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amid mounting clamor by mousavi’s supporters
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Iran’s watchdog to recount presidential ballots
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TEHRAN: Iran’s electoral watchdog, the Guardians Council, said on
Tuesday it is ready to recount the presidential ballots if it finds
irregularities in the vote count.
“If the Guardians Council reaches the
conclusion that such offences as buying votes or using fake identity
cards have been committed... it will order a recount,” council
spokesman Abbas Ali Kadkhodai told the official news agency IRNA.
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Pakistan troops to wipe out Taliban rebels in remote areas
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WANA, Pakistan: Sporadic military bombardments erupted in
Pakistan’s tribal areas Tuesday, officials said, where security
forces are believed to be on the brink of an all-out onslaught to
crush Taliban rebels.
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Probe begins over missing jewels in Lohan’s pictorial
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LONDON: British police said Tuesday they were probing the theft of
thousands of pounds of jewellery which according to a newspaper went
missing after a photo shoot with Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan.
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US, Seoul beef up defense vs. Pyongyang
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WASHINGTON, D.C: US President Barack Obama was set Tuesday to meet
with the leader of South Korea, who is seeking security guarantees
as a standoff escalates with nuclear-armed North Korea.
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JAKARTA: Up to seven coal miners were killed and as many as 40 more
were missing, feared dead, after a massive explosion and collapse at
a mine in Indonesia, police and officials said.
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