African mediators leave Ivory Coast :

Presidential vote crisis continues

African mediators left Ivory Coast without a breakthrough in the West African nation’s Presidential vote crisis after the man the world says won, Alassane Ouattara, said discussions were over.

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Political chaos in Pakistan:

Gilani hopes to avoid collapse

PAKISTAN: Pakistan’s beleaguered Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani won tentative support at crisis talks with political opponents Monday, raising hopes that his Government can stave off imminent collapse.

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Egypt pledges to protect Christians

EGYPT: The Egyptian government vowed Sunday to punish the perpetrators of the deadly church attack in the coastal city of Alexandria on New Year’s Eve, while fears of sectarian tension in Egypt flared up.

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