Leone rivals urge election calm
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Sierra Leone's presidential rivals agree not to use vigilantes as they urge an end to violent clashes.
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UN chief Ban Ki-moon and African leaders gathered in Ethiopia urged Kenya's leaders Thursday to find a peaceful way out of the post-election unrest that has claimed nearly 1,000 lives.
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Ukraine's two presidential candidates call for calm on the eve of a re-run of a bitterly disputed election.
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enya's opposing political forces resumed peace talks Monday in a push to end weeks of violence as ethnic fighting flared in western parts of the country, once considered one of the most stable on the continent
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Sierra Leoneans voted in a runoff presidential election on Saturday after a turbulent campaign but the opposition complained of intimidation and said its officials had been unable to reach some polling stations.
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Leading Iraqi politicians have called for a six-month delay in the January 30 election because of the spiralling violence as US forces uncovered more bodies in the northern city of Mosul, apparent victims of an intimidation campaign by insurgents against
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The government urges Kenya's political leaders to work together to avoid more post-election violence.
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PREMIER Peter Beattie has appealed for calm on Palm Island, amid fears that hidden weapons and a large supply of alcohol could fuel more riots.
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Kenya's political foes  discuss crucial political issues to try to end the violence which has claimed more than 1,000 lives.
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More Iraqi interim government officials are calling for postponing Jan. 30 elections to ensure a higher Sunni voter turnout, a sign that a campaign of violence might be taking its toll on Iraqi resolve. The country's electoral commission, however, insists that voting take place as scheduled.
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Nepal will push ahead with planned elections if Maoist rebels do not respond by Jan. 13 to a government offer for peace talks to end a bloody revolt, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba said on Thursday.
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Sierra Leone's president warns he will impose a state of emergency if election violence does not stop.
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The Netherlands&#39; Prime Minister has appealed for calm following the murder of controversial filmmaker and columnist Theo van Gogh.
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Foreign mediators raised the pressure on Kenya's president and opposition leader on Thursday to end post-electoral turmoil that has killed 500 people, but there was little sign the two were ready to meet or compromise.
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South Africa's ruling party tries to soothe the tempers of President Thabo Mbeki and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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South Africa's African National  Congress President Jacob Zuma has urged his supporters, angered  by corruption charges brought against him, to avoid the kind of  violence that has exploded in Kenya.
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The results of Zambia's elections are due to be announced, after being delayed by Sunday's violence.