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Opposition supporters, police clash in Iran
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IRANIAN security forces yesterday beat anti-government protesters with batons and fired tear gas on the sidelines of state-sanctioned rallies to mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover. Republicans win crucial U.S. governorship elections -051109 A YEAR after Barack Obama was voted in as president, independents who gave him the historic victory broke big for Republicans as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey. Iraqi election chief warns parliament over vote delay -051109 AMID rising violence, Iraq's election commission chairman has warned lawmakers that if they do not have an agreement in place on an election law by the end of today, the country's nationwide vote in January will have to be delayed. U.S. official, Myanmar's opposition leader meet -051109 UNITED States (U.S.) Assistant Secretary of State, Kurt Campbell, has held talks with detained Myanmar opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 14 years. |
Georgian minister renounces Russian citizenship
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AMID deepening distrust, Georgia's foreign minister has renounced his Russian citizenship, formally cutting ties with Moscow that were formed in the Soviet era. Karzai's rival shuns new govt, doubts fight against graft -051109 FORMER Afghan Foreign Minister and challenger in recent presidential election, Abdullah Abdullah, has shunned the new government of President Hamid Karzai which he claimed came to power illegally and would not be able to rein in corruption or fight against the Taliban. Gorbachev recalls fall of Berlin Wall, Soviet Union -051109 AHEAD of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall next Monday, former Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, has said the Kremlin could have started World War III in 1989 had it used troops to crush the demonstrations that preceded the collapse of the huge barrier. |
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