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Nigerian Islamic council condemns abduction of school girls
Date: 2014-05-24 07:14:24 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:18 - ID:739230
President of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Sa'adu Abubakar condemned the abduction of 230 girls from a school in Borno state last month. The girls were allegedly forced to convert to Islam. In statements, Abubakar, the ....
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Chuck Hagel: Vladimir Putin wants to restore Soviet Union
Date: 2014-05-24 06:58:56 GMT - USA - International - SN:13 - ID:739192
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy actions suggest that he wants to restore the old Soviet Union, Fox News reported. "Putin has made no secret and he said it publicly on more than one ....
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Policies of US, allies endanger global peace: Iranian minister
Date: 2014-05-24 06:37:31 GMT - Iran - International - SN:4 - ID:739141
Iran’s defense minister has said that interference of the United States and its Western allies in the internal affairs of other countries threatens global peace and security, Pres TV Channel reported. Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan made the ....
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UN voices concerns over human rights in Thailand
Date: 2014-05-24 06:23:51 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:1 - ID:739124
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay urged rule of law to be restored promptly to Thailand. "I am very concerned by the restrictions on fundamental freedoms imposed by the (military leaders)," the UN chief spokesman cited Pillay as ....
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Putin discusses top-level cooperation with new Indian PM
Date: 2014-05-23 13:16:43 GMT - Russia - International - SN:23 - ID:738421
Russian President Vladimir Putin and India's incoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi have discussed plans for future top-level contacts, RIA Novosti quoted the Kremlin as saying on Friday. "The Russian President congratulated Modi with the victory ....
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Russia to respond to increased NATO activity near border-top general
Date: 2014-05-23 12:37:14 GMT - Russia - International - SN:22 - ID:738357
Russia's top general said on Friday that Moscow would retaliate against increased NATO activity near its border as tensions with the western alliance over Ukraine escalate, The New York Times reported. "NATO's military groupings in the Baltic ....
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UN blacklists Nigerian Boko Haram
Date: 2014-05-23 07:40:46 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:7 - ID:737712
The United Nations Security Council has imposed sanctions against Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram, which has carried out a wave of deadly attacks and the recent abduction of nearly 300 schoolgirls in Nigeria, the Nigerian media have ....
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Lavrov, Fahmy probe Libya, Syria, Palestine files
Date: 2014-05-23 07:27:51 GMT - Russia - International - SN:5 - ID:737682
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed with his Egyptian counterpart Nabil Fahmy the tense situation in Libya and Syria and Palestinian-Israel ties. During a phone conversation, Fahmy posted the Russian official on Egypt's assessment of ....
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Thailand military seizes power in coup
Date: 2014-05-22 16:48:26 GMT - Thailand - International - SN:32 - ID:737168
Thailand's military has announced it is taking control of the government and has suspended the constitution. In a TV statement, army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha vowed to restore order and enact political reforms, the BBC reported. The cabinet ....
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Thailand military seizes power in coup
Date: 2014-05-22 14:05:51 GMT - Thailand - International - SN:22 - ID:736859
Thailand's military has announced it is taking control of the government and has suspended the constitution. In a TV statement, army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha vowed to restore order and enact political reforms, the BBC reported. The cabinet ....
