Elation and dejection after U.S. election
As Mitt Romney supporters took in the news of the republican candidate’s defeat, Barack Obama supporters were elated at the president’s re-election.
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The Winner Gallery
President Hugo Chavez won re-election and a new endorsement of his socialist project Sunday.
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Deadly Quakes Strike in Iran Gallery
On Saturday afternoon two successive strong earthquakes struck villages near the city of Tabriz in northwest Iran.
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Happy Birthday Mr.Mandela
Nelson Mandela, South Africa\'s deeply loved anti-apartheid icon, celebrates his 94th birthday on July 18. Mandela is expected to spend the day privately with his family at their homestead in his southeastern birth village of Qunu.
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The End
Egypt's ex-President Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison Saturday for his role in the killing of protesters during last year's revolution that forced him from power, a verdict that caps a stunning fall from grace for a man who ruled the country as his personal fiefdom for nearly three decades.
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Opening Ceremony of Iran's 9th Majlis
Iran's 9th parliament (Majlis) was kicked off Sunday morning in the presence of several high-ranking officials, foreign ambassadors and 288 newly elected MPs.
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Seeking Breakthrough in Baghdad
Negotiators from Iran and the 5+1 group (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany) started high profile nuclear talks in Baghdad.
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Return of the Socialists
Socialist candidate Francois Hollande won France's presidential election runoff on Sunday, beating President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Democracy in Broad Daylight
Iranian voters headed to the polls on Friday for a second round of parliamentary elections.
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