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July 3, 2008

Soldiers removed from Mongolian capital as former communist win poll

ULAN BATOR (AFP) - Soldiers have been taken off the streets of Mongolia's capital following riots that left five people dead, the country's justice minister said on Thursday, as the electoral committee announced victory for the former communists.

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Living on a thin line in Myanmar

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UK presents before UN sea bed claim around Ascension Is

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Iraq says U.S. sought troop presence to 2015

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The United States asked Iraq for permission to maintain a troop presence there to 2015, but U.S. and Iraqi negotiators agreed to...

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World poverty 'more widespread'

(BBC News) The World Bank says there are more poor people in the world than previously thought, with one in four in poverty....

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Occupation of Govt House 'will continue for 2 more days'

BANGKOK (Bangkok Post) The two-month stand-off between the government and its arch-rival, the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), is primed to reach an explosive stage...

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Brazil set for Indian land ruling

(BBC News) Brazil's Supreme Court is preparing to rule on the status of an indigenous reserve disputed by Indians and farmers....

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