After vote Macedonian promises better Greek ties (Reuters)

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Reuters - Macedonia's ruling party presidential candidate was set for a landslide victory on Sunday and said he could repair relations with neighbor Greece which have hampered its efforts to join NATO and the European Union.

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‘Chemical Ali,’ Tariq Aziz get 15 years in prison (AP)

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AP - Saddam Hussein's former foreign minister, Tariq Aziz, was convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday for the 1992 execution of 42 merchants accused of price gouging while Iraq was under U.N. sanctions.

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US, Canada weigh strategy in Afghan war (AFP)

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AFP - US and Canadian defense chiefs on Thursday discussed a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan days after Canada's prime minister warned the insurgency could not be defeated through military force.

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