Latvia elects doctor as president
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The Latvian parliament elects a leading medical doctor, Valdis Zatlers, as the Baltic state's next president.
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Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga joined the race to become the next U.N. secretary-general on Friday, becoming the first woman vying for the U.N.'s top post.
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After two weeks of fervent political debate, Saeima passed a bill today in support of President Vaira Vike-Freiberga's efforts to explain Latvia's complex modern history.
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French Polynesia elects veteran pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru as president.
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KAMPALA, Uganda Feb. 27--South African President Thabo Mbeki on Monday named an interim health minister to replace the ailing but controversial Manto Tshabalala-Msiming, whose reluctance to embrace lifesaving AIDS drugs provoked international rebuke and landed her the derisive nickname Dr. No.
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Slovenia's Prime Minister Anton Rop conceded defeat after preliminary results showed the center-right opposition winning Sunday's parliamentary elections, putting it in power for the first time since the ...
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A trauma surgeon with no prior political experience and widely publicized tax problems was sworn in Sunday as Latvia's third president since the Baltic state gained independence in 1991.
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Latvia dropped its controversial eurosceptic nominee to the European Commission on Tuesday, choosing a seasoned diplomat with European Union experience.
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Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, accused in the west of flouting democratic norms, has won overwhelming approval in a referendum to run for a third term in office, the top election official says.
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RIGA, Latvia  - Latvian Finance Minister Oskars Spurdzins is optimistic the European Union will give the Baltic country financial help after it was hit by the worst storm in 40 years.
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Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga announced that she will run for the post of United Nations Secretary General, becoming the first woman and sole European candidate in the race to replace Kofi Annan.
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Latvia's centre-right government appeared headed for a return to power in a parliamentary election on Saturday, according to an early exit poll.
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Latvians have begun voting in the Baltic state's first election since joining the EU two years ago, with social issues high on the minds of voters concerned that the booming economy has not benefited everyone in the bloc's poorest country.
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Belarussian President Alexander  Lukashenko, accused in the west of flouting democratic norms,  won overwhelming approval in a referendum to run for a third  term in office, the top election official said Monday.
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Lithuania's parliament on Thursday confirmed Social Democrat leader Algirdas Brazauskas as prime minister.
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Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga is due to leave office Saturday after two terms as leader of the Baltic state during which she stamped her personality and vision on the largely figurehead post.
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Latvia's parliament elects anti-gay activist Janis Smits as the head of its human rights committee.