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OSCE Mission in Kosovo reports orderly completion of voting

All OSCE-run polling stations in Kosovo closed today after the orderly completion of voting, according to the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Werner Almhofer. The reported provisional turnout was 23.58 per cent.

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German demonstrators show anger in Frankfurt march

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NATO Protestors Rally in Chicago

Though the NATO Summit starts May 20, protestors are already filling the streets of the host city, Chicago. Friday was originally supposed to be the opening day protest rally of the G8 meeting in the city.

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U.N. Secretary-General discusses range of global issues with France's Foreign Minister

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and French Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius, during their meeting in New York.

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Hollande to meet Obama at White House before G8

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Security Council imposes travel ban on Guinea-Bissau coup leaders

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Security Council.

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Suicide bombers attack Afghan governor's compound, seven dead

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At least seven people, including six policemen, were killed and 13 wounded when a suicide bomber attacked a governor's compound in western Afghanistan Thursday, officials said.

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Iran threatens Google with legal action over missing Persian Gulf label

Iran has threatened legal action against Google for not labelling the body of water between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula on Google Maps.

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Iran exporting arms to Syria in violation of ban

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Iran is continuing to export arms to the Syrian government in violation of an international ban on weapons sales, according to a confidential United Nations report.

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Hollande picks 34-member team to run government

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New French President Francois Hollande has chosen a 34-member team comprising mostly moderates, including half of them being women, for his cabinet.