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Pakistan's Musharraf: In Search of a Political Comeback? (Time.com)

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Time.com - The former general forms a new political party in London and claims he is popular back home in Pakistan

Ecuador: When the Cops Took on the President (Time.com)

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Time.com - After Rafael Correa imposed austerity measures on his country, no group reacted as furiously and as recklessly as the police

Congo opposition figure allegedly escapes kidnapping attempt (The Christian Science Monitor)

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The Christian Science Monitor - A top member of the Congo's main opposition party says he has narrowly escaped a kidnapping attempt in Johannesburg, South Africa. The incident comes three months after an attempt on the life of a Rwandan opposition figure also living in South Africa.

State of siege in Ecuador as Rafeal Correa takes on rebel police (The Christian Science Monitor)

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The Christian Science Monitor - The streets of Ecuador remained quiet today, a day after a dramatic standoff left President Rafael Correa holed up in a hospital for 12 hours and claiming that a coup attempt was underway.

Australian spies 'may have tracked' WikiLeaks founder (AFP)

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Australian spy agencies may have helped trace the movements of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (pictured), whose whistleblowing website published tens of thousands of secret US military files, reports said Friday.(AFP/Scanpix/File/Bertil Ericson)AFP - Australian spy agencies may have helped trace the movements of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, whose whistleblowing website published tens of thousands of secret US military files, reports said Friday.


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