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Kyrgyzstan elects newly-empowered parliament
Voting has ended in Kyrgyzstan in elections designed to create Central Asia's first parliamentary democracy. Until April the country was, like its…
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Escape shaft for Chilean miners reinforced
Engineers in Chile have begun reinforcing the escape shaft through which they are hoping to pull 33 trapped miners to freedom. Metal tubes are…
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Hungary races to reduce new toxic sludge threat
Amid threats of another wave of red toxic sludge in Hungary, workers are racing to build make-shift emergency dams. Cracks have widened in the…
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Pakistan reopens vital border crossing
After a 10-day closure, Pakistan has reopened an important border crossing with Afghanistan. It means vital freight can flow again, including NATO…
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Wife of Chinese Nobel winner "detained"
A US human rights group claims Chinese authorities are detaining the wife of jailed dissident and Nobel Peace Price laureate Liu Xiaobo at her home…
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Anti-gay protesters clash with police in Belgrade
A gay rights parade in Belgrade which began peacefully enough, erupted into violence as police fought running battles with far-right protesters…
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Kyrgyzstan set to elect a coalition
Kyrgyzstan looks set to produce a coalition government despite nationalists narrowly coming out ahead of four other parties in Sunday's elections.…
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Countdown to freedom for Chile's trapped miners
The countdown has begun to what's being described as the riskiest phase of the plan to rescue Chile's 33 trapped miners. Engineers are reinforcing…
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The day after a big storm in Portugal
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Far-right protesters disrupt a gay march in Belgrade
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Wife of Nobel Prize winner under house arrest
The wife of Nobel peace prize winner Liu Xiaobo, Liu Xia, has confirmed she is under house arrest and is unable to communicate with the outside…
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Obama hits campaign trail to save the Democrats
It is the start of an intense week of campaigning for Barack Obama as he battles to stop his presidency going down with all hands in midterm…
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Kyrgyzstan back on the road to democracy
Kyrgyzstan has a new democratically elected parliament after Sunday's landmark election. It brings an end to the autocratic rule which has…
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New Mandela book lifts veil on personal life
Tomorrow sees the worldwide publication of a new book from Nelson Mandela. This time it is a selection from his private papers and letters and, as…
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Gloves off in Brazil's presidential runoff
Brazil's presidential election runoff has come to life after ruling party candidate Dilma Rousseff slammed her opponent Jose Serra in a televised…
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Immigration comments land Seehofer in hot water
Germany's immigration debate rumbles on after Horst Seehofer the Bavarian state premier said the country should block any more migrants from "alien…
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Head of Hungarian toxic sludge firm arrested
The boss of the Hungarian aluminium firm linked to last week's massive spill of toxic sludge has been arrested. Zoltan Bakonyi, head of MAL…
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EU's man in Beijing fails to see Liu Xia
One immediate consequence of the awarding of the Nobel peace prize to Chinese democracy campaigner Liu Xiaobao has been a crackdown on his wife. At…
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