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Iraq PM Maliki Leads Baghdad

Baghdad, March 13, 2010 - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki held a wide lead on Saturday in early results from Baghdad, the major prize in parliamentary elections Iraqis hope will stabilise a nation riven by years of sectarian warfare.

"Red Shirt" Leaders Say A Million Thais To Protest

Bangkok, March 13, 2010 - Anti-government protesters headed for Bangkok from the countryside on Saturday for what they are calling a "million-man march," aiming to paralyse the capital and topple a government they say is a front for unelected elites. ...
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Michelle Obama's First Official Trip Alone

Washington, March 13, 2010 - Michelle Obama will make her first solo official trip as first lady to Mexico next month, to stress education and economic development, the White House said on Friday. ...
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Iraq's Election Race Tight As Results Delayed Again

BAGHDAD, March 12, 2010 - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had a modest lead over rival Shi'ites, partial results from Iraq's tight election race showed on Friday, but a secularist challenger remained far ahead among Iraqi Sunnis. ...
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Michelle Obama Marks International Women’s Day with Hillary ‘President’ Joke

Washington, March 12, 2010 - In a fitting show of solidarity for International Women's Day, First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made light of the brutal 2008 battle Clinton conducted to defeat Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination. ...
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Obama Gives Away Nobel Cash

Washington, March 12, 2010 - President Barack Obama plans to donate the $1.4m from his Nobel Peace Prize to helping students, veterans' families and survivors of Haiti's earthquake, among others, drawing attention to organisations he said "do extraordinary work"....
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Billionaire Pinera Takes Power As Quakes Jolt Chile

CONSTITUCION, Chile, March 2, 2010 - The ground shook and buildings swayed as billionaire Sebastian Pinera took over as Chile's president on Thursday, tasked with rebuilding after a massive earthquake killed hundreds just 12 days ago....
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Greek Workers Strike As Anger At Austerity Grows

Athens, March , 2010 - Greek public and private sector workers went on strike on Thursday, grounding flights, shutting schools and halting public transport in the second nationwide walkout in a fortnight in protest against austerity plans....
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Simon Mann Had A Luxurious Life In Prison

March 10, 2010 Simon Mann, the British mercenary jailed for plotting to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea, enjoyed gourmet meals and private healthcare behind bars, according to his wife....
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Iraq Holds Landmark Vote, Attacks Kill 38

Iraq, March 08, 2010 - Bomb blasts and rocket and mortar fire killed 38 people as Iraqis voted on Sunday in an election they hoped would distance their nascent democracy from years of sectarian slaughter as U.S. troops pack up to leave. ...
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Mugabe Dismisses Rumours Of Poor Health

HARARE, September 10, 2010 - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Thursday dismissed rumours of ill-health, laughing off suggestions that he was dying of cancer and had recently suffered a stroke.

Air Zimbabwe hires South African plane to carry passengers

Harare, September 9, 2010 – Air Zimbabwe has chartered a South African airline to carry passengers as the top management of the national airline struggles to find solutions to end the strike by pilots which grounded all their planes.
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Freshlyground barred from Zimbabwe for Mugabe caricature

Harare- South African Afro-pop musical group Freshlyground have been barred from visiting Zimbabwe after cocking a snook at President Robert Mugabe in a video of their latest single- Chicken to Change. The Cape Town-based group was scheduled to perform at a show which was supposed to be held at one of Harare’s exclusive joints – Wild Geese Lodge next month.

S.A Murder Rate Dips 8.6 Percent

JOHANNESBURG, September 09, 2010 - South Africa saw an 8.6 percent dip in its murder rate over the past year but it retained its position as one of the world's most dangerous countries outside a war zone, police data released on Thursday said.

Obama Warns Koran-Burning Would Boost al Qaeda

WASHINGTON, September 09, 2010 - President Barack Obama warned Thursday that an obscure U.S. Christian pastor's plan to burn the Koran on September 11 could provoke al Qaeda suicide bombings, and Asian countries urged Washington to prevent the act.
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Mugabe Wants Closer Ties With West

HARARE, September 09, 2010 - Zimbabwe wants normal ties with Western powers critical of its policies but will press ahead with a plan to hand control of foreign companies to local blacks, President Robert Mugabe said.
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COPAC Rapporteur Assaults Team Leader

A Constitutional Parliamentary Select Committee (COPAC) rapporteurs this week assaulted a COPAC team leader and Bindura South Member of Parliament Bednock Nyaude outside the offices of the District Administrator for Kadoma in Mashonaland West Province.

Date Set For Dynamos, CAPS Cup Final Clash

Harare, September 09, 2010 - The Premier Soccer League have set September 25 as the day for the high profile Banc ABC Sup8r final between traditional rivals Dynamos and CAPS United.
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Tensions In Smaller MDC Faction

Masvingo - September 9, 2010- The indications by the secretary general of the smaller faction of Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-M) Professor Welshman Ncube that he might want to campaign for the presidency in the next party elective congress has created divisions which threaten to split the party in Masvingo.

ZBC Monopoly Discriminatory

Harare- The Minister of Women’s Affairs, Gender and Community Development, Jessie Majome has described the current broadcasting environment which is exclusively dominated by the state owned Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) as “discriminatory.”
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