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A girl accepts a certificate of the first Confucius Peace Prize for the awardee former Taiwanese vice president Lien Chan in Beijing, China, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010.
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Chinese group awards own alternative 'peace prize'
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BEIJING - A Chinese group has awarded a peace prize to a Taiwanese official too surprised to travel to Beijing to accept the award apparently created to counter the Nobel prize honoring an imprisoned dissident. Instead, a young girl accepted the Confucius Peace Prize and money on behalf of...
 
 
By Mamadou Koulibaly As Côte d'Ivoire is in a unique situation with two presidents of the...
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi gestures as she addresses the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Monday, Aug. 25, 2008.
Washington, Dec 10, PTI: Friday, December 10, 2010 --> In a major snub to China, Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has announced that she would attend the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, as part of the official delegation on...
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North Korea's Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun, right, accepts a portrait of Shwedagon Pagoda during his tour, Thursday, July 29, 2010, in Yangon, Myanmar.
Continue reading the main story Wikileaks Revelations Q&A;: Arrest of Wikileaks' founder Cables at a glance Wikileaks' struggle to stay online US hurdles to prosecuting Assange...
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Indian Army soldiers moving towards the house where a militant was holded up, During an encounter in Sopore, 55 Kms  from Srinagar on Wenesday 08, Dec 2010. one Army captian and a militant was killed in the encounter.
India's government said the contours of a political solution to months of violent protests against Indian rule in the disputed Kashmir region were likely to emerge in the next few months. More than 100 people have been killed in the protests, the...
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People walk past the Bank of England in London's city financial district, Thursday May 7, 2009.
Economists forecast monetary policy committee will also leave quantitative easing programme unchanged at midday MPC split: Andrew Sentance (above) has been calling for rates to rise, while dovish Adam Posen has pushed for QE to be extended....
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Tokyo street scene
World's third largest economy grew at an annualised rate of 4.5% last quarter, up from the inital estimate of 3.9% Japan is growing faster than first thought. Pictured, a worker assembles a Lexus at a Toyota plant. Photograph: Ken Shimizu/AFP/Getty...
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The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh with the Chinese Premier, Mr. Wen Jiabao - india - am1
About half-a-dozen pacts are likely to be signed during Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to the country during which he will also hold talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on key security and strategic issues and address a public function....
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Incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo, center, gestures as a protocol officer gives directions during a photo opportunity with Gbagbo and his newly-named cabinet, at the presidency in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010.
The 8,000 UN peacekeepers in Ivory Coast do not want to get involved in a war Continue reading the main story Related stories Ivory Coast: Two presidents, one crisis Q&A;: Ivory Coast election crisis Cocoa: A mirror to Ivorian splits Knox Chitiyo,...
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