Pakistan PM fears ouster
Pakistan's Prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani
yesterday said conspirators were plotting to bring down his
government, giving his most public indication yet that he fears
being ousted from power. He spoke as the Supreme Court met again to
decide whether to order a formal inquiry into a secret memo,
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Medvedev warns 'extremists' over Russia protests
President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday warned
that “extremists” were seeking to whip up instability in Russia
through the protest wave that has rattled the Kremlin after disputed
parliamentary polls. In his last annual address to the nation before
his expected handover of power to Vladimir Putin next year,
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Hereditary rule becomes theme of North Korea power
Kim Jong-il's third son, Kim Jong-un, is the
clearly anointed and intended successor of the North Korean
leadership. He was unveiled as heir at a Workers’ Party conference
in September 2010, where he was made a four-star general and
vice-chair of the Party's Central Military Commission.
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