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AP - For Pakistan’s army, ejecting militants from safe havens near the Afghan border has proven to be the easy part. The problems come later: The guerrillas creep back and…

Time.com - While re-electing the ruling center-right coalition, Swedish voters for the first time gave seats in Parliament to a far-right party, the Sweden Democrats. What does this mean for…

AP - President Felipe Calderon delivered his latest “state of the nation” report to Congress on Wednesday, saying Mexico has made gains in security and is enjoying its strongest economic…

AP - China followed through Monday on its pledge to allow greater flexibility in exchange rates, but said an appreciation in its currency alone could not rebalance world growth as…

AP - The president’s party seemed headed toward a much bigger majority in Congress, according to preliminary returns released Monday by the Dominican Republic’s electoral board.

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AP - President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s ruling party increased its parliamentary gains Wednesday after new voting in Sri Lanka’s elections, but fell short of the two-thirds majority it had sought to…

AP - A far-right party backed by black-clad paramilitary extremists is poised to make dramatic gains Sunday in Hungary’s national elections, mirroring recent advances by anti-immigrant parties across Europe.

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AP - Early returns in Dutch local elections showed an anti-immigrant, anti-Islam party making big gains in a result seen as a possible foreshadowing of national elections in June.

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