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AMMAN - Two bombs exploded simultaneously on Sunday night next to Syrian army compounds in the northern city of Aleppo, killing and wounding scores of President Bashar al-Assad's forces, residents and opposition activists said.
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Japan PM Noda to face fringe contenders in party race
TOKYO - Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda will face three fringe contenders for one of the worst jobs around - leading the demoralized ruling party to almost certain crushing election defeat.
Amid fraud fears, Somalia to elect new president
MOGADISHU - Members of parliament in Somalia will vote for a new president on Monday in the first vote of its kind in decades amid fears that the historic election will be rigged and do little to alter the political landscape.
Mexican opposition leader Lopez Obrador leaves coalition
MEXICO CITY - Mexican opposition leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who twice contested second-place losses in presidential elections, said on Sunday he would leave his coalition, a move that threatens to create a rift among leftists in Congress.
Gaddafi son's Libya trial to be delayed by five months: official
TRIPOLI - The trial of Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam will be delayed by five months to include any relevant testimony obtained via the interrogation of Libya's former spy chief who was arrested last week, the prosecutor general office said on Sunday.
Pressure may ease on Hong Kong leader after early poll results
HONG KONG - Political allies of Hong Kong's new Beijing-backed leader performed solidly in city-wide legislative council elections despite recent controversies over contentious China-linked policies, potentially easing pressure on his administration.
Asian shares inch up, euro zone and Fed QE3 eyed
TOKYO - Asian shares crept up on Monday with expectations rising that weak U.S. jobs data would prompt the Federal Reserve to announce fresh stimulus and Europe will make further progress in its debt crisis management this week, overshadowing soft Chinese data.
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