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Afghan Female Lawmaker Refuses to End Hunger Strike

Posted October 9th, 2011 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
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A female Afghan politician expelled from parliament for alleged voter fraud vowed Sunday to continue her hunger strike outside parliament in Kabul until she is reinstated. Simeen Barakzai, who began her hunger strike eight days ago, refused to be taken to a hospital or to take a glucose drip, even though a doctor told the […]

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Turnout Low in Cameroon Presidential Poll

Posted October 9th, 2011 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
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Cameroonian President Paul Biya called on his country to be “indulgent” of any imperfections in the voting process, as he cast his ballot in Sunday’s presidential election. Although results may not be announced for two weeks, Mr. Biya is widely expected to win a new seven-year term, extending his 29-year rule over the central African […]

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19 Killed as Egypt Christians Riot Over Church Attack

Posted October 9th, 2011 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Egyptian medical sources say at least 19 people were killed and 150 injured Sunday when Coptic Christians protesting a recent attack on a church clashed with security forces in the capital, Cairo. Rioters used firebombs, set army vehicles on fire and battled with security forces outside the state television building, in Egypt’s latest sectarian flare-up. […]

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France, Germany Promise Lasting Response to Europe Debt Crisis

Posted October 9th, 2011 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
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France and Germany are promising a “global, lasting and quick response” to the European debt crisis. French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held emergency talks Sunday in Berlin discussing how to keep the debt crisis from further infecting shaky European banks. The two leaders declined to give any details of their plans, […]

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Ex-Beatle McCartney Says ‘Love Me Do’ for Third Time

Posted October 9th, 2011 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
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Former Beatle Paul McCartney married for the third time Sunday, tying the knot with American heiress Nancy Shevell at the same London register office where he married his first wife, Linda, 42 years ago. The happy couple emerged from a 45-minute civil ceremony at Old Marylebone Town Hall attended by close family and friends, including […]

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Leaders of Sudan and South Sudan Agree to End Disputes

Posted October 9th, 2011 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
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HEAD: Leaders of Sudan and South Sudan Agree to Negotiations DATE: 10/09/11 NUMBER: 1471238 TYPE: CN )) South Sudan President Salva Kiir and Sudan President Omar al-Bashir say their countries are ready to negotiate solutions to the disputes that have bred fears of a return to civil war. Mr. Kiir told reporters Sunday his government […]

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Exit Poll: Tusk to Keep Power in Poland

Posted October 9th, 2011 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
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An exit poll shows Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his conservative Civic Platform Party holding on to power after Sunday’s parliamentary election. The survey gives Civic Platform candidates close to 40 percent of the vote, while the main opposition Law and Justice Party, which also is conservative, has 30 percent. A newly founded liberal […]

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Egypt Sectarian Riot Kills 17: Sources

Posted October 9th, 2011 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Egyptian sources say at least 17 people were killed Sunday when Coptic Christians protesting a recent attack on a church clashed with security forces in the capital, Cairo. Rioters used gasoline bombs, set army vehicles on fire and battled with security outside the state television building in Egypt’s latest sectarian flare-up. Hundreds of protesters clashed […]

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Anglican Archbishop Visits Zimbabwe, Criticizing Mugabe’s Government

Posted October 9th, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
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The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, traveled on Sunday to Zimbabwe, where he expressed his regrets to thousands of Anglicans that the end of colonialism has failed to bring peace and freedom to the southern African nation. Speaking to a crowd in a packed Harare stadium, Williams said the country is now facing another kind […]

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Egypt Sectarian Riot Kills 3 Soldiers

Posted October 9th, 2011 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
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Egypt’s state television says rioting by Christians protesting a recent attack on a church has killed at least three soldiers and injured dozens of people. Rioters set army vehicles on fire and clashed with police Sunday, in the latest sectarian violence. Many Egyptian Christians blame Muslim radicals for burning a church in southern Egypt last […]

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