Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has a commanding lead in the country's snap election but it is unclear whether he has avoided a presidential run-off, the opposition said there was serious violations and called its supporters to a street protest.

98% happens only in Putinland from the former Soviet democracy and miracles don’t repeat themselves often!

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The governor of Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province, Ali Mohammad Jan Orakzai, has resigned.

The development comes amid continuing violence linked to Islamist guerrillas hiding in remote, mountainous villages near the Afghan border.

But Musharraf is still in place, with nothing to retire him!

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Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has said he is willing to form a government of national unity.

After a meeting with the US diplomat Jendayi Frazer, he said he wanted to "help in the healing" process in Kenya. In response, opposition leader Raila Odinga indicated he was willing to negotiate, but reiterated his view that Mr. Kibaki should step down.

Right, let’s kill each other… united!!!

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Intel has pulled out of a project to put cheap laptops in the hands of children in the developing world.

Citing "philosophical" differences, Intel has withdrawn its funding and technical help from the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project. OLPC aimed to boost learning in poorer nations via a custom-built laptop intended to cost no more than $100. Intel's withdrawal is a blow to OLPC which has found few nations willing to buy large numbers of laptops.

Microsoft didn’t like the idea and twisted Intel’s …arm?

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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has returned to Baghdad after "routine" medical tests in Britain.

It is not clear precisely what kind of tests he had, but he had been said to be suffering from exhaustion.

No knives in the back? No bullet between the eyes?

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The Conservatives are to unveil plans for incapacity benefit reforms which would require all claimants to be assessed to prove they cannot work.

No comment!

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The triumph of Kate Middleton: She tightens her grip on Prince William as she searches for their first home.

She’s definitely after his …good looks and father’s humor!!!

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Britney released from hospital but loses custody of her children after hostage drama.

Now we know what a trainwreck looks like! For god’s sake, the woman was into horse-drugs!!!

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The Screen Actors' Guild, the union which represents Hollywood actors, says its members will boycott next weekend's Golden Globe Awards in the US.

And who’s going to be there?

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Authorities in China have banned a film set in a Beijing massage parlor that had already been heavily censored for its sexually explicit content.

I suppose the party insists to be the only brothel in China!

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Fantasy adventure Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was the most successful film at the UK and Ireland box office in 2007.

A kind of …magic!

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26-year-old Britney Spears has been hooked on a lethal cocktail of narcotics - including a drug designed to make racehorses leaner.

I’m sorry, really sorry but I can only laugh with this news!

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Happy 2008 everybody

From Ovi magazine