Mongolian awarded horses and sheep to mark victory
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&quot;Yokozuna&quot; Hakuho was given more than 100 horses and sheep in his native Mongolia to celebrate his latest major sumo tournament victory.
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By HENG SINITH VIHEAR SUOR VILLAGE, Cambodia - Residents of a village near Cambodia's capital staged a &quot;Formula 1&quot; race Friday to mark the end of the annual honoring of deceased relatives. The contest wasn't between cars, but water buffaloes.
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Last year&#39;s winner and 5-2 favorite Makybe Diva on Tuesday became the first mare in the 144-year history of the Melbourne Cup to win Australia&#39;s most famous horse race twice.
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Hamid Karzai has been officially named winner of the Afghan election, becoming the country&#39;s first leader to be elected by the people and putting him in a strong position for a confrontation
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Georgian leader Mikhail Saakashvili celebrated victory on Monday in a presidential election which his opponents branded as rigged but which won broad support in the West.
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Early results from the Afghan election suggest interim president Hamid Karzai has won enough votes for victory.
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Uruguayan emigrants caught the ferry from Argentina and cowboys from vast cattle ranches galloped their horses to town to vote in elections on Sunday that could give Uruguay its first leftist leader.
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Azeri, who was Horse of the Year in 2002, won divisional titles in 2002 and 2003, and this year became North America&#39;s winningest female runner of all-time in purse money, was
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An image of a horse created with more than half a million toothpicks in homage to Antoni Gaudi earned Albanian artist Saimir Strati a second entry in the Guinness Book of Records on Tuesday.
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For centuries the Tsaatan people have roamed Mongolia with the reindeer that provide their livelihood. But disease and inbreeding now threaten their herds&#151;and cultural future. With photo gallery.
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Hamid Karzai was declared the winner of Afghanistan&#39;s landmark presidential election Wednesday, after investigators concluded that a string of irregularities were too minor to overturn his triumph.
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Georgian leader Mikhail Saakashvili was on Monday celebrating Orthodox Christmas and victory in a presidential election his opponents called rigged.
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Tibetan antelope slowly recovering, WCS says    WASHINGTON, Feb.
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By Erin Smith, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Dec. 10--ALAMOSA - Make no bones about it, Alamosans are serious about saving the remains of a famous horse said to have been sliced and diced by space aliens.
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Opponents have questioned the Chechen election win of Alu Alkhanov, who vowed to triumph over the region&#39;s rebels. Mr Alkhanov, Moscow&#39;s preferred candidate, was officially reported to have won more than 73.
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Xilinhot, CHINA  - Wulanqiqige, a shepherd in Inner Mongolia, has had trouble minding her flock since she went blind in her left eye about three years ago.
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Election officials in Afghanistan  collected ballots on Sunday from a historic presidential vote  which started enthusiastically but ended in turmoil after most  of the candidates announced a boycott.