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Afghanistan s presidential election result was delayed on Wednesday as authorities said they had not completed fraud investigations into the first-round vote to find a successor to Hamid Karzai. HT Image Full results from the April 5 election were released late last month, but the final declaration will factor in the outcome of weeks of deliberation over fraud allegations. The final result has been delayed for an unknown number of days, Independent Election Commission spokesman Noor Mohammad Noor told AFP
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stanley cup undergoes its first democratic transfer of power. The head-to-head contest would pit former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah, who took 44.9 percent of the first-round vote, against ex-World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani, on 31.5 percent. Karzai, who has ruled since the Taliban were ousted in 2001, is constitutionally barred from a third term in office, and the next president will lead Afghanistan into a new era as US-led combat troops withdraw by the end of the year. Abdullah said on Wednesday that his campaign had evidence of fraudulent voting that could have a significant impact on final results . Afghan officials and Kabul-based diplomats say J Nmfo Zimbabwe leader wins against Mugabe
Oil prices fell to near $78 a barrel on Wednesday in Asia after U.S. crude supplies unexpectedly rose, suggesting demand in the worlds largest economy remains weak. HT Image Benchmark crude for January delivery was down by 30 cents to $78.07 at late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose $1.09 to settle at $78.37 on Monday. U.S. crude inventories unexpectedly fell last week, the American Petroleum Institute said late Tuesday. Crude stocks rose 2.9 million barrels while analysts had expected a drop of 1.3 million barrels, according to a survey by Platts, the energy information arm of McGraw-Hill Cos. The Energy Information Administration plans to announce its inventory report later on Wednesday. Oil prices broke below $76 a barrel late last week after conglomerate Dubai World said ,it would delay i
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