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...Iraqi officials say about 7.5 million voters cast ballots across central and southern Iraq Saturday, making for a turnout of roughly 51%. The semi-autonomous northern region of Kurdistan did not participate, but throughout most of Iraq hundreds of polling stations opened early Saturday morning. Some 500,000 independent observers watched over polling centers nationwide, and Iraqi officials say no major incidents or serious complaints were reported. (See TIME's Special Report: "Life Returning to Iraq's Streets...
Mostly Christians, the Kachin live in northern Burma and were famous during colonial times for their battle skills. Although they, too, waged a decades-long armed struggle against the Burman-dominated regime, the Kachin signed a ceasefire with the government in 1994. Despite a boom in forestry and casinos in Kachin State, quality of life for many Kachin remains poor, with forced-labor campaigns common, along with human-trafficking to nearby China...
...didn't look much like peace. At the launch on Wednesday of a report on how post-conflict Northern Ireland should best deal with the legacy of its three decades of the Troubles, a Protestant woman, whose parents died in an IRA bomb attack 15 years ago, confronted Gerry Adams, the Sinn Fein President and best known face of Irish Republicanism. "Murderer!" she screamed, amid boos from some participants and cheers from others...
...vivid demonstration of how deep the rifts still run in Northern Irish society, the fiery gathering also showed how much has been achieved in the 10 years since political power was devolved back to Stormont. Victims and survivors from Catholic and Protestant communities mingled in a stuffy conference room at the Europa Hotel, itself targeted several times by terrorist bombers but these days better known as a venue for conferences and weddings. "We now need to take the next step", said Lord Robin Eames, the former Anglican Primate of All Ireland, and co-chair with former priest Denis Bradley...
...There's little enthusiasm for the CGP proposals among the political classes. Peter Robinson, Northern Ireland's First Minister and leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, called the idea of the recognition payment "offensive." Nationalists and Republicans raised concerns that some recommendations could block future investigations into killings that may have involved collusion between security forces and paramilitaries. Such opinions will be registered, but may not prove decisive. Northern Ireland has come a long way, but ten years after devolution, the final judgment on the proposals lies with Westminster and Dublin...