Former Prime Minister Named Leader of PLO
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Former Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, a critic of the most recent Palestinian uprising in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, was named leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization on Thursday within hours of the death of Yasser Arafat.
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One of Tony Blair's former closest aides has been made chief of staff at Downing Street.
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SKOPJE, Nov 26  Macedonian Defence Minister Vlado Buckovski was named as the country's new prime minister today and given 20 days to form a cabinet.
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Kosovo lawmakers named former rebel commander Ramush Haradinaj as prime minister of the new government Friday, ignoring concern that a U.N. war crimes tribunal might be moving to indict him.
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ISLAMABAD : Shaukat Aziz, former finance minister and a key ally to President Pervez Musharraf, has been sworn in the country&#39;s new prime minister.
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President Vaira Vike-Freiberga, Prime Minister Indulis Emsis (Union of Greens and Farmers, ZZS) and Minister of Foreign Affairs Artis Pabriks (People's Party, TP) will join the leaders of other European Union ...
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A former ethnic Albanian guerrilla commander widely believed to be under investigation for war crimes is being put forward to become prime minister of Kosovo, a prospect that is causing alarm among ...
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A party that supports the former prime minister appeared to be ahead of one backed by the generals who ousted him.
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The Palestinian parliament speaker will become temporary president of the Palestinian Authority in the event of Yasser Arafat's death, PLO leaders decided Wednesday.
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HONG KONG At the beginning of this year, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of Thailand was being touted as the new informal leader of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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A party that supports the former prime minister who won the parliamentary election appeared to be ahead of one backed by the generals who ousted him in a coup.
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Pakistan&#39;s former finance minister Shaukat Aziz has taken the oath of office as the country&#39;s new prime minister, one day after his parliamentary election was boycotted by the entire opposition.
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Ukraine's pro-Western coalition Tuesday appointed Orange Revolution leader Yulia Tymoshenko prime minister and named a government that favours the ex-Soviet republic winning NATO and EU membership.
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The Greek parliament elected Carolos Papoulias as president Tuesday, choosing a former foreign minister who served more than 20 years in the legislature for the largely ceremonial post.
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: Somalia&#39;s new president named a prime minister, choosing a member from another of the four largest clans to preside over what is hoped will be a government of reconciliation in the war-ravaged country.
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Pakistan&#39;s parliament elected former finance minister Shaukat Aziz, a close ally of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, as prime minister on Friday after the opposition
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown  appointed a business leader, an eminent surgeon and a former  head of the Royal Navy to junior posts on Friday, part of his  push to build a government &quot;of all the talents.&quot;