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September 5, 2008

Pakistan's Zardari marked by corruption, tragedy

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — The likely next president of unstable, nuclear-armed Pakistan following Saturday's election is a horse-loving aristocrat who has spent more years in prison than in politics — a novice leader lifted to prominence by his marriage to Benazir Bhutto and propelled into power by her murder.

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Mugabe to MDC: Join or be left out

HARARE, Zimbabwe, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says the Movement for Democratic Change must join the proposed unity government or be left...

EU split over Ukraine's path to membership

BRUSSELS (IHT) After the crisis over Georgia, new divisions have emerged within the European Union over whether to offer Ukraine a clear signal that it...

Pakistan's Zardari marked by corruption, tragedy

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — The likely next president of unstable, nuclear-armed Pakistan following Saturday's election is a horse-loving aristocrat who has spent more years in...

PHILIPPINES: Half a million displaced in fighting

MANILA, 5 September 2008 (IRIN) - Up to 500,000 people are enduring poor health services and unsanitary conditions after fleeing the fighting between the government...

Zambia ruling party picks Banda to run for president

LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambia's ruling MMD party chose the country's vice president, Rupiah Banda, on Friday as its candidate to fight a November election to...

Fight for rights

(BBC News) Iranian women struggle against restrictions...