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Yingluck Shinawatra rejects resignation call

Thailand’s PM Yingluck Shinawatra has rejected protesters' demands that she resign before February's snap elections. Demonstrators have been calling for…

11 years ago

Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohammed Badie appears in court for first time

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie has appeared in court for the first time since his arrest in August. Mohammed…

11 years ago

Ukraine protesters maintain blockade near Kiev’s City Hall

Riot police are taking up positions near Kiev's City Hall, where thousands of Ukrainian anti-government protesters have massed. More police…

11 years ago

Nelson Mandela funeral: South Africa’s parliament in special session to pay tribute

South Africa's parliament is meeting in special session to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela. The country is observing a series…

11 years ago

Vladimir Putin closes down Russia’s state-owned news agency RIA Novosti

Vladimir Putin has abolished Russia's state-owned news agency RIA Novosti. In a surprise decree published on the Kremlin's website on…

11 years ago

Venezuela local elections 2013: Nicolas Maduro’s socialist party ahead in polls

According to Venezuela’s National Electoral Council, the governing United Socialist Party (USP) has won the greatest share of the vote…

11 years ago

Yingluck Shinawatra to dissolve Thai parliament after opposition resignation

Thailand’s PM Yingluck Shinawatra has announced she will dissolve parliament and call an election, after sustained protests in the capital,…

11 years ago

North Korea confirms removal of Jang Sung-taek

North Korea has confirmed for the first time that Jang Sung-taek has been dismissed from his post. Jang Sung-taek had…

11 years ago

Texas winter storm causes travel hindrances and power outages

A winter storm that started in Washington has hit Texas hard on Saturday, causing event cancellations, travel hindrances and power…

11 years ago

Ukraine: Pro-EU protesters topple Lenin statue in Kiev

Hundreds of thousands of pro-EU demonstrators have taken to the streets of Kiev seeking the Ukrainian government’s resignation. Protesters, who…

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