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EU elections under way in Netherlands and UK
Voting for the European parliament election gets underway on Thursday in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, with Ireland and the Czech ...14 Ukrainian soldiers dead in Donetsk clashes
Ukrainian President Oleksander Turchynov said on May 22 that 14 troops had been killed in two overnight attacks by rebel forces in ...Attacks in Baghdad kill 32 Shiite pilgrims
Thirty-two people were killed in three attacks on Shi\'ite Muslim pilgrims walking in Baghdad on Thursday evening ahead of a major religious ...Thailand under nationwide curfew after army seizes power in coup
A nationwide curfew has been imposed in Thailand after the country\'s military seized power by dissolving the government and suspending the constitution.Russia, China veto UN bid to refer Syria to international court
Russia and China have vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution referring the Syrian crisis to the International Criminal Court for investigation of ...Pakistan jets target Taliban militants, kill 32
Pakistani fighter jets killed at least 32 people in an attack on military hideouts in the tribal region of North Waziristan on ...Two Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria kill 30
At least 30 people have reportedly been killed in a Boko Haram attack on the village of Alagarno in Nigeria\'s Borno state, ...China and Russia sign historic $400bn gas deal after 10 years of negotiations
After 10 years of negotiations, Russia\'s Gazprom and China\'s CNPC have finally signed a historic gas deal which will provide the world\'s ...Swiss bank pleads guilty to US tax evasion, fined $2.6bn
Swiss bank Credit Suisse pleaded guilty Monday to the charge that it facilitated wealthy Americans who sought to commit tax evasion, becoming ...Thailand army declares martial law
Thailand\'s army declared martial law on Tuesday to restore order after six months of anti-government protests which have left the country without ...




