Ivory Coast crisis deepens as ECOWAS pressure grows
Unrest intensifies after a general strike in Ivory Coast exposes regional fractures. ECOWAS demands Gbagbo step aside amid fears of force, while Ouattara allies warn troops are en route. Dozens protest outside the Nigerian Embassy as U.N. cites rising deaths and mass-arrest concerns.
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Bombers Kill Several At Iraqi Government Office In Ramadi
Insurgents attacked the Anbar provincial headquarters in Ramadi with two suicide bombers. At least three police are among the dead and several family members of security officials were wounded in a related incident at the same site earlier in December.
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Iran allows relatives visit for detained German journalists
Tehran said it will permit relatives of two German journalists detained in October to visit in Tabriz as pressure grows over Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani's death sentence. Germany protested delays in family visits during Christmas and conveyed concerns to Iran.
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Outgoing Brazilian president leaves a nation much improved
Dilma de Lima, 72, celebrates a life now in a government built apartment as Lula da Silva ends his term. Brazil transformed under Lula with 29 million more in the middle class, 20 million lifted from poverty, and a booming economy ready to host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics. He leaves a country with lower inflation, lower unemployment, and reduced inequality, while maintaining orthodox policies and strong international ties.
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Terror suspects failed in Britain
Nine men charged with terrorism related crimes after arrests in London Cardiff and Stoke on Trent in the largest British anti terror raid in two years. Three were released without charge while the U S Embassy in London or the London Stock Exchange were named as possible targets by officials.
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