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  • Israel welcomes results of Ukrainian presidential election

    Israel welcomes results of Ukrainian presidential election

    Date: 2014-05-28 09:00:17 GMT - Israel - International - SN:29 - ID:747789

    Israel’s Foreign Ministry said it welcomes the election process that voted in billionaire Petro Poroshenko as Ukraine president. Israeli foreign Minister Yigal Palmor said "We respect the Ukrainian people’s choice and hope that calm and peace ....

  • Thailand's Military says many detainees freed

    Thailand's Military says many detainees freed

    Date: 2014-05-28 08:58:10 GMT - Thailand - International - SN:28 - ID:747785

    Thailand's army says it has now released 124 people, including politicians and activists, who were taken into custody after the coup. Conditions for the release appear to include agreeing to avoid political activity and informing the army of ....

  • Israeli ex-foreign minister decides against joining race for Israel president

    Israeli ex-foreign minister decides against joining race for Israel president

    Date: 2014-05-28 07:50:35 GMT - Israel - International - SN:23 - ID:747610

    Israeli Former foreign minister David Levy decided against joining the crowded field of candidates in the June 10 presidential election Tuesday afternoon, hours ahead of the midnight deadline to enter the contest, The Jerusalem Post reported. ....

  • Somali Al-Shabaab claims Djibouti attack

    Somali Al-Shabaab claims Djibouti attack

    Date: 2014-05-28 07:45:16 GMT - Somalia - International - SN:21 - ID:747593

    Somali rebel group al-Shabaab was behind the restaurant attack in Djibouti by two suicide bombers over the weekend that killed a Turkish national and wounded several Western soldiers, the militants said on Tuesday, Radio Africa 1 reported. n the ....

  • South Korea hospice fire kills 21

    South Korea hospice fire kills 21

    Date: 2014-05-28 07:36:23 GMT - south korea - International - SN:20 - ID:747572

    At least 20 patients and a nurse have been killed in a fire at a hospice in Janseong county, South Korea, BBC reported on Wednesday. Six others are in critical condition after the fire at Hyosarang Hospital, about 300km south of Seoul. Most ....

  • US awaits results of Egypt's presidential vote: spokeswoman

    US awaits results of Egypt's presidential vote: spokeswoman

    Date: 2014-05-28 07:18:43 GMT - USA - International - SN:13 - ID:747525

    US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki has said Washington is waiting for the results of Egypt's presidential vote. The spokeswoman said that the US was waiting for the reports of the international monitors on the election. ....

  • Zarif, Ashton start 2nd day of talks in Istanbul

    Zarif, Ashton start 2nd day of talks in Istanbul

    Date: 2014-05-27 10:04:19 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:14 - ID:745986

    Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held the second day of talks with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton over Tehran’s nuclear energy program in Istanbul. Zarif and Ashton resumed a second day of closed-door discussions in the ....

  • Nigerian military official claims he knows whereabouts of kidnapped girls

    Nigerian military official claims he knows whereabouts of kidnapped girls

    Date: 2014-05-27 05:56:13 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:3 - ID:745358

    A top Nigerian military official believes he knows the whereabouts of girls kidnapped last month, but he says the nation's military will not use force to try to rescue them. "We want our girls back. I can tell you that our military can and will ....

  • Hague praises Ukraine's voters

    Hague praises Ukraine's voters

    Date: 2014-05-26 08:41:36 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:35 - ID:743276

    Ukraine's presidential election is a "decisive signal of their support for reform", William Hague declared as he praised voters for defying disruption by pro-Russian separatists. The Foreign Secretary said, as quoted by the BBC, that every vote ....

  • Fire at South Korean bus terminal kills 7

    Fire at South Korean bus terminal kills 7

    Date: 2014-05-26 07:10:52 GMT - south korea - International - SN:27 - ID:742954

    A fire at a bus terminal near Seoul on Monday left seven people dead and 20 others injured, the BBC reported quoting emergency officials. The fire was suspected to have started during welding works at a construction site at the basement of the ....

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