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Australian Labor Party wins enough support to rule (AP)

September 7th, 2010

AP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s center-left Labor Party will form a minority government to rule Australia for a second three-year term, after two independent lawmakers joined her coalition Tuesday…

Uganda’s president announces bid for 4th term (AP)

August 29th, 2010

AP - Uganda’s president says he wants to extend his rule to 30 years by running for a fourth term in 2011.

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Thais rule to extradite Russian arms suspect to US (AP)

August 20th, 2010

Viktor Bout, a suspected Russian arms dealer, speaks with reporters from inside the court cell at the criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. An appeals court in Thailand began delivering a final verdict Friday on a U.S. request to extradite suspected arms smuggler Bout, the elusive Russian businessman dubbed 'The Merchant of Death.' (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong) **THAILAND OUT**AP - A Thai appeals court ruled Friday to extradite suspected Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout to the United States, effectively ending a more than decade-long chase for the man…

Thais rule to extradite arms suspect to US (AP)

August 20th, 2010

** FILE ** In this Nov. 18, 2008 file photo, Viktor Bout talks to reporters through the bars at criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand. The suspected Russian arms dealer known as 'The Merchant of Death' is tired of prison life but optimistic a Thai appeals court will rule in his favor Friday, Aug. 20, 2010 and refuse to extradite him to the United States, his lawyer said. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong, File)AP - An appeals court in Thailand ruled Friday to extradite suspected Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout to the United States, effectively ending a more than decade-long chase for the…

Thais to rule on US bid to extradite arms dealer (AP)

August 20th, 2010

** FILE ** In this Nov. 18, 2008 file photo, Viktor Bout talks to reporters through the bars at criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand. The suspected Russian arms dealer known as 'The Merchant of Death' is tired of prison life but optimistic a Thai appeals court will rule in his favor Friday, Aug. 20, 2010 and refuse to extradite him to the United States, his lawyer said. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong, File)AP - An appeals court in Thailand began delivering a final verdict Friday on a U.S. request to extradite suspected arms smuggler Viktor Bout, the elusive Russian businessman dubbed “The…

Thais to rule on suspected arms dealer extradition (AP)

August 19th, 2010

** FILE ** In this Nov. 18, 2008 file photo, Viktor Bout talks to reporters through the bars at criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand. The suspected Russian arms dealer known as 'The Merchant of Death' is tired of prison life but optimistic a Thai appeals court will rule in his favor Friday, Aug. 20, 2010 and refuse to extradite him to the United States, his lawyer said. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong, File)AP - The suspected Russian arms dealer known as “The Merchant of Death” is tired of prison life but optimistic a Thai appeals court will rule in his favor Friday…

Fergie’s young players ready to rule the roost (AFP)

August 12th, 2010

Manchester United Manager Sir Alex Ferguson. The fiery-tempered Scotsman is placing great faith in his squad's younger players amid accusations that the team's warchest is empty.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jason Kempin)AFP - The former Liverpool captain Alan Hansen once famously castigated Sir Alex Ferguson’s faith in his young players by declaring that ‘you win nothing with kids’.


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Tens of thousands protest Indian rule in Kashmir (AP)

August 4th, 2010

Kashmiri Muslims shout slogans during a protest to defy a rigid curfew in Khrew, on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. Residents angry about the killing in police gunfire of a young man in Indian-controlled Kashmir chased away security forces from their neighborhood Wednesday as hundreds of demonstrators continued to defy a curfew to protest Indian rule.  (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)AP - Tens of thousands of Kashmiri Muslims marched Wednesday to a town where seven people were killed over the weekend, defying a curfew in another day of massive protests…

Guinea’s first free election held after Army rule (AP)

June 25th, 2010

Riot police stand guard as supporters of presidential candidate and former prime minister Cellou Dalein Diallo parade past the 8 November bridge at the entrance to central Conakry, Guinea Thursday, June 24, 2010. Just half a year ago, Guinea was Africa's latest banana republic, a decrepit nation devoid of hope ruled by an out of control army captain. Today, Guinea is a bastion of liberty on the verge of holding historic elections Sunday that could mark the first free vote this West African nation has ever seen.(AP Photo)AP - Just a few months ago, Guinea was a battered nation devoid of hope, ruled by an out-of-control army captain whose troops massacred pro-democracy demonstrators and raped women.


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South Africa’s Women Tribal Chiefs Often Rule in Fear (Time.com)

June 7th, 2010

Time.com - In South Africa, a small but growing number of women are following their fathers as leaders of village tribes. But as tensions grow between democracy and tribal tradition,…