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Belarus president sworn in after disputed election

Amid accusations of vote rigging and corruption, Lukashenko assumes the country's leadership

Brazil flood death toll could top 1,000

Last count showed official death toll in flash flooding higher than 750, with hundreds more still missing and believed to be dead

I. Coast's Gbabgo orders UN vehicles searched

Car search orders are seen as part of Gbagbo's continued harassment of UN in dispute over Ivory Coast election which UN says Gbabgo had lost

US warns China of redeploying troops

Warning was delivered as US continues efforts to curb North Korea, and as tensions between North and South remain high

World 'running out of internet addresses,' says Google VP

With overwhelming rise in devices, internet founding father Cerf says IP addresses are running out fast, prompting industry to work on resolving shortage

Low expectations in Iran nuclear talks

As Iran meets Western diplomats for nuclear talks in Turkey, participants do not have high hopes

Karzai on milestone Russia visit

Afghanistan's president Karzai seeks closer ties in a milestone visit to Russia

Hu faces rough welcome in US Congress

After President Hu was met with pomp and pageantry by his US counterpart, his visit to the US Congress seems certain to be a less amiable affair

Obama, Hu vow cooperation, strike $45 bln in deals

Obama welcomed his Chinese counterpart with pomp and ceremony, as both leaders vowed to seek common ground, unveiling a series of deals worth $45 billion

Envoy fails to achieve breakthrough in I Coast

After a two day visit to the politically torn Ivory Coast, AU envoy Odinga admitts his failure at reaching a breakthrough and expresses his impatience with strongman Gbagbo

China police open fire on protesters

Twenty injured, five from gunshot wounds, after workers protest over pay in Guangxi province

Iran to lift fuel ban on Afghanistan

Iran has told the Afghan government it will stop blocking thousands of tanker trucks trying to move vehicle and heating fuel into Afghanistan

Poland denied Belarusian officials entry

Poland says it has barred several Belarusian officials from entering the country following last month's widely criticised presidential election

West African military chiefs meet on Ivory Coast intervention

West African military chiefs meet to finalise plans for a possible intervention in the Ivorian crisis

Russia and S.Korea in military technology transfer talks

South Korea has been negotiating with Russia to receive advanced defence technology as part of debt repayments, officials said Tuesday

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