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07 December 2009 8:48 PM | Tagged: romania turmoil poll result
Romania was plunged deeper into political uncertainty on Monday after President Traian Basescu was declared the winner in Sunday’s presidential poll by a wafer-thin margin while his challenger’s supporters refused to accept the result and responded

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29 November 2009 9:27 PM | Tagged: honduras holds election hopes emerge political turmoil
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras This Central American country held presidential elections on Sunday in a bid to regain international legitimacy after a coup that has rattled the hemisphere and frustrated the Obama administration's efforts to improve relation

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14 November 2009 1:27 AM | Tagged: political turmoil pakistan slow antiterror efforts
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan is sinking into a political and constitutional crisis that threatens to sideline its vital role in the battle against Islamist insurgents and U.S.-led efforts to stabilize neighboring Afghanistan . The trigger fo

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28 October 2009 11:37 PM | Tagged: turmoil climate change poses security risks
WASHINGTON - An island in the Indian Ocean, vital to the U.S. military, disappears as the sea level rises. Rivers critical to India and Pakistan shrink, increasing military tensions in South Asia. Drought, famine and disease forces population shifts

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17 October 2009 7:58 PM | Tagged: afghanistan faces political turmoil
Fears were growing on Saturday that Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan’s president, will reject the findings of a fraud investigation into the country’s flawed elections, raising the risk that Afghanistan will plunge deeper into political turmoil.A UN-backed

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24 September 2009 9:29 PM | Tagged: honduras aim us match home turmoil
TEGUCIGALPA, Sept 24 - Honduras are determined tokeep next month's World Cup qualifier against the U.S. on homesoil despite the country's political turmoil, a top Honduransoccer official was quoted as saying on Thursday. This weekend's first divi

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23 September 2009 1:47 AM | Tagged: deposed president zelaya honduras turmoil afoot
After failing to return to Honduras by air two months ago, exiled President Manuel Zelaya got in underground on Monday, Sept. 21, popping up at the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa after a clandestine trek over the border. His surprise appearance, i

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22 September 2009 10:37 PM | Tagged: ready rumble zelayas return honduras promises fresh violence political turmoil
After failing to return to Honduras by air two months ago, exiled President Manuel Zelaya got in underground on Monday, popping up at the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa after a clandestine trek over the border. His surprise appearance, impeccably