Afghanistan’s Election Commission has confirmed the planned run-off ballot has been cancelled as UN General Secretary Ban Ki-Moon visits the country.
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Afghans go to the polls Thursday for the second time since the fall of the Taliban. WJS’s Peter Spiegel says President Hamid Karzai, a resounding winner in 2004, faces a series of different challenges this time around.
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Algerians at home and abroad exploded with joy as the final whistle sounded in Khartoum to send the north African country to its first football World Cup since 1986. In France, celebrations were marred by violence in some areas, with cars set alight and police firing tear gas.
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Sales of stun guns which deliver an electric shock are also firing up... just more proof that even in these hard times, some businesses can still make a killing.
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If you’re thinking of getting rid of your split ends or lopping off your fringe — why not make some money while you're at it. One business in Spain might be able to help -- they've built a commercial empire based on exporting human hair for sale to hairdressers and wig-makers around the world.
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France’s financial watchdog began hearings on Monday into insider trading allegations against more than a dozen current and former executives of European aerospace giant EADS.
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It’s a classic among motorbikes — 70cc's of raw riding pleasure. what Honda's ST series of minibikes lacked in horsepower, it made up for in style. When the first rolled off the production line back in 1969, they were built with a specific purpose in mind. At the time it was an accessory, ...
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Gabon’s President Ali Bongo met with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday on his first trip to France since he succeeded his father, who had made Paris nearly a second home while leader of the oil-rich former French colony.
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France’s financial watchdog began hearings on Monday into insider trading allegations against more than a dozen current and former executives of European aerospace giant EADS. Former EADS co-chairman Noel Forgeard said he was "serene" as he arrived at the hearing and certain his lawyers would pro...
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Every year in this school near Moscow, about 60 women come to learn the ancient craft of painting religious icons. Tatiana Lariova, Student at Moscow Ecclesiastic Academy Sergiev Posad saying "We use natural pigments that come from various stones and we mix them with water or egg."
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