Uzbek leader rejects criticism of election
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TASHKENT, Uzbekistan -- President Islam Karimov slammed Europe&#39;s top election watchdog for criticizing Sunday&#39;s parliamentary vote in this Central Asian nation, where all opposition groups were barred from running for office.
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Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir dismissed critics of his government's efforts to address the Darfur crisis, saying Friday that improvements in the strife-torn region have disappointed his country's enemies.
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President Islam Karimov slammed Europe's top election watchdog for criticizing Sunday's parliamentary vote in this Central Asian nation, where all opposition groups were barred from running for office.
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The Central Election Commission on Thursday rejected Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych's appeal of the presidential revote, saying he had not proved there were any mass violations, a commission member said.
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BEIRUT: The leader of the militant Hizbollah group on Saturday rejected a UN resolution calling for his militia to be dismantled, saying the world bodyâs call served Israeli interests.
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The rejection of his candidates in municipal elections highlights the domestic weaknesses of Iran's fiery president
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Maputo - Mozambique&#39;s defeated presidential candidate Afonso Dhlakama on Wednesday refused to accept election results, saying the opposition would embark on protest action to &quot;restore justice&quot;.
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Sport: Chairman says he is opposed to involvement because it's not clear how Uzbek suitor amassed fortune.
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Tashkent. (Interfax) - Uzbek President Islam Karimov said his country appreciates the opinion of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
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Uzbekistan&#39;s parliamentary elections have fallen significantly short of international standards, according to Europe&#39;s main human rights body.
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Russia rejected on Wednesday U.S. criticism of sweeping political changes proposed by President Vladimir Putin, saying this was a matter strictly for Moscow to decide.
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A mere trickle of voters showed up at polling stations in Uzbekistan&#39;s capital yesterday in an election from which all opposition groups are barred.
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The chief rival of interim President Hamid Karzai said he has evidence of organized fraud in Afghanistan's election and accused the U.N.-Afghan electoral commission on Monday of ignoring his complaints.
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Pakistan's president rejects pressure to step down as country's army chief.
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Uzbek officials said on Monday a weekend parliamentary election was free and fair, but opposition parties shut out of the poll called it a fraud and said the impoverished nation&#39;s patience was running out.
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The electoral tribunal today rejected arguments from a leftist candidate that the election should be annulled.
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Uzbek voters prepare to cast ballots in a parliamentary poll from which opponents to President Karimov are barred.