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Violence casts shadow over Pakistan electionsA string of militant attacks and gunfights that killed at least 17 people cast a long shadow over Pakistan's general election on Saturday, but millions still turned out to vote in a landmark test of the troubled country's democracy. More… |
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Imran Khan gains in Pakistan voteFormer Pakistan cricket star Imran Khan's party was enjoying a late surge of support on Friday, the eve of a landmark election, raising the prospect of a fragmented parliament that could lead to weeks of haggling to form a coalition governme More… |
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Egypt parliament approves revamped poll lawEgypt's parliament approved a revised election law on Thursday setting rules for a parliamentary poll later this year, but opposition politicians denounced the new statute and repeated a threat to boycott the vote. More… |
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Kuwait parliament approves vote decreeKuwait's parliament has approved a royal decree amending voting rules that sparked mass protests and an opposition boycott of elections last month in the U.S.-allied Gulf Arab country, the official news agency KUNA said. More… |
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Egypt votes in key constitution referendumEgyptians voted on a constitution drafted by Islamists on Saturday in a second round of balloting expected to approve the charter that opponents say will create deeper turmoil in Egypt. After a first round last week in which unoff More… |
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Egyptians abroad start voting on referendumEgyptians abroad began voting on Wednesday in a referendum on the new constitution that President Mohamed Mursi fast-tracked through an Islamist-dominated drafting assembly, in a setback for the opposition who had hoped to delay the process. More… |
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Bahrain MPs set for crunch vote on Gulf AirBahrain’s members of the parliament are to hold a vote on whether the current board of national airline Gulf Air should be replaced. The proposal has been included on parliament's agenda and is due to be discussed within More… |
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Bahrain MPs set for crunch vote on Gulf AirBahrain’s members of the parliament are to hold a vote on whether the current board of national airline Gulf Air should be replaced. The proposal has been included on parliament's agenda and is due to be discussed within More… |
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Defeat of the super-rich at the pollsAmong the losers in the US this week are the super-rich, who spent unprecedented millions to evict President Barack Obama from the White House. The investing class turned sharply and vocif More… |
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Swiss to vote on 'popstar paradise' systemA tax system that has attracted wealthy foreigners like Phil Collins and Michael Schumacher to live in Switzerland will be put to a vote to see if the people want to scrap it. An alliance of left-wing parties and trade unions said More… |
