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Sudan’s Bashir Has ‘Successful, Minor’ Surgery

Posted November 6th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Sudan’s state news agency says President Omar al-Bashir has undergone what it calls “successful, minor surgery” in Saudi Arabia. The report Tuesday did not say what type of surgery Mr. Bashir had, but said he is recovering well and will be released from the hospital in a few hours. This is the second time this […]

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Greek Workers Strike as Parliament Debates Cuts

Posted November 6th, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
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A 48-hour public workers’ strike has begun in Greece, as lawmakers discuss a new round of austerity measures required for another infusion of bailout funding from the European Union. Police and anti-riot troops were out in force across the capital, Athens, Tuesday as more than 35,000 people marched through the city in two separate demonstrations […]

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Voters Head to the Polls in 2012 US Presidential Election

Posted November 6th, 2012 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
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Voters across the U.S. are heading to the polls Tuesday, to decide whether to re-elect President Barack Obama or pick a new American leader for the next four years, Republican challenger Mitt Romney. The national presidential election is nearing the finish line, but the outcome is uncertain. After a year-and-a-half of campaigning, three debates and […]

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Cameroon President Celebrates 30 Years in Power

Posted November 6th, 2012 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
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Cameroon’s President Paul Biya marks 30 years in power Tuesday — an event the ruling party is greeting with celebrations, while the opposition plans to protest. Supporters of the 79-year-old president say he has brought stability to Cameroon, a nation of 20 million with vast ethnic, linguistic and religious diversity. Opponents call him a dictator […]

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Putin Replaces Defense Minister Amid Corruption Scandal

Posted November 6th, 2012 at 8:10 am (UTC-5)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has fired the defense minister to clear the way for an investigation into a corruption scandal. Mr. Putin said Tuesday that he has dismissed Anatoly Serdyukov from the powerful position and replaced him with former emergency minister and regional governor Sergei Shoigu, a staunch Putin ally. The move comes just weeks […]

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Voting Begins in 2012 US Presidential Election

Posted November 6th, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
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Voting precincts in the eastern United States have begun to open their doors to citizens who will cast votes for President Barack Obama or Republican challenger Mitt Romney in the hotly contested 2012 presidential election. Millions of voters across the country have already cast ballots under early-voting rules. But the vast majority of the electorate […]

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Gunmen Kill Brother of Syrian Parliamentary Speaker

Posted November 6th, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
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Syrian state television is reporting that the brother of the speaker of parliament has been assassinated. The SANA news agency says Mohammed Osama Laham, brother to parliament speaker Jihad Laham, was shot dead early Tuesday as he drove to work in the capital, Damascus. The shooting follows some of the fiercest fighting Syria has seen […]

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Greek Workers Strike as Parliament Debates Cuts

Posted November 6th, 2012 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
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A 48-hour public workers’ strike has begun in Greece, as lawmakers discuss a new round of austerity measures required for another infusion of bailout funding from the European Union. It is the third general strike in the past six weeks. Lawmakers began Tuesday to debate the austerity bill, which includes $17 billion in spending, benefit […]

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Blast Near Iraqi Army Base Kills 25

Posted November 6th, 2012 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
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Iraqi officials say a car bomb at an army base near Baghdad has killed at least 27 people and wounded many others. The blast occurred midday Tuesday in the town of Taji, about 25 kilometers north of the capital. There has been no immediate claim of responsibility.

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Difficult Election Day Ahead for NYC, NJ

Posted November 6th, 2012 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
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As the residents of New York and New Jersey struggle to recover from last week’s “superstorm” Sandy, election officials are struggling to make sure that those residents get a chance to cast their votes Tuesday. Both New York and New Jersey state governments have enacted measures letting voters vote at polling places other than their […]

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