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For the first time since the 1970s, Britons may find themselves ruled by a minority government. Back then, Labour's pact with the smaller Liberal Party proved short-lived, and the government eventually fell to a no-confidence motion. Britain's third party now has a longer name - the Liberal...
Former army chief Sarath Fonseka stood before a court-martial March 16 on what he called a "bogus" charge of engaging in politics while in uniform. Fonseka, arrested after losing a January election to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, says the detention is intended to prevent him from winning a seat in...
Sarkozy's Election Uncertainty
President Nicolas Sarkozy's future became a bit less sure following the first round of voting in France's regional elections. Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement party, which snagged a surprisingly low 26%, lost by a wide margin to parties on the left; a coalition composed of the...
ABBAS SABAH, an Iraqi election official, on the meticulous counting of ballots from the March 7 parliamentary elections