More women in world parliaments

United Nations, (Prensa Latina)

The Inter-Parliamentarian Union announced that the number of women occupying seats in legislative institutions reached record levels in 2008 with indexes of one out of every five elected that year.

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Zimbabwe PM hurt, wife killed in car crash

HARARE (AFP)

Zimbabwe’s new Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was hospitalised Friday after a car crash that killed his wife, just three weeks after taking office in a unity government, his party said.

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Obama announces plans to fill key foreign policy posts

WASHINGTON (AFP)

US President Barack Obama has announced plans to fill senior foreign policy positions dealing with international organizations as well as European and Eurasian affairs.

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