Kenya's feuding political factions have opened talks aimed at resolving the country's political crisis and ending a month of violence that has killed more than 800 people.

Leaders with Kenya's main opposition group have made a new appeal for peace in a bid to stop ethnic violence that has surged in recent days, leaving dozens of people dead. Nick Wadhams has the story from Nairobi.

In a major breakthrough for peace efforts in Kenya, President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga have agreed to meet for their first face-to-face talks since last month's disputed presidential vote sparked weeks of protests and ethnic clashes in the east African country. VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu in Nairobi reports on the latest efforts to bring stability to a country reeling from post-election violence.

As the violence and political turmoil continue in Kenya, efforts continue to try to find a peaceful solution to the crisis. Many say the violence has highlighted ethnic and economic differences within the country.

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Prime Minister of Turkey Tayyip Erdogan said he would address the nation amid a crisis over a presidential election that has pitted secularists including the powerful army against his Islamist-rooted government.

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By the thousands, Ukrainians are gathered in Kyiv outside the Verkhovna Rada in a scene reminiscent of the Orange Revolution of 2004. Only now they're supporting Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, not his political rival, President Viktor Yushchenko.

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