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Afghan Taliban announce successor to Mullah Mansour
Date: 2016-05-25 09:22:56 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:6 - ID:4976713
The Afghan Taliban have announced a new leader to replace Mullah Akhtar Mansour who was killed in a US drone strike. In a statement, the Taliban acknowledged Mansour's death for the first time and named his successor as Mawlawi Haibatullah ....
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Van der Bellen elected Austrian president
Date: 2016-05-24 07:01:14 GMT - Austria - International - SN:3 - ID:4969073
Alexander Van der Bellen has won Austria's presidential election, preventing Norbert Hofer from becoming the EU's first far-right head of state. Van der Bellen, a pro-EU independent backed by the Greens, beat Hofer by just 31,000 votes among the ....
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Iran denies killed Taliban leader Mullah Mansour visited Tehran
Date: 2016-05-23 13:02:53 GMT - Iran - International - SN:9 - ID:4965197
Iran on Monday denied reports that Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour entered Pakistan from the Islamic republic before being killed in a United States (US) drone strike, Russian Today reported. Pakistani security officials on Sunday ....
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S. Korea calls on N.K. to explain its stance on denuclearization
Date: 2016-05-23 09:33:16 GMT - south korea - International - SN:6 - ID:4963093
South Korea's defense ministry said Monday it has responded to North Korea's latest offer for military talks by calling on the North to make its stance on denuclearization clear, Yonhap news agency reported. The government also said ....
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UK to be magnet for terrorists if we remain in EU -- British min.
Date: 2016-05-22 11:11:02 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:7 - ID:4957005
Britain will become a magnet for terrorists and gangsters if we stay in the EU, The Sun quoted armed forces minister as saying. Penny Mordaunt said thousands could flood in when Turkey, Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia join. All five ....
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Afghan government says it is likely that Taliban leader killed
Date: 2016-05-22 07:54:15 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:2 - ID:4955357
A top Afghan government official said on Sunday it was likely that Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a U.S. air strike, ABC news reported. "Last night, American officials informed the Afghan government and it is very likely that ....
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Voting in Cyprus' parliamentary polls starts
Date: 2016-05-22 07:53:09 GMT - Cyprus - International - SN:1 - ID:4955349
Cypriot nationals began voting on Sunday to elect the 56 members of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus, Euronews reported. Polling stations opened at 0700 local time (0400 GMT) and will remain open until 1800 (1500 GMT), with ....
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Tanzania's home affairs minister suspended for alcoholism
Date: 2016-05-21 13:07:27 GMT - Tanzania - International - SN:10 - ID:4951873
Tanzanian President John Magufuli has sacked his home affairs minister after he turned up to parliament and answered questions while under the influence of alcohol, the presidency said, according to Euronews. President John Magufuli, who took ....
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14 gunmen killed in central Pakistan
Date: 2016-05-21 07:50:08 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:4 - ID:4949885
Pakistani police killed 14 al Qaeda-affiliated militants in an exchange of fire central Pakistan, anti-terror police units announced Saturday. One of the terrorists - who belonged to al Qaeda and other terrorist groups - has links to 2010 ....
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Argentina nominates minister for UN top post
Date: 2016-05-21 07:48:59 GMT - Argentina - International - SN:3 - ID:4949881
Argentine President Mauricio Macri has nominated Foreign Minister Susana Malcorra as a candidate for Secretary-General of the United Nations, in a vote that may hand the top post to a woman for the first time, Sky News reported Saturday. The UN ....
