Manila's Arroyo vows to stop political violence
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Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said on Wednesday the vast majority of the military was not involved in political violence despite an inquiry commission blaming soldiers for killings of leftwing activists.
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Deposed Philippine President Joseph Estrada said on Friday he was confident an anti-corruption court would clear him of charges of plunder, as the three-judge bench heard final arguments in the case.
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President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said  on Friday the Philippines&#39; new security pact with Australia  would make the Southeast Asian region safer and more secure  from Islamic militants.
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Guatemala's new president, Alvaro Colom, pledged on Monday to fight violence and drug trafficking as he took power in a country racked by crime.
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MANILA (DPA): The Philippines on Wednesday vowed to continue its close anti-terrorism cooperation with Indonesia under its new leader, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia -- As Indonesia awaits next month&#39;s formal announcement that its new president will be Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the former army general has pledged to seek an end to the bloody separatist war in Aceh province.
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Leaders of the rebel army that ousted Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide vow to end violence in the capital.
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Philippines leader Gloria Arroyo aims to strengthen economic ties with China during a visit to Beijing.
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The president vowed on Tuesday to forge ahead with a major military offensive against Muslim militants in the southern Philippines that is believed to have been the motivation for deadly bombings in three cities.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on  Wednesday promised steps to halt the use of illegal arms to  stem chaos in Palestinian areas and ensure calm ahead of a Jan.  9 election to choose Yasser Arafat's successor.
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PM urges politicians to bring end to post-election clashes in which over 200 people have been killed
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President Hugo Chavez vowed Sunday to tackle everyday problems from soaring crime to trash-strewn streets, adopting a more pragmatic approach to governance and toning down his revolutionary rhetoric a month after a stinging electoral defeat.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi admits for the first time that violence will prevent parts of Iraq voting in elections.
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Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero vowed Wednesday to stand firm against ETA, saying the armed Basque separatist group was at a &quot;dead end&quot; after it halted its ceasefire last week.
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The Philippine government Monday promised a strong leadership in the regional anti-terror campaign after the country was unanimously elected as new chairman of the Counter-Terrorism
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Philippine communist guerrillas vowed to step up attacks on government security forces outside the capital to coincide with protests against attempts to alter the political system, a rebel spokesman said late on Wednesday.
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MANILA : Philippine President Gloria Arroyo vowed the country will never default on its debt repayments, as she found herself embroiled in a public row with key economic advisers following her declaration that Manila was in a &quot;fiscal crisis&quot;.