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 South African President Thabo Mbeki addresses reporters in the courtyard of the Elysee Palace after his meeting with his French counterpart Jacques Chirac, in Paris, Thursday, April 12, 2007. President Mbeki has been invited by President Chirac for consu
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Why few African leaders criticize Mugabe
| JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) -- Nigeria. Rwanda. Uganda. Ethiopia. Gabon. The list of candidates for the title "least democratic in Africa" is not confined to Zimbabwe. | While Robert Mugabe has ... (photo: AP/Michael Sawyer)
 ** FILE ** Head of Iran´s Revolutionary Guard Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari
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Iran: attack and we'll strike you back
| Iran has handed over its long-awaited response to the West's offer of incentives to halt its suspected nuclear weapons programme, after a warning by one of its top military leaders that any strike a... (photo: AP / Mehdi Ghasemi, File)
 Canada Dot Com 
Launching a spiritual war on global warming
| "i thank you god for most this amazing | day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees | and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything | which is natural which is infinite which is yes." | -- e.e... (photo: WN / Jacques Fritsch)
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Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., smiles as he is introduced at a town hall meeting in Pendleton, Ore., Sunday, May 18, 2008.  Globe and Mail 
Why Barack Obama may be lonely in 2009 What Europe wants now: right-wing leaders with ...
| When Barack Obama lands in Europe for his first big international tour this month, the Democratic presidential candidate may be shocked to find himself standing in the middle of a vast, blood-soaked... (photo: AP / Chris Carlson)
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The rebranding of Barack Obama
| FEATURE | 07/05/2008 | WASHINGTON — Barack Obama bills himself as a new brand of leader poised to drain Washington’s swamp of political cynicism. | But despite spellbin... (photo: creative commons photo / Joe Crimming)
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England London City Hall view from Tower Bridge River Thames, London UK The Guardian
High stakes at London's City Hall
| Boris Johnson and Ray Lewis made an odd couple at a tense press conference yesterday, but the two have more in common than first appears | Twice this week I've seen Bor... (photo: WN / Periasamy)
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Lord Phillips, speaks in the House of Lords, in London, England , jsa1 The Guardian
We must have equality before the law
| In the sharia debate, it's crucial we uphold English common law. The alternative is a society divided along religious lines | In a speech to the London Muslim Centre ye... (photo: AP / APTN)
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Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton CNN
Poll: Some Clinton supporters still not embracing Obama
From Alexander Mooney | CNN | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- One week after Sen. Hillary Clinton made a public show of unity with Sen. Barack Obama, a new survey suggests supporters... (photo: AP Photo / Carolyn Kaster)
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 Leaders of the G8 stand for a photo with Outreach Representatives Friday, June 8, 2007, at the conclusion of the G8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany.  cg1 Canada Dot Com
Economics replaces environment on G8 agenda
| OTTAWA - The sputtering global economy tops the agenda as Prime Minister Stephen Harper heads to Japan this weekend for next week's Group of Eight summit, and that, say... (photo: White House/Eric Draper)
Climate   Economy   Environment   Japan   Photos  
A Pakistani-made Hatf-II or Abdali ballistic missile is loaded on a launcher vehicle rolls in a street during a military parade in Islamabad, Pakistan in this photo taken on March 23, 2007. Pakistan successfully test-fired an indigenous short-range nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Abdalli ballistic missile has a range of 200 kilometers (125 miles), the military said in a statement on Saturday, March 31, 2007. CNN
Scientist: Pakistan sold nuke material to N. Korea
| ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- North Korea received nuclear material from Pakistan in a 2000 shipment supervised by the army during the rule of President Pervez Musharraf,... (photo: AP / Anjum Naveed)
Asia   North Korea   Nuke   Pakistan   Photos   Scientist   Security  
Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, right, speaks at the Liberal International Congress in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Friday May 16, 2008. An election runoff between Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and Tsvangirai will be held June 27, Zimbabwe's electoral commission said Friday. Tsvangirai claims he won the March 29 presidential race outright. But official results released May 2 show he did not win enough votes to avoid a second round against Mugabe CNN
Zimbabwe 'wanted' list deepens crisis
| HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Police in Zimbabwe said Friday they have put seven opposition members of parliament on a wanted list, a development that is likely to further ... (photo: AP / )
Africa   Harare   Parliament   Photos   Police   Zimbabwe  
Supporters of Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., cheers during a rally on the campus of American University in Washington, Monday, Jan. 28, 2008. Obama was endorsed during the rally Monday by Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and other members of his prominent Democratic Party family CNN
Obama remarks on Iraq prompts flip-flop charge
| (CNN) -- Sen. John McCain's campaign again called Sen. Barack Obama a flip-flopper after the Democratic candidate held a do-over news conference to clarify his remarks ... (photo: AP Photo / Charles Rex Arbogast)
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- Largest mosque in Canada opens in Calgary to political fanfa
- 150 party balloons carry Oregon man toward Idaho
- Sign criticizes localities for immigration policy
- After D.C. gun ban overturned, city seeks new rules
Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama
Obama tries for inroads with conservatives, would expand Bush's religious charity effort
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- Britain wants G8 push for more oil dialogue
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Colombia's Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos, center, announces that Colombia's military has rescued former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, three U.S. military contractors and 11 other hostages from leftist rebels at a press conference in Bogota, Wednesday, July 2, 2008.
Colombia Defense Minister Denies Paying Ransom
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- Comelec certain no ‘automated fraud’ in ARMM polls
- Groups dare G8 anew to cancel illegitimate debts
 May 14, 2007. Filipino registered voters flock at the polling precincts to vote for their senatorial and local candidates. Voting ends at 3 o´clock in the afternoon today while counting of votes starts after voting stops.  Some voters have gone to
Comelec certain no ‘automated fraud’ in ARMM polls
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- EU's Solana willing to meet Iran negotiator soon
- Siniora: Lebanon to get new government soon
- Iraq will be 'plunged into a new war' if Iran is att
- Group: 24 Dead in Syrian Prison Riot
- Iraq's Oil SurgeJuly 5, 2008; Page A10
- Iran defiant on right to nuclear power
 ** FILE ** Head of Iran´s Revolutionary Guard Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari
Iran: attack and we'll strike you back
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- ‘Senator No' waged tough battles
- Colombia's continuing hostage pain
- Colombia Defense Minister Denies Paying Ransom
- Is freed hostage ready to run?
- Colombian government releases footage of Betancourt rescue
- Colombia releases video of jungle rescue
Colombia's Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos, center, announces that Colombia's military has rescued former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, three U.S. military contractors and 11 other hostages from leftist rebels at a press conference in Bogota, Wednesday, July 2, 2008.
Colombia Defense Minister Denies Paying Ransom
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- SAfrica's Mbeki meets Zimbabwe's Mugabe
- Smuggled film shows how Zimbabwe vote was rigged - paper
- Smuggled film shows Zimbabwe vote rigged: report
- Zambian president to have another review
- Low turnout in local elections
- Why few African leaders criticize Mugabe
 Voters in Freetown, Sierra Leone wait in long lines for several hours Friday, March 15, 1996 for the chance to elect the country´s first civilian president in almost four years. The Sierra Leone Army which has ruled since April 1992 plans to transf
Low turnout in local elections
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- Stunning attack on Iemma's ministers
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- Iemma attacked by own MP
- 10,000 protest over violence against Asians in New Zealand
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- Protesters rally over climate change
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Protesters rally over climate change
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- Former Republican NC Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86
- Former Republican Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86
- Jesse Helms, the former conservative Republican senator from
- Outspoken conservative Jesse Helms dies at 86
- Former Republican Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86
- Former Republican Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86
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Jesse Helms, the former conservative Republican senator from North Carolina, dies at 86
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