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Decision time for Ukraine's Tymoshenko
BBC News
Will she or won't she pursue her political ambitions through the courts or in protest action on the streets? It is not often that the woman with the famous golden braid, whose glamour permeated the Orange Revolution five years ago, ...
New Ukraine leader may still drive hard bargain on gasReuters
Tymoshenko under pressure to concedeTimes Online
Yanukovych set to become president as observers say Ukraine election was fairThe Guardian
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Court frees activists, raps West Bank crackdown
Ha'aretz
The High Court of Justice yesterday ordered two pro-Palestinian foreign activists to be freed on bail, and said immigration officers had overstepped their authority by arresting them in the West Bank. ...
Abbas under 'intense' pressure from EU to return to talksJerusalem Post
Hamas Chief: 'No Prospect' of Israeli-Arab Peace DealsVoice of America
Abbas awaits US clarification over peace talks offerReuters
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Fonseka arrest could be poll issue
The Hindu
COLOMBO: With the dissolution of the Sri Lankan Parliament expected on Tuesday and the general election scheduled for the first half of April, the arrest of the former Army Chief and consensus Opposition presidential candidate, General Sarath Fonseka, ...
Rajapaksa's political rival humiliated, but at what cost?Times Online
Losing Presidential Election Candidate Arrested in Sri LankaVoice of America
Sri Lankan general held in crackdownThe Guardian
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British soldier deaths push Afghanistan toll ahead of Falklands
Times Online
Three British soldiers have been killed by bombs in Afghanistan during the past two days. The deaths bring the number of British Service personnel who have died in the conflict to 256 â€” one more than died in the Falkland islands in 1982. ...
Afghan assault on Taliban to test US strategyHindustan Times
In southern Afghanistan, even the small gains get noticedWashington Post
British soldier killed in Afghanistan, toll passes FalklandsAFP
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Explosion Investigation Focusing On Safety Issues
Hartford Courant
MIDDLETOWN â€” - Possible gaps in safety protocols at the Kleen Energy power plant are at the center of the investigation into Sunday's blast that killed five and injured 12. It occurred during the always-dangerous process of purging, or cleaning, ...
REFILED-UPDATE 1-Workers accounted for at Connecticut blastReuters
Rescue search ends after power plant explosionABC Online
Connecticut Power-Plant Blast Investigation ContinuesBusinessWeek
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Costa Rica elects first female president
Telegraph.co.uk
Laura Chinchilla points toward a crowd of supporters as she gives her victory speech after winning the Costa Rica general election. She becomes Costa Rica's first female president and the fifth in Latin America Photo: AFP/GETTY Mrs Chinchilla will ...
Voters of Costa Rica Elect Their First Female PresidentNew York Times
Costa Rica elects first female president in landslide victoryThe Guardian
Costa Rica's first female presidentXinhua
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Analysts say China should not yield to Obama's hardline on yuan
Xinhua
BEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- As the US President Barack Obama vowed to get "much tougher" with China on exchange rates and trade, economists from Beijing said China should not give in to increased ...
Taiwan to build bridge off ChinaAFP
Why China Needs The U.S. -- And Vice VersaTIME
China's hawks demand cold war on the USTimes Online
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