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Kosovo awaits crucial parliamentary results

Later today, the election results will be announced in Kosovo's first historical election since its independence from Serbia in 2008

EU to punish Ivory Coast

The European Union is set Monday to slap "restrictive measures" against Ivory Coast

Berlusconi warns against crisis

On the eve of a confidence vote, Berlusconi snaps back calling attempts to oust him "political folly", warning that a government collapse coupled with economic uncertainty could throw the country into turmoil

I Coast-President Without a State

In an upside world, legitimate president of Ivory Coast is trying to govern while former president refuses to step down.

Britain considers ban on US pastor Jones

Home Secretary Theresa May said Sunday she was "actively" considering whether to ban firebrand US pastor Terry Jones from entering Britain to speak to far-right activists

Foreign envoys accused of attempting to influence I.Coast army

The Ivory Coast crisis took a disturbing new turn after Gbagbo accused foreign envoys of seeking to turn the military against him

Stockholm blasts "terrorism"

Twin blasts that rocked central Stockholm on Saturday killing one man have been described as a "terrorist" attack, as Swedish police step up their alert level

South Korea to stage more live-fire drills

After the postponement of last week's drills,S Korea announced its intention to go ahead with live-fire military exercises on Monday, in what is sure to be received as an aggressive manoeuvre by N Korea

Obama denounces WikiLeaks

US President Barack Obama has offered his strongest condemnation yet of WikiLeaks' "deplorable" documents dump, as defenders of the website's founder denounced the rush to judgment against him

Madoff son found dead in New York

The son of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff was found dead Saturday in his New York apartment in an an apparent suicide, US media reported citing city police

UN Climate conference adopts “Green Fund” stuck over Kyoto

Global talks on climate change on Saturday set up a new fund to manage billions of dollars in aid to poor nations in a hard-fought package urging deep cuts in industrial emissions.

Bucking trend, Bolivia lowers retirement age to 58

Critics say the law, which also nationalizes the pension system and generously extends coverage to the poor is overly ambitious and unsustainable

Police probe student protests after royals attacked

Police began a major investigation into all student protests in the capital since the first day of action against the fees increase

NKorea sends top diplomat to Russia amid tensions

North Korea dispatched its top diplomat to Russia aimed at defusing tensions in while U.S. and Chinese military officials met for "frank" talks included North Korea

Bill Clinton returns to White House

Bill Clinton basked in the spotlight again at the White House, holding court with the press and trying to use his popularity to help the current Democratic president pass a controversial tax deal

Medvedev may seek second term amid Gorbachev warnings

Russian President Dimtry Medvedev may seek another term, while Gorbachev warns of Russia's corruption and anti-democratic processes

WikiLeaks secure in Cold War bunker

The whistleblower's website, WikiLeaks, seems very secure in a nuclear-proof, science-fictionesque bunker which houses a data centre with over 8,000 servers

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