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Iran polls vote count under way - BBC News
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Iran polls vote count under way
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Vote counting is under way in Iran after parliamentary elections which conservatives are expected to win after many reformists were barred.
Report: Larijani wins strongly in Iranian parliamentary elections
Conservative rift exposed in Iranian elections
read comments (0)Colombian Rebel Commander Killed - Washington Post
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By Juan Forero Colombia's US-backed security forces struck a major blow against the country's main guerrilla group Saturday, for the first time tracking down and killing a member of the organization's ruling echelon, the Defense Ministry said.
Senior Colombian Rebel Commander Killed
Chavez warns Colombia against cross-border raid
read comments (0)A Soldier Prince and the Secret Kept by Fleet Street - New York Times
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A Soldier Prince and the Secret Kept by Fleet Street
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Prince Harry of Britain, at left, helped fellow soldiers try to start an abandoned motorcycle. More Photos > By BRIAN STELTER and SARAH LYALL Every morning for 10 weeks, Bob Satchwell typed the words “Prince Harry” and “Afghanistan” into Google, …
Video: Britain: Harry's Afghan Deployment Over
Harry flown back from Afghanistan
read comments (0)'Doomsday' Seed Vault Opens in Arctic - Washington Post
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'Doomsday' Seed Vault Opens in Arctic
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The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is seen Monday Feb. 25, 2008 in Longyearbyen, Norway. A "doomsday" vault built to withstand an earthquake or nuclear strike is ready to open deep in the permafrost of an Arctic mountain, where it will protect millions of …
'Doomsday' Seed Vault Opens in Arctic
'Doomsday' seed vault opens in Norway
read comments (0)Sarkozy marries Bruni at the Elysee - Reuters UK
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Sarkozy marries Bruni at the Elysee
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By Crispian Balmer and Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy married supermodel-turned-singer Carla Bruni at the Elysee Palace on Saturday, just three months after they started dating.
French President Weds Former Model
France's President Weds Former Model
read comments (0)Violence Spreads in Kenya, Killing 19 in House Fire - New York Times
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Violence Spreads in Kenya, Killing 19 in House Fire
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By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN NAIROBI, Kenya - Ethnically driven violence intensified in Kenya on Sunday, and police officials said at least 19 people, including 11 children, were burned to death in a house by a mob.
Kenya Death Toll Near 800 in a Month
Violence we fled was planned, say Kenyan refugees
read comments (0)Indonesia's Suharto Dies at Age 86 - Wall Street Journal
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By RICHARD BORSUK Suharto, the autocratic leader who dominated Indonesia for 32 years and died Sunday at age 86 of multiple organ failure, lifted his country out of extreme poverty.
Suharto, Former Indonesian Dictator, Dies at 86
Suharto, Indonesian Dictator for 32 Years, Dies at 86 (Update2)
read comments (0)Pakistani forces battle militants, dozens killed - Reuters
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Pakistani forces battle militants, dozens killed
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By Robert Birsel ISLAMABAD, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Pakistani forces have cleared militant strongholds from three areas in the South Waziristan region on the Afghan border and 40 militants and eight soldiers have been killed in fighting, the military said …
40 militants, eight soldiers killed in Pakistan clashes (1st Lead)
Scores killed in Pakistan clashes
read comments (0)Stopping Iran - Wall Street Journal
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Stopping Iran
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By NORMAN PODHORETZ Up until a fairly short time ago, scarcely anyone dissented from the assessment offered with "high confidence" by the National Intelligence Estimate of 2005 that Iran was "determined to develop nuclear weapons.
Six Powers Back UN Draft on Iran
Agreement on Proposal for New Iran Sanctions
read comments (0)The Bill Clinton Factor: Boon or Liability? - ABC News
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The Bill Clinton Factor: Boon or Liability?
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Presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, DN.Y., reacts with her husband, former President Clinton, to supporters, after being declared the winner of the Nevada caucus in Las Vegas, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008.
Clinton, Obama Crossfire Continues
Clinton Says Obama 'Looking for a Fight'
read comments (0)Italy PM mulls whether to quit or face Senate vote - Reuters
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Italy PM mulls whether to quit or face Senate vote
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By Gavin Jones ROME, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi faces a choice on Thursday whether to resign or face a confidence vote in the Senate he is expected to lose, obliging him to step down anyway.
Italian Prime Minister Faces Confidence Vote
Prodi Likely to Quit, Prompt Early Vote or Election Reform Try
read comments (0)Cubans Vote on Assembly to Ratify Castro's Stay (Update3) - Bloomberg
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Cubans Vote on Assembly to Ratify Castro's Stay (Update3)
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By Bill Faries and Matthew Walter Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) — Cubans voted today on whether to give President Fidel Castro another term in the national assembly, a post he must hold to continue his five-decade rule of the island.
Cuban poll signals Castro's future
Millions of Cubans head to polls
read comments (0)Olmert, Abbas try to limit Hamas control over border - Reuters
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JERUSALEM, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will hold crisis talks on Sunday on how to limit Hamas control over Gaza's breached border with Egypt.
Hamas wants Palestinian-Egyptian control of border crossing
Egypt Warns Hamas About Border Violence
read comments (0)Taipei shares sharply higher after parliamentary elections - Forbes
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Taipei shares sharply higher after parliamentary elections
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TAIPEI (XFN-ASIA) - Share prices were sharply higher in early trade, with sentiment boosted by the parliamentary elections over the weekend which saw a landslide victory for the opposition Kuomintang (KMT), which favors closer ties with China, …
Opposition win may bring Taiwan closer to China
Kuomintang's Victory in Taiwan Seems Certain to Cheer Investors
read comments (0)Bush takes soundings on Iran - Guardian Unlimited
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Bush takes soundings on Iran
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President George Bush yesterday began canvassing Arab support for containing Iran as his Middle East tour moved to the Gulf amid concerns about escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran.
Bush in Kuwait for talks
Bush visits Kuwait on Mideast mission
read comments (0)When a Mountaintop Might as Well Have Been the Moon - New York Times
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By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD EDMUND HILLARY, short of breath in the freezing wind, took “a few more whacks of the ice ax” and surmounted the top of the world, Mount Everest, as high as anyone can aspire and still be rooted on terra firma.
Video: Notebook: The Other Hillary (CBS News)
Sir Edmund Hillary, a Life in Pictures
read comments (0)Suicide blast kills 23 in Pakistan - Los Angeles Times
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Suicide blast kills 23 in Pakistan
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KMChaudhry / AP The attack in Lahore is the first major strike since Bhutto's assassination. Most of the victims are police officers who were preparing for a rally by opposition lawyers.
Video: Bomb attacks kills police officers in Lahore - 10 Jan 08
Bomb Kills at Least 23 in Pakistan
read comments (0)Olmert: Unauthorized West Bank Settlement Outposts a 'Disgrace' - FOXNews
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JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told political allies Sunday it was a "disgrace" Israel hadn't honored its promise to dismantle dozens of West Bank settlement outposts, a meeting participant said - using that exceptionally harsh language just ...
Mideast leaders to tackle core peace plan issues
Israel, Palestinian leaders to talk borders, security, settlements
read comments (0)Bhutto's husband calls for UN probe into death - USA Today
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Bhutto's husband calls for UN probe into death
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The husband of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto accused elements within Pakistan's government on Saturday of responsibility for her murder and urged Britain and the United States to support a UN investigation into the …
US-Pakistan Divide Over Bhutto's Death Widens
British team arrives to aid inquiry
read comments (0)US Diplomat Killed in Sudan - New York Times
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US Diplomat Killed in Sudan
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By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN NAIROBI, Kenya - An American diplomat in Sudan was shot and killed early Tuesday as he was coming home from a New Year’s Eve party in Khartoum, the capital.
Gunman kills US diplomat, driver in Sudan
Gunmen kill US official in Sudan
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Palestinians: Israeli Troops Fire on Pilgrims Returning From Mecca
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By VOA News Palestinian medical workers say Israeli troops opened fire near a Gaza border crossing Sunday, killing at least one person as a group of Muslim pilgrims returned from the hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.
Gunfire kills one Palestinian pilgrim, wounds four
Palestinians: IDF kills pilgrim at Erez
read comments (0)Pakistan invites Britain to aid in probe - Los Angeles Times
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Syed Munawar Ali Gillani, 70, protests the killing of Benazir Bhutto. He was part of a small group of anti-Musharraf protesters attempting to march toward government buildings in Islamabad.
Pakistani Opposition Parties Decry Election Delay
Pakistan army should urge Musharraf to quit-report
read comments (0)Colombia hostage deal fiasco bad news for captives - Reuters
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By Hugh Bronstein BOGOTA, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Colombia's government and Marxist rebels are likely to toughen their negotiating stances, leaving dozens of kidnap victims in limbo, after a deal to free three hostages crumbled on Monday in a flurry of ...
Farc hostage rescue fails
Charges Fly Over Failure to Release 3 in Colombia
read comments (0)Kenyans celebrate historic deal - BBC News
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Kenyans have been celebrating the power-sharing deal to end the country's two-month political crisis. Thousands of dancing and cheering people poured onto the streets of Kisumu, the home town of opposition leader Raila Odinga.
Kenya leaders reach coalition deal
World Community Praises Kenyan Deal to End Political Crisis
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Controversial Hindu Wins Resounding Re-election in Indian State
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By Steve Herman In an election with ramifications beyond the borders of the Indian state of Gujarat, the conservative Hindu nationalist party has won re-election with an absolute majority.
Hindu nationalist scores a big victory in Gujarat election
Brand Modi is a spellbinder
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