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U.S. troops leave border to Afghan boss accused of graft - Wed, 17 Mar 2010
SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan (Reuters) - One of the most important trade routes in Asia was closed last week while a boyish-looking man everyone calls "the general" showed around the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.

Iraq's PM leads again in tight election race - Wed, 17 Mar 2010
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki reclaimed the lead on Wednesday over secularist challenger Iyad Allawi in results from a March 7 parliamentary election that has been dogged by fraud allegations.

Cuban police haul protesting "Ladies in White" away - Wed, 17 Mar 2010
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban police grabbed members of the opposition group "Ladies in White" by their hair, dragged them into a bus and drove them away to break up a protest march on Wednesday.

Yemen Shi'ite rebels free scores of prisoners - Wed, 17 Mar 2010
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni Shi'ite rebels freed at least 170 government soldiers and tribal fighters on Wednesday after Sanaa accused them of dragging their feet on implementing a truce deal to end a northern war, both sides said.

Nigeria's acting leader dissolves cabinet - Wed, 17 Mar 2010
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan dissolved the cabinet on Wednesday in a bid to consolidate his authority at the helm of Africa's most populous nation a month after he assumed executive powers.

EU urges Georgia not to aggravate Russia tensions - Wed, 17 Mar 2010
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has urged Georgia's government to avoid exacerbating regional tensions after a Georgian television station broadcast a fake news report about Russian forces heading for the capital Tbilisi.

Libya welcomes Gaddafi compensation offer by Swiss - Wed, 17 Mar 2010
TUNIS (Reuters) - A top Libyan official on Wednesday welcomed as a "step forward" a call by Swiss officials for damages to be paid to a son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi who was arrested in Geneva in 2008.

Fire at royal tomb prompts Uganda clash - Wed, 17 Mar 2010
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan security forces killed two people and wounded five on Wednesday after fire destroyed historic royal tombs, heightening tension between the government and the powerful Bugandan kingdom.

Thai "red shirts" splatter blood at PM's home - Wed, 17 Mar 2010
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Red-shirted protesters emptied bottles of their blood outside the home of Thailand's prime minister on Wednesday in a symbolic sacrifice after the government rejected calls for elections.

Somali pirates claim to have hijacked charcoal ship - Wed, 17 Mar 2010
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates said on Wednesday they had hijacked a boat carrying charcoal from the rebel-held south of the Horn of Africa nation to Dubai.