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Brotherhood wins Egypt vote
AFP, Published on 21/01/2012
» Egypt's Islamists led by the once-banned Muslim Brotherhood clinched more than two thirds of seats in parliament in historic polls after the ouster of strongman Hosni Mubarak, official results showed on Saturday.
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Japan seeks UN nuclear agency presence in Fukushima
AFP, Published on 23/01/2012
» Japan is asking the UN's nuclear agency to set up a permanent office in Fukushima to monitor its efforts to contain the world's worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl, according to officials.
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UN nuclear agency to set up Fukushima office: report
AFP, Published on 29/01/2012
» The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog said the agency will open a branch office in Fukushima to monitor efforts to contain the world's worst atomic energy accident since Chernobyl, a report said Saturday.
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Suu Kyi on campaign trip for Burma's by-election
AFP, Published on 29/01/2012
» Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will travel outside Rangoon on the campaign trail Sunday with a visit to a southern city to promote her party ahead of April's by-elections.
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Thousands greet Suu Kyi on Burma campaign trail
AFP, Published on 29/01/2012
» Huge crowds of jubilant supporters hailed Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as she hit the campaign trail Sunday ahead of by-elections seen as a key test of the regime's commitment to reform.
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UN nuclear agency considering Fukushima office
AFP, Published on 29/01/2012
» The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog said the agency is considering opening a branch office in Fukushima to monitor efforts to contain the world's worst atomic accident since Chernobyl, a report said.
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Kathmandu orders mass eviction of 'river squatters'
AFP, Published on 02/02/2012
» Bimala Bardewa stands by her fragile cement block home on the riverbank, directing her children as they prepare for school and ignoring the stench rising from the fetid water below.
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Megaupload boss' bail appeal 'rejected' in NZ
AFP, Published on 03/02/2012
» Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom on Friday failed to overturn a ruling that he remain behind bars in New Zealand while US officials seek his extradition for alleged copyright piracy, reports said.
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India court rejects bid to prosecute home minister
AFP, Published on 05/02/2012
» An Indian judge on Saturday threw out a petition to prosecute the country's powerful home minister over a huge telecom corruption scandal, bringing some relief to the embattled government.
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Crowds cheer Suu Kyi on Myanmar campaign trail
AFP, Published on 08/02/2012
» Aung San Suu Kyi was met by thousands of cheering supporters in Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta Tuesday on her second campaign trip ahead of by-elections that could sweep her into parliament.
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