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Iraq PM locked in tight poll contest with secular rival
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was locked in a tight contest with rival Iyad Allawi to keep his job, as results from Iraq's elections were set to flow in on Friday. ...more
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- Japan whaling ship with NZ activist... 1 hours ago
TOKYO (AFP) - A Japanese whaling ship with a New Zealand anti-whaling activist aboard on Friday sailed into Tokyo port where he was expected to face arrest for trespassing on the vessel, an AFP reporter saw. ...more
- Putin to sign multi-billion dollar arms... 1 hours ago
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was to seal a series of multi-billion dollar arms deals Friday during a visit to India aimed at boosting ties with Moscow's old Cold War ally. ...more
- Two kidnapped European aid workers freed... 3 hours ago
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Two European aid workers with Doctors Without Borders in quake-hit Haiti were kidnapped and held for nearly a week before being freed early on Thursday, the international medical charity said. ...more
- Somali tied to rebels worked with U.... 4 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A Somali businessman linked to Islamist rebels who likely received a ransom paid for kidnapped French aid workers was a contractor for the World Food Program and UNICEF, a U.N. report said. ...more
- Cuban hunger striker hospitalized and... 4 hours ago
HAVANA (AFP) - Cuban dissident hunger striker Guillermo Farinas was in critical condition Thursday after losing consciousness in his third week of fasting, said a spokeswoman for the hospital where he was being treated. ...more
- Mexico's first gay couples wed under... 5 hours ago
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Five same-sex couples wed in Mexico on Thursday as Mexico City became the first Latin American city to defy religious taboos and macho stereotypes by legalizing gay marriage. ...more
- Obama gives $1.4 million Nobel prize... 5 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday named 10 charities to share his $1.4 million (929,503 pound) Nobel Peace Prize, with causes ranging from wounded veterans to Haiti's earthquake survivors and education for minorities. ...more
- Fans Riot At Metallica Gig In Colombia... 5 hours ago
Around 160 people have been arrested and at least eight people injured during a riot outside a Metallica concert in Bogota, Colombia. ...more
- Iraq hostage tells of mock execution... 5 hours ago
Former hostage Peter Moore has spoken of his ordeal at the hands of insurgents in Iraq. ...more
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