Saakashvili Seen Winning Georgian Election In Exit Poll
Exit poll shows Mikhail Saakashvili leading with about 53.8 percent in Georgia's election, risking a runoff if margins shift. Levan Gachechiladze trails at about 28.3 percent as opposition protests accuse rigging while OSCE notes no sign of election theft.
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Libyan diplomats kidnapped in Somalia freed hours later
Two Libyan diplomats Naji Gassouda and Fathi Boudiyah were abducted in a busy Mogadishu market by gunmen with pistols and released within hours. Libya summoned Somalia’s ambassador in Tripoli and demanded action, denying any ransom was paid. The Libyan embassy notes the mission remains active despite Somalia’s long civil conflict.
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Kenya's Kibaki offers unity government amid postvote crisis
President Mwai Kibaki told U.S. official Jendayi Frazer he would form a national unity government to unite Kenyans and aid reconciliation. Raila Odinga, after talks, withdrew his demand for Kibaki to resign, though the electoral dispute persists with over 300 dead and 250,000 displaced as clashes ease in Nairobi but continue elsewhere.
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U.S
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DNA proves 3 year old is son of Colombia hostage
DNA testing shows Emmanuel, long linked to ex vice presidential candidate Clara Rojas, is actually her son Juan David Gomez. The boy spent two years in a Bogota foster home, not a rebel camp, undermining the FARC hostage plan and exposing the failure of Venezuela's Emmanuel rescue push.
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