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Court dismisses Thai PM Yingluck Shinatwatra from office
May 7, 2014
Court dismisses Thai PM Yingluck Shinatwatra from office
Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday dismissed Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from office, ruling that she abused her power, deepening the…
Thai court almost certain to rule against PM, force her from office
May 6, 2014
Thai court almost certain to rule against PM, force her from office
Thailand's Constitutional Court is almost certain to rule against Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on abuse of power charges on Wednesday,…
Ethiopia shot ‘peaceful protesters’: rights group
May 6, 2014
Ethiopia shot ‘peaceful protesters’: rights group
Ethiopian security forces shot dead peaceful protesters in student demonstrations last week, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday, quoting "credible" claims…
UN chief lands in war-torn South Sudan to push for peace
May 6, 2014
UN chief lands in war-torn South Sudan to push for peace
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon flew into South Sudan Tuesday to demand an end to a brutal four-month-old civil war…
Boko Haram leader threatens to sell abducted schoolgirls
May 5, 2014
Boko Haram leader threatens to sell abducted schoolgirls
Boko Haram on Monday claimed the abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls in northern Nigeria that has triggered international outrage, threatening…
South Sudan army battles rebels for key oil town
May 5, 2014
South Sudan army battles rebels for key oil town
South Sudanese troops and rebels battled in the key oil town of Bentiu Monday as the government pushed forward a…
Europe tries new peace bid for Ukraine as Kiev warns of war
May 5, 2014
Europe tries new peace bid for Ukraine as Kiev warns of war
European leaders are desperately pushing a new peace bid for Ukraine as the country slipped towards what its interim president…
Abbas, Hamas chief to hold first talks since unity deal
May 5, 2014
Abbas, Hamas chief to hold first talks since unity deal
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas was to hold talks with Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal in Doha on Monday for the first…
Pro-Russians storm Odessa police station, PM slams local police
May 5, 2014
Pro-Russians storm Odessa police station, PM slams local police
Pro-Russian militants stormed a Ukrainian police station in Odessa on Sunday and freed nearly 70 fellow activists as the country's…
Syria jihadists seize Daraa rebel leader: monitor
May 4, 2014
Syria jihadists seize Daraa rebel leader: monitor
Beirut (AFP) - Al-Nusra Front, the Al-Qaeda franchise in Syria, has seized a moderate rebel commander in the southern province…