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Bolivia, Venezuela united on U.S. ambassador flap

Further escalating long-simmering tensions with the United States, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez officially expelled U.S. ambassador Patrick Duddy, declaring that he will not return an envoy to Washington until after the presidential elections in November. More »

South African President Mbeki forced to resign

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - President Thabo Mbeki bowed to heavy pressure from his own party to resign, tossed to the sidelines as punishment for allegedly abusing his power in trying to quash a popular rival. More »

Mugabe: Sharing power is 'humiliation'

HARARE, Zimbabwe - President Robert Mugabe told his party last Wednesday that sharing power with rivals was a "humiliation" that would have to be accepted because it lost March elections. More »