Georgia votes in snap polls under shadow of unrest
Georgians voted Saturday in a snap presidential
election called by pro-Western reformer Mikheil Saakashvili to quell
unrest and restore his democratic credentials. Saakashvili, 40,
faced six challengers in the poll, which opened under a heavy
snowfall across the tiny, but strategic former Soviet republic of
five million people.
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Vietnam's Red River falls to 100-year low: state media
Water levels in Vietnam's northern Red River
have fallen to a 100-year low, stranding large ships and threatening
agricultural production, state media reported Saturday quoting Hanoi
officials.
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Singaporean ends hunger strike in support of Malaysian Hindus
A Singaporean artist said Saturday he had ended
a five-day hunger strike in support of Malaysian Hindu rights
activists detained under a tough security law.
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