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Traian Basescu, Romania's incumbent president, has won the first round of the country’s presidential elections.
23/11/2009
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Romanians have begun to vote in a closely fought presidential election that investors hope will resolve a government crisis holding up IMF aid.
21/11/2009
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A Russian court has effectively outlawed the death penalty in the country, ruling that a moratorium on capital punishment due to expire in January must remain in force.
19/11/2009
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World leaders and government representatives have agreed to boost agricultural aid to poor nations at the beginning of a three-day summit on hunger.
16/11/2009
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A group of Sri Lankan asylum seekers have agreed to leave an Australian custom's ship and go to a detention centre in Indonesia, partially easing a standoff which began last month.
14/11/2009
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A senior police officer making claims of chronic corruption in the Russian police force has stirred controversy in the country and prompted the interior minister to launch an investigation.
09/11/2009
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In the wake of a shooting spree by a US army psychiatrist at Ford Hood in Texas, below is a glance at some of the worst mass shootings in the US in recent years:
06/11/2009
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Republican candidates have defeated Democratic rivals in the race for govenor in two US states, prompting buoyant opponents of Barack Obama to describe the wins as a blow to the president.
04/11/2009
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Health campaigners have urged Russia to adopt what they see as more effective methods in the fight against HIV, the virus which causes Aids.
29/10/2009
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Nico Rosberg has announced he will leave the Formula One Williams team after this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
29/10/2009
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A Katyusha-style rocket has been fired from Lebanon into northern Israel, with the latter retuning fire.
28/10/2009
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Valentino Rossi celebrated his second successive MotoGP world championship title after finishing third at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
25/10/2009
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Britain's economy contracted unexpectedly in the third quarter of this year, quashing hopes that the downturn was ending and instead marking the country's longest recession since records began in 1955.
23/10/2009
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The Democratic Republic of Congo is grappling with rampant rape, which has become an every day practice and is used as a weapon of war, the UN has said.
22/10/2009
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Three suspected drug traffickers have been killed by police in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, bringing to 29 the number of deaths since violence broke out over the weekend.
22/10/2009
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