Obama wins historic victory
Barack Obama has been elected the first black president of the United States as Americans turned out in record numbers to vote in the Democratic candidate, possibly by a landslide margin. Obama seized the key battle grounds of Pennsylvania and Ohio before breaking through the winning threshold of 270... [continued]
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Kenya celebrates Obama result
A public holiday has been declared in Kenya - the land of Barack Obama's father - to mark the Democratic senator's historic US election victory. Huge celebrations took place in the tiny village of Kogelo, western Kenya, where Obama's father was born and raised. Locals joined Obama's 86-year-old... [continued]
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PM hails ‘inspiring’ president-elect
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has hailed US president-elect Barack Obama as "inspirational", saying that he is looking forward to working with him. Brown said the Democratic senator had run an "inspirational campaign, energising politics with his progressive values and his vision for the future". The Prime... [continued]
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Rwanda rebukes Miliband plan
Rwanda has rebuked Britain's efforts to address the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo. President Paul Kagame's government denied that the recent fighting in eastern Congo is any of its concern. "The prevailing assumption that the crisis is a matter between Rwanda and the DRC [Democratic Republic... [continued]
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In pictures: Congolese refugees flee heavy fighting
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Govt lifts ban on ‘top-up’ drugs
The Government has lifted the ban on "top-up" drugs, allowing terminally ill cancer patients the right to buy specialised drug treatments privately without losing their right to free care under the National Health Service. Health Secretary Alan Johnson yesterday faced criticism over the decision, over allegations that the move... [continued]
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Mexico minister dies in crash
Mexico's interior minister Juan Camilo Mourino and former assistant attorney general Jose Luis Santiago Vasconcelos have been killed in a plane crash in a Mexico City neighbourhood. At least eight other people died and dozens more were injured, Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard said. The small plane,... [continued]
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