Iraq&#39;s Interim National Assembly Sworn-in
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The 100-member assembly, which represents the country&#39;s ethnic and religious diversity, will oversee the government until elections in January.
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: Iraqâs interim government declared a state of emergency for 60 days today ahead of January elections amid spiralling insurgent attacks that have killed 60 Iraqis in two days.
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Japan's new Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and his cabinet are formally sworn in by Emperor Akihito.
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The Iraqi interim government&#39;s declaration of a state of emergency for 60 days on Sunday is understandable at one level, in view of the upcoming January elections and the current wave of attacks that have killed 60 Iraqis in just the past two days.
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For the first time since the removal of Saddam Hussein, Iraqis will go to the polls to elect a new leader. Elections are to be held on January 30th to choose Iraq&#39;s 275-seat national assembly, a Kurdish national
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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- In his first speech before the interim national assembly, Prime Minister Ayad Allawi on Tuesday gave a sobering account of the threat posed by the insurgency, saying Iraq&#39;s instability is a &quot;source of worry for many people&quot; and that the
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The cabinet of Afghanistan&#39;s first democratically elected President, Hamid Karzai, has been sworn in a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Kabul.
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Description: Iraq&#39;s interim leader works to persuade Iraqi expatriates to participate in January&#39;s parliamentary elections.
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Iraq&#39;s interim government declared a state of emergency for 60 days on Sunday ahead of January elections amid spiraling insurgent attacks that have killed 60 Iraqis in two days.
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In just over seven weeks Iraqis will head to 9000 polling places to elect a 275 member transitional assembly. It will be the nation&#39;s first democratic election.
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Pakistan&#39;s former Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz was sworn in as prime minister on Saturday, a day after parliament elected him as premier.
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Indonesia&#39;s new President, Susilo Bangbang Yudhoyono, has been sworn in at a ceremony at the Indonesian parliament. Australia&#39;s Prime Minister, John Howard, is one of a handful of regional leaders attending the ceremony.
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Members of Somalia&#39;s new transitional Parliament were sworn in Sunday, a key step toward establishing its first national government since 1991.
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The differences of opinion come as the community prepares to enjoy power for the first time in Iraq's history.
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The Iraqi parliament renewed the emergency powers of the national unity government for a further 30 days on Monday, after only a brief debate.
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Iraq&#39;s interim government declared a state of emergency for 60 days on Sunday to quell violence gripping the country ahead of January elections.
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Hamid Karzai was sworn-in as Afghanistan&#39;s first directly-elected president amid tight security at his fortified Presidential Palace Tuesday.