Thais vote in poll unlikely to heal divisions
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Thais voted on Sunday in a general election meant to restore democracy after last year's military coup but which is unlikely to heal Thailand's deep political divisions.
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Voters in Taiwan were set to decide Saturday whether the ruling party and its pro-independence allies will win a majority in the legislature for the first time in Taiwan&#39;s history -- a change that could bring the island closer to a
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Thais are set to head to the polls in the first general election since the overthrow of PM Thaksin Shinawatra.
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The election reveals a worrisome divide among the country's voters  -  and a predeliction for show over substance in the winning party
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Voters in Aceh province took part Monday in elections seen as key to cementing a peace deal that ended a brutal 29-year war in the region worst hit by the 2004 tsunami.
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First election since the military coup 15 months ago fuels fears of further political uncertainty in Thailand
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Taiwan's elections revealed an unexpected groundswell of support for the Independence Party, dashing hopes for reconciliation with the Mainland.
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For many in Thailand, it was a clash between two images: an arrogant prime minister who hates to lose, and a humble king who always wins.
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BANGKOK, Thailand -- Buddhists in Thailand have implored Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to end violence targeting them on an almost daily basis in the south of the country.
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TAIPEI -- Taiwanese voted yesterday not to give President Chen Shui-bian the legislative majority he had sought in a hard-fought campaign as reinforcement for his leadership and endorsement of his plans to edge the self-ruled island closer to independence.
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Thais are voting in an election that is expected to give Thaksin Shinawatra's party a landslide victory.
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For many people in the heart of this African nation, Sunday was no day to celebrate the country's first democratic vote in decades. Instead, they stayed away from the polls &#151; either heeding an opposition leader's boycott call or afraid of young men armed with stones.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has again ruled out negotiations with Muslim separatists in the south. In his weekly radio address, Mr Thaksin said he would not talk to militants trying to use violence to force his government to discuss secession.
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Thailand fixed late November for controversial general elections as the kingdom struggles to break a political deadlock that has shaken government and dogged the economy.
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BAGHDAD -- Top Shi'ite politicians failed to reach a consensus yesterday on their nominee for prime minister, shifting the two-man race to a secret ballot and exposing divisions in the winning alliance.
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NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand  - Bullet-proof  Buddhist monks, penniless farmers and a billionaire premier  armed with wads of cash all splashed across the front pages can  only mean one thing -- election-time is nearing in Thailand.
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People in the Indonesian province of Aceh are to vote in elections as part of a peace deal with separatist rebels.