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BAGHDAD March 13, 2010 - Partial results of Iraq’s tight election were released on Friday. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had a narrow lead over rival Shi’ites. But a secularist challenger remained far ahead in minority Sunni areas.
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ALMATY March 13, 2010 Severe floods destroyed two dams in southern Kazakhstan. Around 20 people died and thousands had to be evacuated. The rescue operation is continuing.
Eastern Kazakhstan is experiencing heavy snow storms. A medical evacuation helicopter trying to rescue people crashed in stormy weather killing all eight people on board.
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WASHINGTON March 12, 2010 Myanmar’s military government has enacted new laws for elections due later this year. The United States feels it makes a "mockery" of democracy.
In the circumstances, the elections will be a joke, U.S. said on Wednesday. It also felt it would weaken U.S. efforts to improve ties with the country earlier known as Burma.
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BAKU March 11, 2010 Two Azerbaijani opposition bloggers, Adnan Hajizade, 26, and Emin Milli, 30, were sentenced to two years and two and a half years imprisonment over a violent incident in a cafe in the capital Baku last July.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE Feb 27, 2010 Laura Silsby and Charisa Coulter, the two U.S. missionaries still in jail in Haiti will not be freed at least until Tuesday.
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BANGKOK Feb 26, 2010 Thailand’s Supreme Court today seized $1.4 billion worth of assets belonging to former premier Thaksin Shinawatra’s family. This leaves about $900 million untouched. The decision could make some anti-government groups happy.
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CANBERRA Feb 26, 2010 International governments are getting increasingly angry over the killing of a top Hamas commander in Dubai. Now, Australia has
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BERLIN Feb 24, 2010 Greece on Wednesday accused Germany of not compensating it for Nazi occupation during World War II.
The Greek Deputy Prime Minister told BBC World Service radio, "They took away the Greek gold that was at the Bank of Greece, they took away the Greek money and they never gave it back."
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NIAMEY Feb 23, 2010 Niger’s military rulers said on Monday they would take up all law-making and governing powers until elections. But they will name a prime minister and government to help oversee the change-over.
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KHARTOUM Feb 23, 2010 Darfur’s rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) said, it fought off an attack from Sudan’s army on Saturday afternoon. Sudan army denies taking part in any attack.
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