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Aug 26, 2010 SYDNEY, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Australia's opposition leader, Tony Abbott, denied accusations on Friday that he was manoeuvring to force the country back to the ballot box after general elections at the weekend delivered a hung parliament. "I think the public and Australia deserves an outcome from this election," Abbott told reporters. Earlier, Greens Senator Bob Brown voiced suspicions that Abbott would prefer a fresh election to negotiating with independent and Green MPs to form a minority government. (Reporting by Michael Perry; Editing by Mark Bendeich) |
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Aug 31, 2010 Mexican drug kingpin La Barbie arrested |
| One of Mexico's most wanted men, an alleged ruthless hitman and drug kingpin known as "La Barbie," has been captured. | |
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Aug 31, 2010 Iraqi Commanders Say They Are Ready to Handle Security |
| As US forces formally hand over control to the Iraqi Security Services, there are questions as to whether the Iraqi army is up to the challenge. | |
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Aug 30, 2010 Kim Jong Il, Facing Tighter US Sanctions, Extols China's Economic Gains |
| North Korean leader Kim Jong Il praised the economic advance of the Chinese provinces bordering his country, which faces tighter US sanctions aimed at choking his regime's cash line from the arms trade. | |
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Aug 30, 2010 Pair held after screeners find odd items in checked luggage |
| Dutch police have detained two men who flew from Chicago to Amsterdam on Sunday night after US screeners found suspicious-looking items in their checked luggage before they departed, US law enforcement officials said. | |
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