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Saturday 26 May RNW - NEWS AND ANALYSIS FROM THE NETHERLANDS IN 10 LANGUAGES, WORLDWIDE 24/7 ON RADIO, TV AND ONLINE

Russia ruling party picks Medvedev to reverse slide

Russia's ruling party United Russia on Saturday confirmed Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev as its new chief in a bid to reverse flagging popularity that stoked opposition protests against the Kremlin.
A party congress in Moscow overwhelming...
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Somali Islamists vow revenge after fall of rebel bastion

Al-Qaeda-linked Somali militants vowed Saturday to intensify the war against government and African Union troops, despite the fall of their key stronghold of Afgoye, the latest in a string of military losses.
"God willing we will continue...
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More than 70 killed in Syria ahead of Annan return

More than 70 people were killed across Syria on Friday, monitors said, as tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets and tanks were deployed in the country's second largest city.
The latest flare-up of violence came as Kofi Annan...
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Finland gunman kills one, wounds eight

Police on Saturday arrested an 18-year-old man suspected of killing one person and wounding eight others in a shooting in southern Finland overnight.
The gunman had opened fire at around 1:53 am (2253 GMT) from a rooftop in the centre of ...
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Iran downplays UN uranium report as 'technical'

Iran on Saturday downplayed as a "technical" issue a report by the UN atomic watchdog revealing that uranium traces of a higher grade than any found before had been detected.
Higher-than-expected traces of enriched uranium "are a normal t...
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US reporter detained in Ethiopia 'to be released'

A Voice of America (VOA) reporter detained while covering a protest in the Ethiopian capital will be released from jail Saturday, a government spokesperson said.
"We decided to secure his release," Shimeles Kemal told AFP, adding that he ...
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N. Korea suffering severe drought: state media

North Korea is suffering a prolonged and widespread drought, state media says, raising fears it will worsen already dire food shortages in the impoverished communist country.
If the unusually dry weather persists to the end of the month, ...
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Egypt vote narrows to Islamist, Mubarak holdover

The Muslim Brotherhood has urged Egyptians to rally behind their presidential candidate in an almost certain run-off with rival Ahmed Shafiq, warning the country would be in danger if fallen dictator Hosni Mubarak's premier wins.
The Bro...
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Wealthy Vietnam MP sacked over husband fraud claim

One of Vietnam's wealthiest people was ousted from the communist parliament Saturday, reports said, after she was accused of failing to disclose that her Vietnamese-American husband was wanted for fraud.
Dang Thi Hoang Yen, chairwoman of ...
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Singapore votes in by-election seen as test of reforms

Singapore voters were casting their ballots Saturday in a by-election seen as a referendum on reforms initiated by the ruling party to address rising discontent.
The People's Action Party (PAP), which has ruled the city-state since before...
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