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King endorses coup leader
Date: 2014-05-26 06:56:07 GMT - Thailand - International - SN:18 - ID:742870
Thailand's coup leader said on Monday that the country's king had officially endorsed him to run the nation after the armed forces seized power last week, the BBC reported. The announcement came one day after the junta warned protesters it was ....
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Chocolate king claims Ukraine presidency
Date: 2014-05-26 06:51:02 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:7 - ID:742765
Ukrainian confectionery tycoon Petro Poroshenko has claimed outright victory in the country's presidential election, the BBC news reported. Poroshenko, known as the "chocolate king", won more than 55% of the vote in the first round, exit polls ....
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There is still little information about motives of Jewish museum shooter -- Brussels Prosecutor
Date: 2014-05-26 06:34:18 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:9 - ID:742788
There is still little information about the motives of the Jewish museum shooter, Russia Today quoted Ine Van Wymersch, a spokeswoman for Brussels Prosecutor’s Office, as saying on Sunday. Three people were killed in an attack at the Jewish ....
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Obama pledges 'responsible end' to Afghanistan war
Date: 2014-05-26 06:29:16 GMT - USA - International - SN:8 - ID:742773
US President Barack Obama slipped into Afghanistan for a surprise visit Sunday to make clear that the US was likely to maintain a limited role here even after its combat mission ends this year and America's longest war comes to a close, ABC reported ....
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On Africa Day, more must be done to unleash continent’s agricultural potential - UN
Date: 2014-05-25 10:50:10 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:37 - ID:741517
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the concepts of transformation, growth, dynamism, progress and partnership are central to the African Union’s (AU) narrative as it embarks on the second half of its first centennial. In a message ....
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Kenyan president lauds Egypt's technuical support programs
Date: 2014-05-25 08:48:40 GMT - Kenya - International - SN:23 - ID:741213
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta lauded on Sunday the technical support programs Egypt has been offering to African nations, especially his country. Kenyatta, in a meeting with Egyptian Ambassador Qadri Abdel Motleb on the occasion of the end of ....
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Syria election can help restore peace, security: Iran MP
Date: 2014-05-25 08:45:29 GMT - Iran - International - SN:21 - ID:741201
A senior Iranian lawmaker says the upcoming presidential election in Syria can contribute to the restoration of peace and security in the crisis-hit state, Press TV reported. Chairman of National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of Iran’s ....
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Larijani re-elected as Iran Majlis speaker
Date: 2014-05-25 08:42:44 GMT - Iran - International - SN:19 - ID:741184
Iranian lawmakers have elected Ali Larijani as the speaker of Iran’s Majlis (parliament) for the third consecutive year, Press TV channel reported. Larijani was elected as the speaker by getting 187 out of 264 votes cast during the Majlis open ....
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US gets serious about coup in Thailand, threatens to cut military aid
Date: 2014-05-25 07:07:53 GMT - USA - International - SN:12 - ID:740964
The Pentagon on Saturday canceled military exercises in Thailand amid a military coup and urged organizers to restore democracy in the Southeast Asian country, Fox news reported Sunday. The Pentagon canceled three upcoming events with the Royal ....
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Iran values ties with Azerbaijan: Defense Minister
Date: 2014-05-25 07:06:13 GMT - Russia - International - SN:11 - ID:740958
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan said enhancement of ties between the Islamic Republic and the Republic of Azerbaijan is among Tehran’s top foreign policy priorities, Press TV reported. “The Islamic Republic of Iran’s ....