UNITED STATES: Bush weighs more troops for Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters): The United States will not be 'run out' of the Middle East by the Iraq crisis, President George W. Bush said yesterday, and he predicted a long struggle against terrorism requiring a bigger U.S. military.
Russia criticises West over UN draft
MOSCOW (Reuters): Russia said yesterday attempts by its Western partners to ditch agreed principles in handling Iran's nuclear ambitions were blocking adoption of a U.N. Security Council resolution on sanctions against Tehran.
NIGERIA: VP wins opposition ticket, crisis looms
LAGOS (Reuters): The Nigerian opposition party Action Congress (AC) chose Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as its presidential candidate in elections next year, provoking fears of a constitutional crisis.
SINGAPORE: Politics is no laughing matter
SINGAPORE, (Reuters): C hewing gum, homosexuality, public protests ... the list of things frowned upon is long in Singapore. But satire? Yes, that too. Seriously. Political humour is playing a bigger role than ever in the city-state...
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