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Costa Rica could elect first female president — opinion polls

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Costa Rica could elect first female president — opinion polls

04:29 07/02/2010

Laura Chinchilla Miranda, a female candidate from the leftist ruling National Liberation Party, has real chances to win the Sunday presidential elections in Costa Rica, having over 10 percentage points ahead of her main rivals.

Catholic Church offers special prayer for 2010 FIFA World Cup
03:22 07/02/2010
The Catholic Church in South Africa said it has prepared a special prayer for the 2010 FIFA World Cup as part of a series of initiatives to ensure the success of the upcoming football event.
Most of Japanese support death penalty — survey
02:30 07/02/2010
Over 85% of Japanese believe that death penalty is necessary under certain circumstances.
Chavez blames U.S., Canada for enticing dissent in Venezuela
01:50 07/02/2010
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has accused the United States and Canada of encouraging opposition rallies to destabilize the situation in the Latin American country.
Outcome of Ukraine presidential runoff in shroud of uncertainty
00:55 07/02/2010
Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will face a close race in Ukraine's runoff presidential election on Sunday as none of the candidates has secured an overwhelming support of the voters since the first round.
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UN Security Council ‘Tired, Out of Step’ – Amnesty International

The United Nations Security Council is suffering a failure of leadership and looks "tired, out of step and increasingly unfit for purpose," the human rights organization Amnesty International said in a report issued on Thursday.

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy speaks during a joint press conference with European Commission President after a meeting of European Union leaders in Brussels on May 24, 2012

EU Wants Greece to Stay in Euro Zone - Rompuy

EU leaders want Greece to remain in the euro zone, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy has said.

Following the December 2011 parliamentary election, Russia was hit by a wave of unprecedented street protest

Russia Faces Full-Scale Political Crisis – Report

Russia is facing a full-scale political crisis which may lead to a radical transformation of the country’s ruling system as a result of the growing rivalry between the government and opposition, a report issued by the Moscow-based Center for Strategic Research (TsSR) said.

An assistant shows the block with a red button marked "reset" in English and "overload" in Russian that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a meeting in Geneva on March 6, 2009

Russia May Toughen Foreign Policy to Boost Domestic Support – Report

The Russian leadership may take a harder line on their foreign policies in a bid to improve their damaged popularity at home, a report prepared by the Center of Strategic Research (TsSR) said.

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