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Thai army holds key to unlocking deadly impasse
May 21, 2014 (AFP)
Thailand's army chief could be lining up the pieces for an end-game to a deadly political crisis, but risks raising the stakes even higher given the threat of a...
Thai army invokes martial law, urges rivals to talk
May 20, 2014 (AFP)
Thailand's army chief imposed martial law Tuesday after months of deadly anti-government protests caused political paralysis, but insisted the intervention did ...
Thailand's army invokes martial law: military TV
May 19, 2014 (AFP)
Thailand's army on Tuesday declared martial law across the crisis-gripped kingdom to restore order following months of anti-government protests that have left 2...
Norway celebrates 200 yr constitution amid hypocrisy spat
May 17, 2014 (AFP)
Norway celebrated the 200th anniversary of its constitution on Saturday shortly after a controversy on whether the country betrayed its democratic principles by...
'New era' for India after landslide victory for Modi
May 16, 2014 (AFP)
India's triumphant Hindu nationalists declared "the start of a new era" in the world's biggest democracy Friday after hardline leader Narendra Modi propelled th...
Main issues facing the EU after elections
May 15, 2014 (AFP)
Near record unemployment and a very modest economic recovery, a massive trade pact with the United States, plus the Ukraine crisis and other foreign policy chal...
Thai army chief warns military 'may use force' if unrest continues
May 15, 2014 (AFP)
Thailand's army chief warned Thursday that the military may "use force" if political violence escalates in a six-month crisis which has left 28 people dead and ...
IT experts urge E-stonia to drop Internet voting
May 13, 2014 (AFP)
A team of global IT experts on Tuesday urged cyber-savvy Estonia to drop electronic voting from this month's European elections, saying they had identified majo...
India election campaign ends with clashing visions
May 10, 2014 (AFP)
Ruling Congress party frontman Rahul Gandhi warned Saturday of an India divided by caste and creed if the Hindu nationalist opposition wins power, as campaignin...
Modi 'tsunami' forecast on India's holy Ganges
May 08, 2014 (AFP)
As he contemplated the vast crowds that greeted Narendra Modi in India's holiest city, the would-be prime minister's top aide proclaimed the wave of support for...
Kosovo calls snap election after failing to create army
May 08, 2014 (AFP)
Kosovo's president on Thursday called snap elections for June 8 after lawmakers failed to agree on the creation of an army for the former Serbian province. "I i...
Bolivia military backtracks on sackings over protests
May 03, 2014 (AFP)
Bolivia's military command moved Saturday to try to defuse unrest in the ranks, announcing it would not go ahead with the planned firing of more than 400 non-co...
Votes being counted but new Iraq govt months away
May 01, 2014 (AFP)
Vote counting was under way Thursday following Iraq's relatively peaceful elections, but with results not due for weeks and parties bitterly divided, forming a ...
Protesters to mark May Day from Hong Kong to Istanbul
May 01, 2014 (AFP)
Tens of thousands of people across the globe were hitting the streets Thursday for mass rallies marking International Labour Day, with Turkey a potential flashp...
US senator moves to block aid to Egypt
Apr 30, 2014 (AFP)
A senior US senator has moved to block hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Egypt to protest the death sentences imposed on nearly 700 suspected Islamists....
'Russian Zuckerberg' quits homeland with parting shot
Apr 27, 2014 (AFP)
Imagine if Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg suddenly announced he was resigning, only to reveal days later it was only a joke. And then was forced out a month late...
Bolivia's Morales urges troops to end their strike
Apr 25, 2014 (AFP)
Bolivian President Evo Morales on Friday urged striking members of the armed forces to return to their barracks, calling for a return to military "discipline" b...
Six killed as India heads back to the polls
Apr 24, 2014 (AFP)
The latest stage of India's massive five-week election was marred by bloody violence Thursday, with a landmine triggered by Maoist insurgents killing at least f...
Hackers of Oman news agency target Bouteflika
Apr 20, 2014 (AFP)
Hackers on Sunday targeted the website of Oman's official news agency, singling out and mocking Algeria's newly re-elected president Abdelaziz Bouteflika as a h...
Female candidates fight for rights in Iraq campaign
Apr 20, 2014 (AFP)
With fears that women's rights are being eroded in Iraq, prospective female lawmakers are determined to push women's issues to the fore of campaigning for this ...
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