Zimbabwe’s PM urges US to continue support as country transitions toward democracy

October 5th, 2009 French foreign minister urges Guinea interventionPARIS — France's foreign minister says international intervention is needed in Guinea after soldiers there opened fire on demonstrators last week. Bernard Kouchner also says France can no longer work with the government of Capt.

September 18th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari Friday urged the international community to support his government's efforts to make democracy in his country "sustainable and irreversible". In a speech delivered to the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London, Zardari said he was determined to overcome the "great challenges" currently faced by the leadership in Pakistan.

August 21st, 2009 Zimbabwe's PM urges end to doctors strikeHARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe's prime minister is urging striking doctors to return to work. Morgan Tsvangirai made the call in a speech to the Zimbabwe Medical Association Friday.

August 7th, 2009 Clinton urges SAfrica to press Zimbabwe reformPRETORIA, South Africa — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is urging South Africa to press for political and economic reforms in neighboring Zimbabwe.

August 2nd, 2009 Retired justice urges rebirth of civic educationCHICAGO — Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter urged the nation's lawyers Saturday to help revitalize civic education, warning that the failure of many Americans to understand how the government works poses a serious threat. "There is a danger to judicial independence when people have no understanding of how the judiciary fits into the constitutional scheme," Souter said in his keynote address to the American Bar Association's annual meeting.

July 7th, 2009 MOSCOW — President Barack Obama is preaching the gospel of democracy to students in Russia.In a speech on Tuesday at the New Economic School, Obama told students in Moscow that governments that serve their own people "survive and thrive." And the president said independent media and competitive elections are crucial parts of democracy. The U.S. has been watching carefully as Russia's control on dissent and the press has stiffened in recent years.

June 29th, 2009 KOLKATA - Visiting Bhutan Prime Minister Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y. Thinley said here Monday that the democratic process in his country was doing "fairly well" but was not yet firmly established.

June 28th, 2009 Obama appeals for Hondurans to respect democracyWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is calling for all sides in Honduras to respect democracy and the rule of law following the arrest of President Manuela Zelaya and his reported expulsion to Costa Rica. Obama says any disputes must be settled peacefully through negotiations that are free from outside interference.

June 28th, 2009 Clinton urges condemnation of Honduran actionWASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the action taken against Honduras' president should be condemned by everyone. She says Honduras must embrace the principles of democracy and respect constitutional order.

June 25th, 2009 Obama urges release of Cuban political prisonersWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama praised five Cuban dissidents for their pro-democracy activities Thursday, and called on the communist government to release all political prisoners. The Cubans were recognized by the National Endowment for Democracy, a publicly funded, nonprofit Washington-based agency, for their work.

June 21st, 2009 Zimbabwe PM defends sharing power with MugabeLONDON — Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Sunday defended his decision to enter a power-sharing government with President Robert Mugabe, a day after being heckled offstage by protesters in London. The two bitter rivals joined in a coalition government in February.

June 13th, 2009 Obama offers limited support for Zimbabwe's PMWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sought to bolster Zimbabwe's prime minister Friday while withholding support for his coalition government. Following a White House meeting, Morgan Tsvangirai said he had a productive visit.

May 31st, 2009 Britain renews call to Myanmar to release Suu KyiSINGAPORE — Britain renewed its call for Myanmar's military junta to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, saying Sunday that people around the world support her and her followers' struggle for democracy. Britain's Minister for International Defense and Security Ann Taylor used a high-profile regional meeting to show solidarity with Suu Kyi, whose trial for allegedly violating the terms of her house arrest has drawn international outrage.

May 14th, 2009 Obama urges compromise on labor billRIO RANCHO, N.M. — President Barack Obama says he hopes a compromise would preserve the core ideas of labor-backed legislation and persuade holdout senators to support making it easier for workers to form unions.

March 8th, 2009 HARARE - Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai Saturday left hospital one day after a road accident that left him injured and claimed the life of his wife Susan. Tsvangirai met dozens of supporters of his party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), before leaving the hospital, witnesses said.