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September 25, 2008

South Africa set for new leader

(BBC News) South Africa's parliament is due to begin voting for an interim president, following the resignation of Thabo Mbeki.

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Hun Sen elected as Cambodian PM for five more years

PHNOM PENH (Channel News Asia) Cambodia's parliament re-elected Hun Sen as prime minister Thursday, extending his 23-year grip on power, at a session boycotted by...

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DR Congo: Humanitarian Crisis Deepens as Peace Process Falters

GOMA (Human Rights Watch) – Renewed combat in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has caused a drastic deterioration in the humanitarian situation and immense suffering...

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South Africa set for new leader

(BBC News) South Africa's parliament is due to begin voting for an interim president, following the resignation of Thabo Mbeki....

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Camorra 'declares war on Italy'

(BBC News) The local mafia in southern Italy has declared a "war on the state", Italian Interior Minister Roberto Maroni warns....

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Economy dominates as UN meets

(BBC New) By 0730 outside the United Nations headquarters in New York, police were huddled on the pavement, getting a final briefing from commanding officers....

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Mauritania may get Western backing by fighting 'terror'

DAKAR (AFP) Mauritania's junta, widely condemned since coming to power in a coup last month, could gain Western support by pledging to fight "terrorism" after...

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