Afghanistan political shuffle sparks rioting
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Protesters angered at President Hamid Karzai&#39;s removal of a warlord governor in western Afghanistan ransacked UN compounds and clashed with security forces Sunday.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Hamid Karzai has named a new Cabinet, sacking the prominent defense minister and removing other warlords from top posts in a major reshuffle weeks after being sworn in as the nationâs first democratically elected president.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Demonstrators broke into a UN compound in the western city of Herat on Sunday, a day after the Afghan government fired the city&#39;s warlord governor.
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Afghanistan&#39;s historic election was plunged into crisis on Saturday after 14 of the 18 candidates demanded voting be stopped because of irregularities, casting a pall over the enthusiasm of voters who turned out in force across the troubled country.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan's first direct presidential election was thrust into turmoil hours after it started Saturday when all 15 candidates challenging interim leader Hamid Karzai said they would boycott the outcome because of potential fraud in the system designed to keep voters from casting more than one ballot.    The poll also was marred by violence, as militants ambushed police escorting boxes of ballots, killing three officers in the deadliest direct assault on the landmark post-Taliban vote, a senior official said...
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Political activists set fire to two election commission offices in Bangladesh on Tuesday, as a 14-party alliance began a new campaign to force the ouster of top election officials.
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A curfew has been imposed on the Afghan city of Herat after protests over the sacking of former governor Ismail Khan, local television reports said.
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13 September 2004 -- Aid workers were leaving Afghanistan&#39;s western city of Herat today after bloody clashes in recent days sparked by the dismissal of a powerful local governor.
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The bloodiest fighting since the Taliban's fall, abject failure to control the drug trade and gaping disparities between rich and poor are shaking the credibility of Afghanistan's U.S.-backed President Hamid Karzai.
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HERAT, Afghanistan  - Seven supporters of an  ousted Afghan governor were killed and 20 were wounded on  Sunday in clashes with police and U.S. troops after crowds  torched U.N. offices, medics and witnesses said.
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HERAT, Afghanistan : Two United Nations buildings in the western Afghan city of Herat were attacked by demonstrators protesting the dismissal of governor Ismael Khan, UN and police officials told AFP.
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Opposition supporters rioted in the western city of Kisumu on Tuesday after Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki named several members of a new cabinet, dashing hopes of an end to post-election bloodshed.
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Thousands of supporters of Armenia's leading opposition candidate were rioting today after it was announced that the prime minister, Serge Sarkisian, had won the country's presidential election
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan's first direct presidential election was thrust into turmoil hours after it started Saturday when all 15 candidates challenging interim leader Hamid Karzai said they would boycott the outcome because of potential fraud in the system designed to keep voters from casting more than one ballot.    The opponents of the U.S.-backed Karzai - who was heavily favored to win - demanded that the election be abandoned, arguing that problems with the ink used to mark voters' thumbs opened the way for widespread multiple voting...
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A curfew is put on the Afghan city of Herat after protests at the sacking of its former governor, TV reports say.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan's first direct presidential election was thrust into turmoil hours after it began Saturday, when the 15 candidates challenging interim leader Hamid Karzai said they would boycott the results, alleging fraud over the ink meant to ensure people voted only once.    The boycott undermined hopes of Afghan voters who had braved threats of Taliban violence and crammed polling stations throughout this ethnically diverse nation...
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A recent riot in Malaysia has raised fears of more clashes ahead of widely expected early elections as parties jostle for position and the opposition fights curbs on rallies.