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Reuters - Polls opened under tight security in Myanmar’s first election in 20 years Sunday, a scripted vote that assures army-backed parties an easy win but brings a hint of…

AP - French riot police forced open a strategic fuel refinery Friday that had been a bastion of resistance to President Nicolas Sarkozy’s bid to raise the retirement age to…

AP - French police have forced open a pivotal fuel depot blockaded by strikers opposing major pension reforms as the country’s Senate prepares to vote on the measure.

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AP - French authorities have forced some fuel depots to reopen to ensure gasoline supplies disrupted by nationwide strikes over a bill to raise the retirement age to 62.

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AP - French oil workers on Monday defied the government’s demand to get back to work and end scattered fuel shortages, stepping up their fight against President Nicolas Sarkozy’s plan…

Time.com - Truck drivers in Greece have been blocking highways to protest a new law that, after 40 years of monopoly, opens up their industry to competition

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AP - The United Nations is putting the spotlight on more than 20 million Pakistani flood victims and urging governments and people around the world to open their wallets to…

AP - Two people were shot dead by security forces Saturday as deaths continued to mount during weeks of defiant protests against India’s rule over the predominantly Muslim region of…

AP - President Felipe Calderon said Tuesday he is willing to change Mexico’s drug-war strategy and promised a new offensive against money laundering after hearing blistering criticism from opposition leaders.

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AP - Pakistan’s president says he’s willing to consider reopening negotiations with the Pakistani Taliban — insisting his nation is doing more than ever to combat terrorism.

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