Thursday, January 28, 2010

Houthis say foreigners kidnapped by Yemeni govt.

Houthis say foreigners kidnapped by Yemeni govt

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Houthis say foreigners kidnapped by Yemeni govt.

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 10:33 AM PST

Houthi fighters in Yemen have denied any involvement in the abduction of a group of nine foreigners, holding Sana'a responsible for the kidnapping.

In a statement released on Monday, leader of the fighters Abdul-Malik al-Houthi dismissed reports that the fighters were negotiating the release of the kidnappers.

In Haiti, frustrated survivors await promised aid

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 10:09 AM PST

Hospitals on the Dominican Republic's border with Haiti have been "overwhelmed" with earthquake victims as food, aid and fuel supplies trickle in too slowly.

"Hospitals in the border region are overwhelmed and have begun to refer patients to other cities," the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Monday.

Five dead in Ukraine hospital blast

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 10:00 AM PST

An explosion ripped through a hospital in eastern Ukraine on Monday, crushing several floors to the ground and leaving at least five people dead.

It appears that the accidental detonation of a gas cylinder at a hospital in the city of Lugansk has caused the blast, the Emergency Ministry said on Monday.

Arson attackers on mosque arrested in Israel

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 08:20 AM PST

Israeli police have arrested five settlers in connection with an arson attack on a Palestinian mosque in the West Bank in December.

The five were arrested during a raid by Israeli police and the Shin Bet domestic security agency in Yitzhar, a bastion of hardline settlers in the northern West Bank of Occupied Palestine, Israel's army radio reported.

OPEC considers using euro in oil transactions

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 08:13 AM PST

Iran's representative to OPEC says the group weighs replacing the dollar by the euro in crude oil pricing, adding that no decision has been made.

"Members of OPEC are free (to use any currency) in their oil transactions," said Mohammad Ali Khatibi on Sunday.

67th Golden Globe winners announced

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 08:00 AM PST

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced the winners of the 67th Golden Globe Awards in various categories.

The association granted its Cecil B. DeMille Award to American filmmaker Martin Scorsese for his for his 'outstanding contribution to the entertainment field.'

Guinea coup leader 'won't reclaim power'

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 07:49 AM PST

Guinea's sidelined military leader has backed plans to appoint a transitional government, in the first public speech after his attempted assassination.

Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, who is convalescing in neighboring Burkina Faso, said his hand was not forced in signing the transition agreement.

Israel to station German nuclear submarine in Persian Gulf

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 07:37 AM PST

Ahead of a Israeli-German cabinet meeting in Berlin, median reports indicate that Israel intends to station one of its German-made Dolphin submarines in the waters of the Persian Gulf.

"Israel's use of the dolphin submarine in exercises in the red sea aroused fears that Israel may seek to maintain a continued presence in the Persian Gulf as soon as it receives its submarines form Germany in 2011-2012," the tagesspiegel said on Sunday.

Netanyahu, Merkel to discuss Iran

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 07:03 AM PST

After a secret meeting with US President Barack Obama's advisor Dennis Ross, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting Berlin on a visit focused on Iran.

An Israeli delegation comprising Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, and Defense Minister Ehud Barak have headed to Germany to attend the second German-Israeli cabinet meeting in the German capital Berlin.

Pope's failed assassin released

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 06:12 AM PST

A Turkish national who tried to kill Pope John Paul II in 1981 has been released from prison after almost three decades behind bars.

"The release procedure has been completed," Mehmet Ali Agca's lawyer Yilmaz Abosoglu said outside a high-security prison near Ankara on Monday.

Iran 'mulling to downgrade' ties with Britain

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 06:00 AM PST

Amid tension in ties between Iran and Britain, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says Tehran is considering to sever relations with Britain in 12 working fields.

"Iran has carried out a thorough study on its relations with Britain in different fields particularly over the past six months," Mottaki said in an address to the 19th International Conference on the Persian Gulf in Tehran on Monday.

Venezuela nationalizes foreign-owned supermarket chain

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 05:55 AM PST

Venezuela has nationalized a foreign-owned chain of supermarkets, charging the retailer with price gouging after Caracas devalued the country's currency.

On his weekly TV program, President Hugo Chavez on Sunday ordered the nationalization of the Almacenes Exito SA, which has stores in Caracas and several other cities and is headquartered in Colombia and controlled by French retailer Casino Guichard-Perrachon S.A.

Shell, Petronas finalize Iraq oil field deal

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 05:39 AM PST

Oil giant Shell and Malaysia's state-run Petronas oil company have signed a contract to develop Iraq's massive Majnoon oil field in the south of the country.

The consortium beat a rival bid from France's Total and China's CNPC to develop the oil field that has 12.8 billion barrels of proven reserves, because the French-Chinese rival suggested a production plateau of 1.405 million barrels per day (bpd).

Venezuela detains drug boss 'Big Papa'

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 05:11 AM PST

Venezuela has detained a suspected Colombian drug boss, Salomon Camacho, who is on the US list of most wanted cocaine traffickers.

Nicknamed "Big Papa", 65-year-old Camacho has a $5 million bounty on his head, a reward usually offered for high-profile drug traffickers and cartel leaders.

Turkish workers stage protest in Ankara

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 04:51 AM PST

Thousands of Turkish workers have staged protests in the capital city of Ankara to voice their opposition to the government's privatization policies.

The protest on Sunday was the largest gathering by Turkish workers in a decade.

Tehran air pollution exceeds acceptable level

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 04:27 AM PST

Tehran's Air Quality Control Company (AQCC) has warned that the daily air pollution level in the capital is higher than an acceptable level.

"The level of air pollution in the Iranian capital Tehran has crossed its acceptable level," IRIB quoted the AQCC Director Yousef Rashidi as saying on Monday.

Somali suburb in Kenya raided after riots

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 04:25 AM PST

Kenyan security forces have raided a predominantly Somali suburb of the capital Nairobi and taken away scores of people, witnesses say.

Eye-witnesses say the police were picking up people they considered to be Somalis, whether they had legitimate papers or not.

German coalition heads meet over tax friction

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 04:16 AM PST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has held an emergency meeting with her coalition party leaders, in an effort to ease growing friction over tax cuts.

The conservative chancellor hosted a two-and-a-half hour talk with Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, head of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), and Horst Seehofer from her Bavarian sister-party, the Christian Social Union on Sunday.

Britain 'faces decade of economic pain'

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 04:06 AM PST

A group that bases its forecasts on official Treasury models warns that the UK faces the prospect of a decade of economic pain after a massive debt binge.

According to the Independent Treasury Economic Model (ITEM) Club economic forecasting group of auditors Ernst and Young, the British economy, expected to have escaped recession in the last quarter of 2009, faces a "challenging" 2010.

Hermann and the Death of German Studies

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 03:58 AM PST

The city of New Ulm, Minnesota, founded in 1854 by a group of German immigrants, is home to an imposing statue of the Germanic chieftain, Hermann. In the year 9AD, a coalition of Germanic tribes under Hermann for the first time in the history of the Germanic tribes ambushed and defeated three invading Roman legions commanded by Quinctilius Varus. The defeat, in the Teutoburger Forest, caused Caesar Augustus and his successors to forego conquering north central Europe. A new imperial policy changed European history for the people of central Europe, who developed independently of Roman rule.

Chavez: US uses earthquake to occupy Haiti

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 03:46 AM PST

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has accused the United States of taking advantage of the deadly earthquake in Haiti to occupy the Caribbean country.

Chavez on Sunday scoffed Washington's move to send thousands of American soldiers to Haiti, describing them as "Marines armed as if they were going to war."

Blasts, gunshots heard in Afghan capital

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 02:50 AM PST

Taliban militants have attacked government buildings near Afghanistan's presidential palace in the capital city of Kabul, according to officials.

Spokesman for the Taliban Zabihullah Mujahid said on Monday that 20 of the group's militants had occupied several government buildings.

Taliban attack govt. buildings in Kabul

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 02:50 AM PST

Taliban militants have attacked government buildings near Afghanistan's presidential palace in the capital city of Kabul, according to officials.

Spokesman for the Taliban Zabihullah Mujahid said on Monday that 20 of the group's militants had occupied several government buildings.

Afghan MPs break before cabinet confirmations

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 02:45 AM PST

Afghan lawmakers will leave for winter break without waiting for President Hamid Karzai to get their approval for filling nearly half of his cabinet.

A Parliament spokesman said on Sunday in Kabul that the MPs would now break until February 20.

Seven dead in China's earthquake

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 02:40 AM PST

A 4.0-magnitude earthquake has caused landslides in southwestern China, killing at least seven people, according to officials.

The Guizhou Earthquake Information Bureau website reported that the quake hit the Guangling district of the Guizhou Province on Sunday.

AI lashes out at Israel, Egypt over Gaza siege

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 02:06 AM PST

Amnesty International (AI) says both Israel and Egypt are to blame for "collectively punishing" the population of the Gaza Strip with the long-imposed siege of the coastal sliver.

"The blockade constitutes collective punishment under international law and must be lifted immediately," said Malcolm Smart, the group's Middle East and North Africa director, in a statement on Monday.

Somali pirates release Greek tanker

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 01:34 AM PST

Somali pirates have released a Greek-flagged oil tanker after receiving millions of dollars in ransom.

Sources from among the pirates on Monday confirmed that the Maran Centaurus, one of the largest ships ever hijacked, had been freed.

The pirates agreed to release the vessel after an aircraft dropped at least five million dollars in ransom on the deck.

Japan Airlines set for bankruptcy

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 01:22 AM PST

Japan Airlines (JAL) is expected to file for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, ending months of speculation over the debt-ridden carrier's future.

If it goes ahead, media reports at the weekend said, the bankruptcy filing will be immediately followed by a government-backed restructuring aimed at trimming down the airline, cutting several routes and about a third of its staff.

12 killed in clashes in Nigeria

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 12:25 AM PST

At least 12 people have been killed and several others injured in clashes between Muslims and Christian in central Nigeria.

The fighting started on Sunday when Christian youths protested the building of a mosque in a district of the central city of Jos.

Hezbollah warns Israel against launching new war

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 12:19 AM PST

Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah says he is confident that any new conflict with Israel would see the Lebanese resistance movement emerge victorious and change the face of the Middle East region.

"I promise you, in view of all the threats you hear today… that should a new war with the Zionists erupt, we will crush the enemy, come out victorious, and change the face of the region," he said in Beirut on Friday.

Vigilante warnings attached to 5 bodies found in Mexico

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 12:14 AM PST

Mexican police in the Michoacan state capital of Morelia have found the bodies of five men, each bearing a warning note to thieves and apparently signed by vigilantes.

The handwritten notes read: "This is what is going to happen to all the rats who rob houses, cars and pedestrians."

Myanmar court hears Suu Kyi appeal

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 11:57 PM PST

Myanmar's highest court has begun hearing an appeal by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her continued house arrest.

The Nobel peace laureate was sentenced last August to a further 18 months detention, after an uninvited American stayed overnight at her home.

Drug smugglers kill 3 police officers in SE Iran

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 11:46 PM PST

Three Iranian road traffic police officers have been killed by drug traffickers on the Zahedan-Khash road in southeastern Iran.

"Three of our officers were martyred by armed smugglers," a deputy commander of the provincial road traffic police said on Sunday.

MPs call for clarification of Mortazavi case

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 11:34 PM PST

Fifty-five MPs plan to send a letter to the president and Judiciary chief demanding clarification on the case of former Tehran prosecutor general Saeed Mortazavi.

The letter will soon be sent to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani, MP Zohreh Elahian told the Fars news agency on Sunday.

Occupation forces kill two Afghan civilians

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 11:07 PM PST

The US-led occupation forces have killed two Afghan civilians and injured another.

On Sunday, German soldiers on duty in the northern province of Kunduz fired at two occupants of a vehicle which, they said, was barreling toward them in defiance of warnings, the German news agency DPA reported.

Gun battles rage in Afghan capital

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 11:04 PM PST

Battles are taking place in the centre of Kabul, the Afghan capital, with heavy gunfire and two suicide bombers reportedly involved in attacks on government ministries.

The attacks on Monday were occurring close to the presidential palace, David Chater, Al Jazeera's correspondent in Kabul, reported.

Al-Qaeda denies Yemen death claims

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 10:59 PM PST

The Yemen-based affiliate of al-Qaeda has denied Yemeni government reports that six of its leaders were killed in an air raid, saying the men only suffered mild injuries.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula made the counter-claim in a statement posted on Monday on the internt, the Site Intelligence Group, which monitors websites used by such groups, said.

Haiti buries 70,000 in mass graves

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 10:35 PM PST

Haiti has announced that it has buried 70,000 bodies in mass graves as search and rescue personnel are continuing their efforts to find more survivors or dead trapped under the debris caused by last Tuesday's massive earthquake.

The country has declared a state of emergency until the end of January and a month-long period of national mourning, Haitian government minister Carol Joseph said on Sunday.

Saudi warplanes attack northern Yemen again

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 09:47 PM PST

Saudi fighter jets have launched another round of airstikes on Houthi positions in northern Yemen.

According to a statement issued by the Houthi fighters on Sunday, Saudi forces carried out 24 aerial attacks on Jebel Razih, Sha'af, Bani Maaz, and villages in close proximity to the border between Yemen and Saudi Arabia.

Conservative ends 20 years of center-left rule in Chile

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 08:46 PM PST

With 60 percent of the votes counted, the Chilean Interior Ministry has declared billionaire Sebastian Pinera the winner of Sunday's runoff presidential election with 51.87 percent of the tally.

His rival, left-leaning former president, Eduardo Frei, has conceded defeat.

CPI-M leader Jyoti Basu dies in Kolkata

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 08:16 PM PST

Veteran Indian leader Jyoti Basu, who was West Bengal's chief minister for more than two decades, has died at the age of 95.

The longest serving chief minister in Indian political history died in Kolkata on Sunday after a prolonged illness.

'Chemical Ali will be hanged within days'

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 07:27 PM PST

A senior Iraqi official says an important powerbroker in Saddam Hussein's defunct Baath party, Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as 'Chemical Ali' for his role in gas attacks on the Kurds, will be hanged within days.

"We will receive Chemical Ali from the Americans in the next few days and he will be executed very soon afterwards," Iraq's deputy justice minister, Busho Ibrahim, was quoted as saying by The Guardian.

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 07:07 PM PST

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Ukrainian presidential election heading to runoff

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 06:12 PM PST

Two exit polls show the Ukrainian presidential election will head to a second round since no candidate received 50 percent of the vote.

Former prime minister Viktor Yanukovich gained a plurality in Sunday's election but could not garner enough votes to avoid a runoff against current Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, which is scheduled to be held on February 7.

Turkey slams Arab response to Gaza plight

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 04:26 PM PST

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the leaders of the Arab states for their inadequate response to the Palestinian's plight under the three-year Israeli blockade on Gaza.

Shortly before flying to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, Erdogan denounced Arab leaders' inadequate response to Palestinian suffering as "pitiful."

US holds military drill in S Korea

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 04:20 PM PST

American forces have reportedly staged an amphibious military exercise near Seoul, shortly after North Korea's threat to block any dialogue on peace and security with the South.

The drill was held with the participation of 250 US troops from the aviation and infantry divisions.

Letter reveals prewar legal warning to Blair

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 04:09 PM PST

As former British foreign secretary, Jack Straw, prepares to give evidence before the Iraq Inquiry, his secret letter warning then-premier Tony Blair against a military invasion has been published.

The "secret and personal" letter, published for the first time on Sunday, was sent a year before Blair led the country into war and warns the premier that an invasion would entail legal repercussion.

Israeli navy abducts 9 Palestinian fishermen

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 04:01 PM PST

Israeli warships intercepted three fishing boats off the coast of the Gaza Strip and abducted nine Palestinian fishermen on Saturday, Hamas sources say.

The Israeli military confirmed it had stopped three fishing boats and arrested those on board but did not specify how many people were detained, according to the AFP.

Alligators, birds share breathing mechanism

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 03:59 PM PST

A recent study has revealed that alligators and birds use the same breathing mechanism, in which air flows in one direction.

Published in the journal of Science, the study also showed that the mechanism might have helped archosaurs, a common ancestor of birds and alligators, to live in the hypoxic Triassic era.

British party seeks ban on Burqa

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 03:40 PM PST

Following recent European moves to ban certain Muslim practices, the UK Independence Party (UKIP) is seeking a ban on burqa and other face-covering veils worn by some Muslim women.

The leader of UKIP's 13 lawmakers in the European Parliament, Nigel Farage, told the BBC's 'Politics Show' on Sunday that his party was seeking the ban on the grounds that the burqa "oppressed" women, while symbolizing an "increasingly divided Britain."

Ahmadinejad top aide shares Iran 'survival' secret

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 03:30 PM PST

The Islamic system's adherence to keep an "unbreakable connection" between its legitimacy and popularity is the key to its survival, a senior Ahmadinejad official said Sunday.

Esfandiar Rahim-Mashaei, a senior aide to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his chief of staff, said governments around the globe consider efficacy as the sole assurance for their survival.

Details on Mashhad explosion announced

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 03:25 PM PST

A day after an improvised explosive device (IED) was detonated in Iran's northeastern Khorasan Razavi Province, a provincial official offers more details on the incident.

"Last night's explosion was planned by three boys of about 18 years of age that had adventurous attitudes," said Amirollah Shamaqdari, an official of the province's office of the governor general, quoted by the Mehr News Agency on Sunday.

Yemen sentences 8 Shias to prison

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 02:16 PM PST

A Yemeni court has sentenced eight Houthi fighters to up to 10 years in prison for resisting a government offensive outside Sana'a between March and June 2008.

The court sentenced 26-year-old former army captain Waleed al-Moayed, and 50-year-old Salem Hussein al-Baytari to 10 years in prison, AFP reported Sunday.

One in every five American received H1N1 vaccine: CDC

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 01:26 PM PST

Despite the large amounts of swine flu vaccine available in the US, only one in every five American has been immunized against the disease.

Latest figures have revealed that some 80 million Americans have already been infected with swine flu. The new H1N1 flu virus has claimed the lives of 16,000 Americans, sending 360,000 others to hospital.

Mediterranean diet cuts stomach cancer risk

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 01:18 PM PST

Apart from its various health benefits, following the Mediterranean diet can help reduce the risk of developing stomach cancer, a new study finds.

The Mediterranean diet had long been linked to a reduced risk of a number of diseases including depression, inflammation, premature death, diabetes, birth defect, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease and obesity.

Dhaka to hold Sadrameli retrospective

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 01:13 PM PST

The 11th Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) will hold a retrospective of films by Iranian director Rasoul Sadrameli.

The event, which kicked off on Jan. 14, will screen Sadrameli's Every Night Loneliness, Girl in Sneakers, I Am Taraneh, 15-years-old and Aida, I Saw Your Father Last Night.

Strong quake jolts Argentina's offshore region

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 01:10 PM PST

A strong magnitude-6.3 quake has shaken a sea area in the Atlantic Ocean off Argentina's coastal waters with no casualties or damage reported so far.

Based on a report released on Sunday by the US Geological Survey federal agency, the earthquake hit the sea area at 8:00 a.m. (1200 GMT) with its epicenter about 354 km (220 miles) southeast of Ushuaia, Argentina, at a depth of 21 km (13 miles), Reuters said.

Ex-Tehran prosecutor should stand 'trial'

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 01:04 PM PST

The head of an Iranian parliamentary panel which blamed Tehran's former prosecutor for the death of three post-election protesters said Sunday the accused should stand before a judge and present evidence about the case.

Saeed Mortazavi, the former Tehran prosecutor who is now a deputy to the country's prosecutor general, has dismissed the charges.

Taliban claim killing 6 US soldiers

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 12:43 PM PST

The Taliban militants say they have killed six US soldiers in separate bombing attacks in the eastern Afghanistan province of Khost.

Taliban Spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said the militants planted the roadside bomb that claimed two US soldiers in a passing military convoy in the province's Gurbez district on Sunday.

Chile billionaire in narrow lead

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 12:32 PM PST

The polls have closed in a closely fought presidential runoff election in Chile in which a conservative billionaire has gained a slight lead over a leftist former president.

Exit polls on Sunday put conservative Sebastian Pinera on course to win the election with 52 per cent of the vote, the Reuters news agency reported, citing Chilean television channel Canal 13.

Haiti quake most serious humanitarian crisis: UN

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 12:05 PM PST

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has described the catastrophe in the Central American nation as the "most serious humanitarian crisis" faced by the United Nations in Decades.

"I am going to Haiti with a very heavy heart to express solidarity and full support of the UN to the people of Haiti," the UN secretary-general told journalists accompanying him on the day-long trip to the disaster zone on Sunday, AFP reported.

Russia says more anti-Iran sanctions futile

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 11:51 AM PST

Moscow said on Saturday that imposing additional sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear energy program will most likely prove to be of no avail.

"I believe that in this particular situation, the effectiveness of [additional] sanctions is highly doubtful," said Russian Foreign Ministry Deputy Sergei Ryabkov, who represented Moscow at the meeting of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1).

Russia says further anti-Iran sanctions futile

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 11:51 AM PST

Moscow said on Saturday that imposing additional sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear energy program will most likely prove to be of no avail.

"I believe that in this particular situation, the effectiveness of [additional] sanctions is highly doubtful," said Russian Foreign Ministry Deputy Sergei Ryabkov, who represented Moscow at the meeting of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1).

Exit polls predict Ukraine runoff

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 11:49 AM PST

Voting has finished in Ukraine's presidential election, with exit polls predicting a small election lead for Viktor Yanukovich, five years after the Orange Revolution removed him from power.

Voting closed at 1800GMT on Sunday, with early reports suggesting Yanukovich has not achieved a clear enough lead to avoid a second round runoff against his main challenger, Yulia Tymoshenko.

If confirmed, Yanukovich will face Tymoshenko, the current prime minister, in a February 7 runoff vote.

Runoff presidential poll kicks off in Chile

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 11:22 AM PST

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