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The opposition leader denied the need for a runoff and said the ruling party was readying a campaign of violence.
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Army Worried by Rising Stress of Return Tours to Iraq
Army leaders are expressing increased alarm about the mental health of soldiers who would be sent on multiple deployments to Iraq under current plans.
Displaced Kenyans Live in Limbo as Aid Lags After Election Strife
More than 300,000 Kenyans are still waiting for help, with aid delayed and politicians occupied forming a government.
Bush Supports Expansion of NATO Across Europe
Addressing new NATO allies in Croatia, the president underscored his drive to recast the alliance�s mission.
Iranian Blogosphere Tests Government�s Limits
Iran�s blogs mirror the erratic, fickle and often startling qualities of life in the Islamic republic itself.
A Town Under Fire Becomes a Symbol for Israel
Sderot, which has been pounded by Palestinian rockets, is on the front line of Israel�s battle for legitimacy and self-respect .
Christian Priest Killed at Baghdad Home
A Christian priest was shot dead outside his home in Baghdad on Saturday by attackers who used a silenced pistol.
U.S. Charges Contractor at Iraq Post in Stabbing
The charge was made under expanded authority that the United States Congress provided the military to crack down on contractor abuses.
Overcoming Customs and Stigma, Sudan Gives Orphans a Lifeline
A shift in local social and religious customs has rescued many infants of Maygoma Orphanage in Khartoum, Sudan, from a grim fate.
A U.S.-Trained Entrepreneur Becomes Voodoo�s Pope
Haiti�s supreme master of voodoo, Max Beauvoir, is a voodoo promoter extraordinaire, with his own Web site and a following among foreigners.
The Papal Visit
Reclaiming Sudan's Abandoned Children
A shift in attitudes and practices at the Maygoma Orphanage in Khartoum, Sudan, has rescued many infants from a grim fate.
Battle for Hearts & Minds
A top terrorism expert believes Abu Yahya Al-Libi has revealed the secret to bringing down the global Jihadist movement.
The Last Word: Dith Pran
The Times photojournalist, whose gruesome ordeal in the killing fields of Cambodia was re-created in a 1984 movie, died at 65.
Return to Sindhekela
Dilip Ratha, who has gone from a village in India to the World Bank, knows the economics of migration firsthand.
Endgame in Kosovo
Photographer Andrew Testa and writer Nicholas Wood present a short visual history of the conflict in Kosovo, from war to the verge of independence.
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