 April 2012 - When an Egyptian court fined former president Hosni Mubarak and two aides a total of 90 million dollars for cutting mobile and Internet services during protests that led to his ouster, it indicated the value placed on communication services in this Arab country.

May 30, 2012
Malaysia: The new generation of feminists

15 April 2012 - KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — A tweet a few weeks back remarked on how rallies and activism in Malaysia were always about the same issues, and the same faces.

May 30, 2012
Uganda: Why Museveni falls for women

15 April 2012 - After two years of searching for the right person to become Inspector General of Government, President Museveni last week revealed that he had found a ‘game warden who would not be a poacher’.

May 30, 2012
Hong Kong: Leung Seeks to Ban Births by Mainland Women

Hong Kong Chief Executive-Elect Leung Chun-ying plans to bar mainland Chinese women from giving birth in the city next year after an influx of mothers-to-be strained resources and stoked public discontent.