Georgian rebel region's vote fails to follow script

The South Ossetian presidential election goes to an unexpected run-off on November 27. The first...

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Emergency response cannot fix chronic crisis in Africa

The UN in August announced an official famine status for parts of central and southern Somalia....

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President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has won a weak mandate for a second term. Challenger Winston...

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Amid the near-disappearance of trade relationships with Russia -- a vast and not-too-demanding...

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Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced yesterday that he will resign after parliament...

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Daniel Ortega has secured re-election as president of Nicaragua in general elections on November...

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Compared with the chaos of Greece's economic contraction, the growing crisis in Italy and Spain,...

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Mario Draghi today takes over as ECB President. Draghi's first press conference will be on...

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Many African states lack the resources and technical skills to maintain electoral commissions,...

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Aid for Trade (AFT) has increased sharply in recent years in several key areas, expanding...

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