Ukraine leader extends deadline on poll after talks
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President Viktor Yushchenko on Friday  offered Ukraine&#39;s parliament a second one-day extension to  approve legislation needed for a September election intended to  solve the ex-Soviet state&#39;s long-running political crisis.
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Ukraine's outgoing leader Leonid Kuchma says only a new vote can end the crisis over the disputed presidential poll.
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New York - UN chief Kofi Annan on Monday urged Ukrainians to remain patient as the country&#39;s supreme court reviews pro-Western opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko&#39;s request that the presidential election be annulled.
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Ukrainian lawmakers failed to pass a series of laws in time for a deadline set by President Viktor Yushchenko on Thursday, prolonging a political crisis in the ex-Soviet republic.
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KIEV, Ukraine  - Outgoing Ukrainian President  Leonid Kuchma, facing mass protests over a disputed  presidential election, Monday called for a new poll to help end  the crisis tearing the nation apart.
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Taliban militants on Monday extended the deadline for their South Korean hostages by another 24 hours, but told the government to put them in direct contact with Korean negotiators.
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Ukraine's president and PM agree to early elections in September, in an attempt to end a prolonged crisis.
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Presidential rivals Viktor Yushchenko and Viktor Yanukovych meet in a fresh bid to resolve the poll crisis.
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A midnight Wednesday deadline passed with no word from President Viktor Yushchenko on whether he would accept his chief rival's nomination as prime minister, or if he had another plan for ending Ukraine's political crisis.
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Venezuelan electoral officials on Sunday extended voting hours for the recall referendum on the rule of left-wing President Hugo Chavez until 12 a.m. to accommodate massive voter turn out.
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Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and Socialist Party leader Oleksandr Moroz are still negotiating on the staff of the new government.
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Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko  ordered extra troops to the capital on Saturday as he haggled  with his main rival over a date for parliamentary elections  amid a protracted political crisis.
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Outgoing President Leonid Kuchma said Monday that Ukraine could hold a new election to settle the escalating crisis over the disputed presidential runoff, the Interfax news agency reported.
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International mediators will step up efforts on Wednesday to resolve Ukraine's 10-day-old crisis over a disputed presidential election after the collapse of talks between pro-Western and pro-Russian factions.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan electoral  officials on Sunday extended voting hours for the recall  referendum on the rule of left-wing President Hugo Chavez until  12 a.m. to accommodate massive voter turn out.
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International mediators will step up  efforts Wednesday to resolve Ukraine's 10-day-old crisis over a  disputed presidential election after the collapse of talks  between pro-Western and pro-Russian factions.
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Representatives of losing presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych said Wednesday it may be days before they file a new appeal of the election results, a delay that would prolong the tensions that have plagued Ukraine for months.