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| Distortion stain on Putin stranglehold |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin today hailed as a step toward democracy the poll that stacked parliament with his allies but western observers called it “overwhelmingly distorted” and Washington expressed concern.
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| Kremlin’s bitter victory |
| The Kremlin savoured a resounding election triumph over the Opposition today but its skilled campaign might have done President Vladimir Putin a disservice by eclipsing the p
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| Bangla bid to curb hill violence |
| Bangladesh sent troops to the southeastern Chittagong Hill Tracts today after rival groups exchanged gunfire as former tribal rebels called a strike to press the government t
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Britney Spears in a South Korean “Hanbok” during a photo session in Seoul. (AP) |
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