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• Putin reshuffles Russian government
MOSCOW - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin reshuffled the Russian government Monday in his first major action since leaving the Kremlin, bringing in some high-profile figures from his presidency but leaving prominent ministries unchanged. The hawkish ...
• Air of submission hangs over Beirut
An air of surrender and submission hung over Beirut Monday as subdued Lebanese ventured into mostly empty streets, still blocked by earthmounds and concrete after Hezbollah wrested control of Muslim West Beirut from government supporters. Standing on ...
• Monks aid cyclone victims
We haven't seen anyone from the government," said U Pinyatale, the 45-year-old abbot of the Kyi Bui Kha monastery sharing almost depleted rice stocks and precious rainwater with some 100 homeless villagers huddled within its battered compound.
• Corruption cover-up alleged in Iraq
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration repeatedly ignored corruption at the highest levels within the Iraqi government and kept secret potentially embarrassing information so as not to undermine its relationship with Baghdad, according to two former ...
• China's tough year isn't an Olympic celebration
The central government prides itself on its ability to quickly react, usually with deployments from China’s huge military corps. The ruling party’s mandate in part rests on being able to deliver aid in emergencies.

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