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CAIRO- Egyptian protesters threw Molotov cocktails at a government building in the port city of Suez on Wednesday, setting parts of it on fire, witnesses said, on the second day of nationwide anti-government protests. RELATED STORY Protesters also lobbed firebombs at the headquarters of the ruling National Democratic Party, amid heavy clashes between protesters and […]
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MANITOWOC - The White House on Wednesday urged its key ally Egypt to lift a ban on protests after security forces arrested at least 500 people and threatened a crackdown on widespread demonstrations.
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ABIDJAN - The African Union chief held talks Tuesday with both rivals claiming to be Ivory Coast's president as regional envoys headed to the United States, intensifying diplomatic efforts to end the dispute.
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CAIRO - Egypt braced for a day of nationwide anti-government protests on Tuesday, with organisers counting on the Tunisian uprising to inspire crowds to mobilise for political and economic reforms.
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CARACAS - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that his re-election in 2012 "is written" while hinting that it could be his last term governing the country.
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WASHINGTON- Chinese President Hu Jintao, unbowed by pressure on a state visit, warned the United States on Thursday not to press on Taiwan and Tibet as he insisted that the rising Asian power sought cooperation.
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CARACAS - Venezuela says it has dethroned fellow OPEC member Saudi Arabia to become the nation with the largest proven crude oil reserves in the world, at nearly 300 billion barrels.
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TUNIS - The Central Bank of Tunisia dismissed reports that the family of ex-president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled last week with 1.5 tonnes of gold, saying Wednesday there had been no change to its stocks.
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ABIDJAN - Laurent Gbagbo gave new assurances Tuesday that he is open to talks with his rival for the Ivory Coast presidency, while regional leaders mulled military intervention to break the deadlock.
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TEHRAN - Iran will not talk about its "nuclear dossier" at the Istanbul talks with world powers, atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi said in comments published Wednesday, reiterating Tehran's long-standing policy.
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ABIDJAN - Incumbent Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo's so-called "Street General" Charles Ble Goude postponed a rally planned for Abidjan's Abobo neighbourhood Tuesday after deadly clashes there.
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LONDON - Ivory Coast's Alassane Ouattara is willing to work with Laurent Gbagbo's camp in a unity government if the defiant strongman gives up his claim to power, the country's UN envoy told the BBC Monday.
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ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema called for a programme of nationalisation to eliminate poverty at the 99th ANC anniversary celebration at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane yesterday. -
ACCRA- Ghana President John Atta Mills said Friday his country was not taking sides in Ivory Coast's crisis and opposed the use of force in the neighbouring country to remove strongman Laurent Gbagbo.
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