There was a big turnout for East Timor's first democratic election after centuries of foreign domination.

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And as the British discovered in the 19th century and the Russians in the 20th, Afghans unite against foreign domination.

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The complaints of foreign domination have struck a chord with many Thais.

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"Polish opera has an emotional intensity, a resonance", said Mr Pountney, who pointed to the difficult history that Poland had endured under long periods of foreign domination.

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