Film stars, family feuds and intrigue add colour to Philippine
election
Movie stars, divided families, failed coup
plotters and friends turning against each other make the May
mid-term elections in the Philippines seem more like a gaudy soap
opera than an exercise in democracy.
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North Korea demands money before talks
North Korean nuclear disarmament talks stalled
again on Wednesday as Pyongyang refused to come to the negotiating
table until 25 million dollars in frozen funds were back in its
coffers.
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Russia denies setting Iran ultimatum on uranium enrichment
Russia on Tuesday denied US press reports that
it had threatened to withhold nuclear fuel for Iran’s Bushehr
nuclear plant if Tehran fails to meet UN demands to suspend uranium
enrichment.
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