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Ex-KGB man wins South Ossetia presidential election
April 09, 2012 02:32 
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TSKHINVALI, Georgia (Reuters) - A pro-Russian former KGB officer won the presidency in the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia, where Moscow is trying to re-assert control, election officials said on Monday.
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Four killed, 10 wounded in South Yemen Islamist clashes
April 09, 2012 02:10
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ADEN (Reuters) - At least four Yemeni soldiers were killed and several wounded when fighters from an al Qaeda-linked group attacked a military position near the southern city of Lawdar on Monday, residents and local officials said.
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Analysis: South Korea's Twitter generation may give liberals upset win
April 09, 2012 01:44
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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's liberal opposition, bolstered by the under-40s and power of social media, could spring a surprise win in this week's parliamentary elections despite opinion polls that show it tied with the ruling conservatives.
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Mali junta sees civilian government "in days"
April 08, 2012 12:26
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BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's coup leader said on Saturday the junta would hand power to civilians within days in a deal under which neighboring nations agreed to lift sanctions and help tackle Tuareg rebels who have seized much of the north.
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U.S., allies to set demands for Iran nuclear talks: NYT
April 08, 2012 12:14
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and other Western nations plan to demand that Iran immediately close and ultimately dismantle a recently completed nuclear facility deep under a mountain as part of new talks with Tehran over its nuclear...
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North Korea readies longer range rocket; Japan, S.Korea wary
April 08, 2012 11:29
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CHOLSAN, North Korea/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has readied a rocket for a launch from a forested valley in its remote northwest this week that will showcase the reclusive state's ability to fire a missile with the capacity to hit the continental...
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Exclusive: Mubarak aide presidency bid an "insult": Islamist rival
April 08, 2012 10:07
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CAIRO (Reuters) - A bid for power by Hosni Mubarak's former intelligence chief is an insult to Egypt's revolution that, if successful, would trigger a second nationwide revolt, the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate for Egypt's presidency said.
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New blast hits Egypt gas pipeline serving Jordan, Israel
April 08, 2012 08:41
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CAIRO (Reuters) - An explosion hit the Egyptian pipeline carrying gas to Israel and Jordan on Monday for 14th time since the uprising against President Hosni Mubarak began last year, security sources said.
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Syria demands guarantees; rebels say peace plan doomed
April 08, 2012 07:53
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria on Sunday demanded written guarantees insurgents will stop fighting before it pulls back troops under the terms of a U.N. peace plan, and a rebel leader said the initiative was doomed.
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Peace Corps leaves Mali, new U.S. travel warning issued
April 08, 2012 07:45
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Peace Corps volunteers have been evacuated from Mali and non-essential U.S. diplomatic personnel have been offered flights out due to ongoing political instability following a military coup in March, the State Department said...
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