Violence darkens Guatemala election
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In Guatemala's worst political violence since the end of its civil war, almost 50 people have been killed in campaigning for this weekend's election, giving an ex-general who promises to crack down on crime a lift in the race for president.
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BOGOTA, Colombia, Oct. 29 -- Political figures with links to illegal paramilitary groups suffered setbacks in Sunday's regional elections in Colombia, as their discredited parties lost important gubernatorial and mayoral races, according to results on Monday.
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Afghans vote Saturday in the first direct presidential elections in their history, under the threat of violence from anti-US militants and Osama bin Laden's terror network.
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Guatemalans rattled by soaring crime and a wave of campaign-related violence will decide in elections Sunday between a former general who promises law and order and a three-time presidential contender who says he will focus on reducing poverty.
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Violence again erupts on second day of opposition demonstrations against disputed presidential election
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The day's violence underscored the rise in ethnic and sectarian tensions as the embattled nation heads toward elections in January.
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KABUL, Afghanistan Oct. 6, 2004 - Campaigning for Afghanistan&#39;s first direct presidential election ended with a burst of violence Wednesday as attackers set off a bomb in a failed effort to kill interim
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people and stoking fears that sectarian divisions over when to hold elections could unleash further bloodshed. In a second dawn attack in the capital on Friday, guerrillas killed at
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A former general vowing to crack down on crime in Central America's most violent country and a businessman who promises to alleviate desperate poverty led a pack of 14 candidates in Guatemala's presidential vote Sunday.
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A hard-line former general who wants an army crackdown on rampant crime led Guatemala's presidential election on Sunday, but he lacked enough support to avoid a November 4 runoff, results showed.
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Four Guatemalans are held in connection with the murders of three Salvadorean politicians in Guatemala City.
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At least 12 Afghan soldiers are dead after fighting in the south with Taliban fighters, say provincial officials. Thursday&#39;s fighting was a sharp escalation in violence ahead of next month&#39;s landmark presidential election.
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On Saturday the presidential nominating fight carried the intensity normally reserved for the closing days of a general election campaign.
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A former general who wants to use troops to fight crime stands a good chance of taking power in Guatemala after forcing a runoff with a leftist in a first round of voting for president.
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Violence and intimidation have escalated in the south of Afghanistan ahead of landmark presidential elections on October 9, a United Nations report said.
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Groups fear that a vote amid persistent violence and a boycott by Sunnis would deprive the results of legitimacy.
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CAIRO -- Lines of police barred opposition voters from some polling stations yesterday, and violence erupted among supporters of rival candidates, killing one person and marring the elections for Egypt's upper house of parliament. The balloting was the latest showdown between the ruling party and the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's most powerful opposition group. More than 400 Brotherhood members were arrested. ...