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Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change in Zimbabwe (MDC), is set to return home to contest a run-off election scheduled for June 27.
17/05/2008
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The official death toll from Cyclone Nargis, which swept through Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta, has reached 77,738, state television says.
17/05/2008
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US Democrats have accused the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, John McCain, of hypocrisy after interview footage emerged of him expressing a willingness to negotiate with the Palestinian group Hamas.
17/05/2008
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Myanmar's military rulers appear to be digging in their heels in the face of mounting international pressure to allow more aid into the country.
16/05/2008
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Nicolas Sarkozy, France's president, faced the latest test of his resolve to tackle the country's public sector as hundreds of thousands of teachers and civil servants went on strike to protest against job cuts.
15/05/2008
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An operation against what Iraqi and US military officials call "al-Qaeda forces" in Mosul has entered its fourth day, amid claims that "indiscriminate arrests" are being conducted in the area.
14/05/2008
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Eleven days after Cyclone Nargis left tens of thousands dead in Myanmar, the United Nations has warned that another major storm could be heading for the devastated Irrawaddy delta region.
14/05/2008
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A goal each from Cristiano Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs gave Manchester United their 10th English Premier League title in 16 years after a 2-0 victory over Wigan.
12/05/2008
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Up to 1.5 million cyclone survivors in Myanmar could die if clean water and sanitation are not provided to them, an international aid organisation has said.
11/05/2008
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Ferrari's Felipe Massa has won pole position for the Turkish Grand Prix for the third straight year.
11/05/2008
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Voting has begun in Myanmar in a controverial referendum pushed by the government despite international appeals for the rulering military to focus on recovery efforts after last weekend's devastating cyclone.
10/05/2008
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At least 19 people have been killed and 116 wounded in clashes between security forces and armed groups in eastern Baghdad's Sadr City district in the past 24 hours, two hospitals in the Shia area have said.
10/05/2008
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A senior police officer has been killed in Mexico - the fifth in less than a week - in what the government has said is a wave of violence by drug gangs.
10/05/2008
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A Malaysian court has allowed a convert to renounce Islam, a rare decision for the conservative Muslim-led nation.
08/05/2008
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At least 23 people have been killed in heavy fighting between Ethiopian troops and fighters allied to the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) in Somalia, officials and witnesses said.
08/05/2008
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