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* With nearly 99% of the vote counted, opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych narrowly leads with 48.65% of vote, a mere 2.88% over archrival Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, in Sunday"s Ukrainian presidential runoff

* Frontrunner Viktor Yanukovych"s supporters plan to spend the night in front of the Central Election Commission building as the vote count after the crucial presidential runoff continues

* The leader of the radical Palestinian group Hamas said he sees no prospect whatsoever in peace talks in the Middle East as Israel is led by warmongers

* France has agreed to sell Russia a Mistral-class amphibious assault ship and received an order to build another three, Radio France Internationale reported

* Sunday"s presidential runoff in Ukraine was in line with democratic norms, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said

* Presidential polls split Ukraine into east and west

* Five people were killed and at least 12 injured

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