Posts Tagged ‘holds’
Egypt holds historic elections, voters turn out in droves
Voting has begun in Egypt’s first parliamentary elections since the ouster nine month ago of longtime authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak.
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Long lines at polls as Egypt holds landmark vote (AP)
AP – Shaking off years of political apathy, Egyptians turned out in long lines at voting stations Monday in their nation’s first parliamentary elections since Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, a giant step toward what they hope will be a democracy after decades of dictatorship.
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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood holds rally vowing to ‘kill all the jews’
A Muslim revival at Cairo’s most prominent mosque Friday drew 5,000 worshipers, reportedly turned into a hate-fueled rally, complete with repeated vows to “one day kill all the Jews.”
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Greece PM holds firm on referendum
Greece’s prime minister held firm early Wednesday to his shock decision to call for a referendum on a hard-fought European debt deal, despite anger from abroad, market turmoil across the world and dissent from within his own party.
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APNewsbreak: Future holds more extreme weather (AP)
AP – For a world already weary of weather catastrophes, the latest warning from top climate scientists paints a grim future: More floods, more heat waves, more droughts and greater costs to deal with them.
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Clinton holds more talks with Pakistan officials (AP)
AP – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is holding a second day of talks with Pakistani officials to press them to do more to combat insurgents.
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Ground Zero church holds pre-dawn vigil
In the Lower Manhattan church that sheltered Ground Zero rescue workers like no other, the faithful kept vigil in the long hours before dawn Sunday.
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