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No-confidence motion against Abe Cabinet voted down
Date: 2016-05-31 11:34:28 GMT - Japan - International - SN:4 - ID:5015037
A motion of no-confidence in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet failed in the House of Representatives Tuesday following its joint submission by the Democratic Party and three other Japanese opposition parties in response to Abe's plan to further ....
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Israeli government unanimously approves Lieberman as defense minister
Date: 2016-05-30 10:28:49 GMT - palestine - International - SN:9 - ID:5007562
The latest version of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing coalition was unanimously approved by the cabinet Monday after weathering its first storm, Netanyahu's Likud party said as quoted by Ha'aretz newspaper. The expanded ....
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Vatican pope rules out retiring like his predecessor
Date: 2016-05-30 07:26:25 GMT - Vatican - International - SN:6 - ID:5005961
Pope Francis says he has no intention of quitting the papacy — a possibility opened up by his predecessor Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, The Washington Post reported. The pope, responding to a question from a young person at a Vatican event, said ....
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Larijani elected Iran’s new parliament speaker
Date: 2016-05-29 08:29:08 GMT - Iran - International - SN:4 - ID:4999953
Lawmakers have voted Ali Larijani as the temporary speaker of Iran’s new parliament following February elections, Press TV reported. Larijani, a Principlist, won the post on Sunday with 173 votes in a race against Mohammad Reza Aref who had ....
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Lufthansa to suspend flights to Venezuela
Date: 2016-05-29 07:51:41 GMT - Germany - International - SN:2 - ID:4999681
The German airline, Lufthansa, has announced that it will suspend flights to Venezuela from 18 June due to economic difficulties in the country, the BBC reported on Sunday. The company also said currency controls in Venezuela made it impossible ....
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Canadian PM 'hopeful' physician-assisted suicide bill will pass
Date: 2016-05-29 07:50:19 GMT - Canada - International - SN:1 - ID:4999669
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he is "hopeful" Parliament will pass a new bill allowing physician-assisted suicide before the previous law permitting the practice expires, United Press International reported on Sunday. The deadline, ....
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Abe mulling 2nd extra budget for FY 2016 after G-7 summit
Date: 2016-05-28 10:40:43 GMT - Japan - International - SN:9 - ID:4995301
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is compiling a second supplementary budget for the current fiscal year through next March to bolster the faltering Japanese economy following discussions at the Group of Seven summit, Kyodo News quoted government ....
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Indian PM wishes speedy recovery of Pakistani counterpart
Date: 2016-05-28 09:40:57 GMT - India - International - SN:8 - ID:4994877
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended his best wishes to Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif who was in London for treatment, according to Geo News. Prime Minister Sharif is scheduled to undergo an open-heart surgery on ....
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Austrian FM warns EU of depending on refugees agreement with Turkey
Date: 2016-05-28 08:59:32 GMT - Austria - International - SN:7 - ID:4994557
Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz warned the European Union of depending on the refugees agreement with Turkey. Kurz also rejected the agreement, saying that he is totally against it. He, meanwhile said that the agreement with Turkey ....
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Pakistan army chief conveys serious concern to US over drone strike in Balochistan
Date: 2016-05-25 10:37:45 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:7 - ID:4977517
In a meeting with US Ambassador David Hale, Pakistani Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday expressed serious concerns over a US drone strike in Balochistan earlier this week that allegedly killed Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar ....
