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Mexico's old rulers claim presidential election win

MEXICO CITY - Mexican opposition candidate Enrique Pena Nieto's campaign team claimed victory in the country's presidential election on Sunday after exit polls showed him winning by a comfortable margin. | Video

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Attacks on Kenyan churches kill 17

NAIROBI - Masked assailants launched simultaneous gun and grenade raids on two churches in a Kenyan town on Sunday, killing at least 17 people in the worst attack in the country since Kenya sent troops into Somalia to crush al Shabaab militants.

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Venezuela's Chavez, Capriles launch presidential race

SAN FRANCISCO DE YURUANI/MARACAY, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez shook off his health problems to lead a massive rally on Sunday while opposition rival Henrique Capriles took to remote regions for the formal launch of Venezuela's presidential race.

Venezuela 4:29pm EDT

France lowers 2012 growth forecast ahead of budget revision

PARIS - France will lower its economic growth forecasts for this year as part of a revised budget the government will present later this week to meet its public deficit targets, Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said on Sunday.

France 9:36pm EDT

Senegal's Sall seen winning parliament vote

DAKAR - A coalition backing new Senegalese President Macky Sall was poised to win majority seats in parliament, according to provisional results reported by local media on Sunday after legislative elections in the west African country.

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Protesters storm Libya election office in Benghazi

BENGHAZI, Libya - Armed protesters calling for more autonomy for Libya's east stormed the national election commission in Benghazi on Sunday, burning materials and breaking computer equipment outside, less than a week before the North African country holds an election.

Libya 5:15pm EDT
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Wall Street ends weak quarter with a bang

NEW YORK - Stocks surged on Friday to close out a sour quarter on a high note as investors cheered an agreement by European leaders to stabilize the region's banks, a pact that helped remove some of the uncertainty that has plagued markets.