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| Tuesday, 14-Oct-2008 10:02 EDT |
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Ukraine PM won't allocate election money
KIEV, Ukraine, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko won't allocate the $80 million necessary to hold snap parliamentary elections, local media reports indicate.
Federal election day in Canada
OTTAWA, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Polls for Canada's 40th general election opened in phases across Canada's six time zones Tuesday after five weeks of campaigning.
La. GOP aims at members backing Dems
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Louisiana Republicans say they are considering disciplinary measures for GOP officeholders who endorse Democrats in elections.
Poll: Canadians OK with five parties
OTTAWA, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- A majority of Canadian voters is content with having five federal parties on ballots in Tuesday's election, a poll published Monday said.
Drunk drivers allowed to fly jets
LONDON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Britain's Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed nine commercial airline pilots were convicted of drunken driving last year.
Canadian leaders busy on election eve
TORONTO, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Two of Canada's political leaders were scheduled to travel coast to coast Monday, campaigning on the last day before federal elections.
Police: Haider speeding before crash
KLAGENFURT, Austria, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Far-right Austrian politician Joerg Haider died while allegedly driving double the speed limit, authorities say.
GOP: McCain needs consistent message
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Republican Party leaders say the campaign of GOP presidential nominee John McCain is drifting, lacking a coherent message and running out of time.
Davis: House Republicans will lose badly
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., says his fellow Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives can expect double-digit losses in the upcoming elections.
Obama discusses economy in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama thanked Republican John McCain Saturday for trying to reduce the rancor in their presidential race.
Singh helps start Kashmir train service
JAMMU, India, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Indian Prime Minster Manmohan Singh said at the inauguration of a new train service for Kashmir that the region's future should be "bright."
U.S. removes North Korea from terror list
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- North Korea has been removed from a U.S. list of possible terror threats worldwide, U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Saturday.
Ukrainian elections low on funds
KIEV, Ukraine, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A Ukrainian official said the early parliamentary elections called for by the country's president may be endangered by a lack of funding.
Fatah, Hamas reps may meet in Cairo
CAIRO, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Sources close to the dueling Fatah and Hamas parties in the Palestinian territories said the party representatives have scheduled talks in Cairo.
N. Korean nuclear sites may remain closed
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. and North Korean officials reached a tentative deal that may leave undeclared nuclear sites closed to international inspectors, an official said Friday.
Iraqi PM: U.S. to withdraw troops by 2011
BAGHDAD, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. government has agreed to withdraw U.S. troops by December 2011, among other security concessions, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says.
Ma eyeing relaxed Taiwan-China relations
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou said Friday he intends to adopt more open policies with China in order to improve international relations.
Tainted milk prompts new Chinese standards
BEIJING, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Chinese officials say they have introduced a new set of quality control standards regarding dairy products because of a scandal over melamine tainted milk.
Olmert: Linking cease-fire to Shalit wrong
JERUSALEM, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says linking the cease-fire in the Gaza Strip to the release of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit was a mistake.
Putin: Russian companies to receive $50B
MOSCOW, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Russian companies will be given $50 billion in government funds to refinance their foreign debt, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Friday.
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