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An Iraqi political alliance says it will end a month-long boycott of parliament. An Iraqiya spokeswoman said Sunday the alliance's lawmakers will attend parliamentary meetings this week for the first time since mid-December. Iraqiya's announcement followed a meeting of its leaders. Iraqiya said it has not decided whether to end a separate boycott of cabinet meetings chaired by Iraq's Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The political crisis began last month when the prime minister ordered the arrest of Iraq's Sunni vice president. He also asked parliament to fire a Sunni deputy prime minister who described Mr Maliki as a dictator. 

Protesters in Moscow have demonstrated against the likely return of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to the presidency next month. The protesters covered their cars in white materials and drove around the city. Organizers say as many as 3,000 cars took part. The protesters drove around a major highway that surrounds the capital. People without cars stood along the road and waved white cloths. Local police say 300 cars took part in the protest. 

French President Nicholas Sarkozy has described new economic proposals for his country. The plans call for an increased tax on goods and services and a cut in employers' payroll taxes. The proposals are aimed at improving France's employment. Nearly three million people in France are out of work. Mr Sarkozy announced the proposals on a television broadcast Sunday. France will elect a new president in April.
In Athens Sunday, Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos met with leaders of the country's three main political parties. He said they all agreed on measures to reduce the government's debt. 

In Burma, democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has campaigned for elections to be held April 1. Thousands of cheering supporters lined the roads of several towns in the Dawei area to see the Nobel Peace Prize winner on Sunday. She is making her first political trip outside Rangoon since declaring she would run for office. Huge crowds called out "Long live Aung San Suu Kyi." She told the crowds "There is a lot to be done to build the country that we all want." Aung San Suu Kyi is campaigning in the coastal area to gain support for another candidate running for parliament. She will make similar trips to other areas before campaigning for her own seat.