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Malawi's ex-army chief arrested over corruption
Date: 2015-05-12 16:56:42 GMT - Malawi - International - SN:51 - ID:2574381
Malawi's former army chief has been arrested over a multi-million dollar corruption allegation, the BBC reported. Gen Henry Odillo and his former deputy, Lt Col Clement Kafuwa, are accused of arranging a contract to supply military equipment ....
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Turkey, Azerbaijan begin joint military exercises
Date: 2015-05-12 16:48:50 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:48 - ID:2574293
Turkish and Azeri armed forces on Tuesday started joint military exercises in the Azeri capital of Baku and Nakhchivan, Hurriyet quoted the Azeri Ministry of Defense as saying in a statement. The exercises would continue until May 17 and were ....
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Merkel meets Israel president to mark 50 years of diplomacy
Date: 2015-05-12 16:30:47 GMT - Germany - International - SN:46 - ID:2574141
Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed Israel's President Reuven Rivlin at the Chancellery on Tuesday to mark 50 years of ties between the two countries, the Deutsche Welle reported. "We believe that Germany needs to provide special support ....
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South African police arrest 750 undocumented immigrants
Date: 2015-05-12 16:11:32 GMT - South Africa - International - SN:45 - ID:2573921
South African authorities have arrested about 750 immigrants staying illegally in this country, prompting rights groups on Tuesday to criticize the sweep for alleged violations that include preventing detainees from seeing lawyers, The U.S. News & ....
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Putin, Kerry meeting will lead to shift in political dialogue - Russian lawmaker
Date: 2015-05-12 14:57:15 GMT - Russia - International - SN:41 - ID:2573397
Chairman of the Russian Duma's Committee of International Affairs Alexey Pushkov on Tuesday said a shift in political and diplomatic dialogue between Moscow and Washington should be expected from a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin ....
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Nepal earthquake, magnitude 7.3, strikes near Everest
Date: 2015-05-12 14:48:52 GMT - Nepal - International - SN:11 - ID:2571729
A major earthquake has struck eastern Nepal, near Mount Everest, two weeks after more than 8,000 died in a devastating quake, the BBC reported. At least 16 people have been killed and 846 injured, according to Nepal's information minister. The ....
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Kerry in Russia to meet with Putin
Date: 2015-05-12 09:42:06 GMT - Russia - International - SN:8 - ID:2570221
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived here Tuesday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss bilateral and regional issues including Iran, Ukraine and Syria. Kerry will meet with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov for talks ....
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Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits eastern Nepal
Date: 2015-05-12 08:16:22 GMT - Nepal - International - SN:5 - ID:2569285
A major earthquake has struck eastern Nepal, two weeks after more than 8,000 people were killed in a devastating quake. The latest earthquake hit near the town of Namche Bazar, near Mount Everest. The US Geological Survey said it had a ....
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White House denies report that Pakistan helped in Bin Laden hit
Date: 2015-05-12 07:02:36 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:2568645
The White House on Monday dismissed as “baseless” new allegations that the Barack Obama administration lied about the 2011 military raid in Pakistan that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. In a lengthy London Review of Books piece released ....
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Cameron announces new UK Conservative Government
Date: 2015-05-11 17:50:59 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:55 - ID:2566989
UK Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday announced the final list to his new Conservative Government. Sajid Javid has been appointed business secretary and Amber Rudd becomes energy secretary as David Cameron reshuffles his top team after the ....
