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returns and independent projections showed a parliamentary victory and a lead in the presidential election...week after the election.A ZEC recount of votes in...that the MDC has secured a majority in the House of...##, but appears to hold a slim advantage in the Senate

movement of any significance amid a recent rise in Sunni Islamism...traditional Sunni leadership is making a more concerted effort to manage...Sunni Islamist groups have emerged as political forces in Lebanon. Previously...Hariri#;s attempt to create a united Sunni front in the

War marked the transition to a #;uni-polar#; world dominated by...about the utility of #;hegemony#; as a description of global politics in...social group or class in a society. This control can be...economic power, and rest on a mixture of consent and coercion

day become prime minister, and as he embarks on a nationwide tour ahead of state...ahead of state polls and a general election that is due...election that is due within a year. Singh recently reshuffled his...Singh earlier this month completed a long-awaited cabinet reshuffle. The

less pessimism than in March, a National Bank of New Zealand...New Zealand survey showed today. A rapidly cooling house market and...house market and signs of a long delayed softening of the...arises whether there will be a recession this year. The Reserve

countries, Peru is benefiting from a boom in prices for its...The industry is usually considered a bellwether for the state of...the state of the economy as a whole. After years of sluggish...poorer neighbourhoods of the capital, as well as other major cities such as Arequipa and Trujillo.Construction activity

to market economies and cooperation. A country that has an SAA...that has an SAA is a step nearer EU membership, although...EU membership, although to become a candidate it must first demonstrate...and Association Agreement (SAA) is a major achievement for both the

were close to hammering out a deal on a new Farm Bill. Congress is...it to avoid or survive a White House veto. Yet many...lawmakers have attacked the legislation as anachronistic in the context of...the current Farm Bill, such as the loan deficiency and counter

more than ## billion dollars a year. Most of this is...s top trading partner, despite a troubled history between Iran and...nuclear programme. Dubai has enjoyed a history of close economic ties...Dubai has been home to a significant Iranian merchant community. Enticed

seemed to expose irregularities such as payments to relatives, who did...to be qualified to act as official employees, and payments to...of work carried out.In a related vote, parliamentarians also rejected...MEPs who are enrolled in a voluntary pension fund subsidised by

now maintain ###% reserve capital as assets free from any financial...Non-Thais can now hold a stake of ##%, up from...threshold will be considered on a case-by-base basis by...commission. Under the new legislation, a Thai national is either an

would reduce the presidency to a symbolic role. Previous arguments within...President Viktor Yushchenko set up a National Constitutional Council in late...that direction. Tymoshenko indicated in a speech in Strasbourg to the...that her ultimate goal was a "traditional parliamentary republic" on European

the Kuril Islands) has proved a roadblock to major breakthroughs in...RUSSIA: Economic relations move up a gear - March ##, ####). Japan...Russia still have not signed a peace treaty to conclude the...be returned upon signing of a treaty, whereas Russia has offered

Colorado Party rule. There is a new mood of hope and...of hope and optimism in a country where emigration was rising...in early ####, he won a convincing victory in the April...counted, gave him ##% on a ##% turnout, despite a vicious Colorado Party smear campaign

and Japan are now at a crossroads. They have been overshadowed...China and have been dubbed a #;partnership of benign neglect#;. Summit...the #### Hague Declaration established a more wide-ranging political agenda...####, ## summits have institutionalised a long-standing direct dialogue on

not under his personal control as he asserts complete authority over...from the Vostok (#;East#;) battalion, a force loyal to the powerful...when their car collided with a vehicle driven by #;Kadyrovtsy#; -- security...at the Kadyrovtsy advance guard: a full-scale firefight was only

outlookINDONESIA: Banks will be tested as climate sours Bank Internasional Indonesia...quarter profits up ##% from a year earlier. The climate is...become more challenging for banks as the year unfolds. In the...business plans. Jakarta is facing a series of tough economic policy

trouble?NORTH KOREA: Discontent mounts as famine looms A North Korean officer has defected...South Korean military is reported as saying today. This is the...the first military defection for a number of years and comes...of years and comes at a time when North Korea#;s

reformBOSNIA: Reform will get harder as EU goal gets closer The...s EU accession process, and a crucial element that may bring...economic and social stabilisation to a troubled country. The upper and...contacts with the alliance so as to prepare it for a membership action plan, which leads

contracts will be re-negotiated A moratorium on mining and cancellation...s constituent assembly has released a mandate in which over #...patents; andthe concession holder is a former employee of the Ministry...and Mines or relative of a former employee. It also states