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Obama congratulates Ukraine on elections
Date: 2014-05-26 04:48:18 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:742611
WASHINGTON, May 6 (MENA) - President Barack Obama congratulated Ukraine on its election Sunday, particularly citizens in the east who voted despite the efforts of "Russian-backed separatist groups" that "sought to disenfranchise entire ....
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There is still little information about motives of Jewish museum shooter -- Brussels Prosecutor
Date: 2014-05-25 20:15:28 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:169 - ID:742435
BRUSSELS, May 25 (MENA) - 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 ....
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Petro Poroshenko wins presidential elections — exit polls results
Date: 2014-05-25 20:11:24 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:167 - ID:742428
KIEV, May 25 (MENA) - Petro Poroshenko, a business tycoon and member of Ukraine’s parliament, is winning the presidential elections in Ukraine with 55.9% of the vote, according to exit poll data, Itar-Tass reported on Sunday. His closest rival, ....
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Obama pledges 'responsible end' to Afghanistan war
Date: 2014-05-25 20:01:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:164 - ID:742434
WASHINGTON, May 25 (MENA) – 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 ....
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Chocolate king claims Ukraine presidency
Date: 2014-05-25 19:46:20 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:161 - ID:742427
LONDON, May 25 (MENA) - 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 ....
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Exit polls show Poroshenko winning Ukraine presidential vote
Date: 2014-05-25 18:42:11 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:157 - ID:742369
KIEV, May 25 (MENA) - Exits polls from Ukraine's presidential election show billionaire candy-maker Petro Poroshenko winning outright in the first round, VOA reported on Sunday. Polls from Sunday's vote gave Poroshenko 55.9 percent of the ....
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Obama makes surprise Afghan visit
Date: 2014-05-25 17:22:45 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:140 - ID:742313
KABUL, May 25 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama secretly slipped into Afghanistan under the cover of darkness Sunday for a weekend visit with US troops serving in the closing months of America's longest war, ABC News reported. Air Force One ....
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Thailand's ex-PM freed from custody
Date: 2014-05-25 14:42:45 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:111 - ID:742041
BANGKOK, May 25 (MENA) - Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is no longer in military custody, according to a highly placed source in the junta that took over Thailand in a coup d'etat last week. A source close to Yingluck also ....
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US gets serious about coup in Thailand, threatens to cut military aid
Date: 2014-05-25 06:49:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:740842
WASHINGTON, May 24 (MENA) - 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 ....
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Ukrainians vote in presidential elections
Date: 2014-05-25 06:40:44 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:17 - ID:740820
KIEV, May 25 (MENA) - Ukrainians are going to the polls to vote in a new president after months of unrest following the ousting of former President Viktor Yanukovych, the BBC reported. Eighteen candidates are competing in the contest, which is ....
