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Sacked Chinese politician wanted to kill police chief to hide wifes murder of UK businessman

Sacked Chinese politician Bo Xilai reportedly plotted three ways to kill Chengdu police chief Wang Lijun to hide the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood by his wife Gu Kailai.

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Armenian elections competitive and largely peaceful, but shortcomings undermined confidence in the process, observers say

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Armenian voters look for their names on publicly displayed voter lists, at a precinct in Ararat on election day, 6 May 2012.

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Serbia’s elections open and highly competitive, additional transparency needed

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A voter collects his ballot papers at a polling station in Staro Sajmište, Belgrade, during the parliamentary elections and early...

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Argentina destroys 11,000 firearms

Nearly 11,000 firearms surrendered by their owners were destroyed by the government as part of a programme to reduce the number of weapons in Argentina, officials said.

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