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Former Liberian president takes stand in war crimes trial - Xinhua border=

Former Liberian president takes stand in war crimes trial - Xinhua

Xinhua
BRUSSELS, July 14 (Xinhua) — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor took the stand for the first time on Tuesday at his landmark trial at The Hague, dismissing the war crimes charges against him as lies. "It is very, very, very unfortunate that the …
New York Times
Christian Science Monitor
ABC News
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EU Assembly elects ex-Polish PM as president - The Associated Press border=

EU Assembly elects ex-Polish PM as president - The Associated Press

The Associated Press
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — The European Parliament elected Jerzy Buzek as its president Tuesday, making the ex-Polish premier and pro-democracy activist the first easterner from a former Communist country to head a major EU institution. …
Wall Street Journal
euronews
Telegraph.co.uk
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Indonesia's president: a crooner and a general - The Associated Press border=

Indonesia's president: a crooner and a general - The Associated Press

The Associated Press
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, heading for a sweeping re-election victory, is a retired four-star general who rose through the ranks of Indonesia's former dictatorship yet has recorded his own albums of romantic ballads. …
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Telegraph.co.uk
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Indonesia's president: a crooner and a general - The Associated Press border=

Indonesia's president: a crooner and a general - The Associated Press

The Associated Press
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, heading for a sweeping re-election victory, is a retired four-star general who rose through the ranks of Indonesia's former dictatorship yet has recorded his own albums of romantic ballads. …
Bloomberg
Telegraph.co.uk
Xinhua
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Ousted Honduran president says his jet denied landing rights - CNN International border=

Ousted Honduran president says his jet denied landing rights - CNN International

CNN International
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (CNN) — Deposed Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya said he was denied permission to land at Tegucigalpa's airport Sunday evening amid a tense standoff between Zelaya's supporters and government troops. …
Bloomberg
guardian.co.uk
Wall Street Journal
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Ousted Honduran president says his jet denied landing rights - CNN International border=

Ousted Honduran president says his jet denied landing rights - CNN International

CNN International
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (CNN) — Deposed Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya said he was denied permission to land at Tegucigalpa's airport Sunday evening amid a tense standoff between Zelaya's supporters and government troops. …
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Times Online
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Malawi's Bingu wa Mutharika Inaugurated President - Voice of America border=

Malawi's Bingu wa Mutharika Inaugurated President - Voice of America

Voice of America
By Delia Robertson Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika has been inaugurated for a second term following his landslide victory in the country's presidential poll.
AllAfrica.com
The Associated Press
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President Obama makes call, ends bid by Kirsten Gillibrand ... - New York Daily News border=

President Obama makes call, ends bid by Kirsten Gillibrand … - New York Daily News

New York Daily News
BY Michael Mcauliff Long Island Rep. Steve Israel bowed out before he jumped in, saying the popular Democratic President called him up as asked him to skip the contest.
New York Times
FOXNews
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Zuma to be South Africa's Next President - Voice of America border=

Zuma to be South Africa's Next President - Voice of America

Voice of America
By Scott Bobb South Africa's ruling African National Congress has swept Wednesday's elections. But it has failed to win the two-thirds majority it sought and has lost control of a major province.
Times Online
The Associated Press
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UWM's Santiago drops out of FIU president race - Bizjournals.com border=

UWM's Santiago drops out of FIU president race - Bizjournals.com

Bizjournals.com
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee chancellor Carlos Santiago has withdrawn his name from consideration for the next president of Florida International University in Miami, opting instead to remain at UWM.
MiamiHerald.com
Crain’s Cleveland Business
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