KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia’s former premier Mahathir Mohammad is enjoying a surge in influence as a new administration prepares to take power, according to pundits who fear a return to hardline “Mahathirism”. The grand old man of
NEW YORK - Millions of Americans went to the polls on Tuesday to elect the next President of the US, deciding whether Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain was better suited to guide the nation through an economic crisis at home
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Key dates in the history of African-Americans in the United States: " 1619: The first African slaves are landed in the English colony of Virginia. Slavery is to become a key motor in the development of what will become
