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BJP wins Indian general elections: exit polls
May 13, 2014NEW DELHI, May 12 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Exit polls showed that the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a majority of seats in the new Indian Lower House of Parliament ...
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Israeli ex-PM to appeal his six-year jail sentence for bribery
May 13, 2014JERUSALEM, May 13 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The attorney of Israel's ex-Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday said Olmert would appeal the six- year jail sentence given to him for bribery.
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U.S. looks forward to working with India's new gov't: Obama
May 12, 2014WASHINGTON, May 12 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The United States looks forward to the formation of a new India government and working closely with the next administration, U.S. President Barack Obama said ...
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UN chief calls for immediate end to fighting in South ...
May 12, 2014UNITED NATIONS, May 12 (Xinhua/Sun) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Monday described the current conflict in South Sudan as " an entirely man-made calamity" and called for an ...
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Venezuelan security forces dismantle protesters' camps
May 10, 2014CARACAS, May 8 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Venezuelan security forces broke up four camps pitched by student protesters and detained 243 people in an early morning raid, Venezuelan officials said Thursday.
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ANC wins election with declining support: preliminary results
May 10, 2014JOHANNESBURG, May 10 (Xinhua/Sun)-- South African ruling party African National Congress (ANC) has coasted to an easy win in the country's elections despite declining national support, according to preliminary results ...
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Mandela phenomenon influences many S. Africans to vote for ruling ...
May 7, 2014JOHANNESBURG, May 7 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The "Nelson Mandela phenomenon" is playing a fundamental role in influencing many South Africans to vote for the ruling African National Congress (ANC), a senior ...
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Yingluck removed by court verdict as head of Thai caretaker ...
May 7, 2014BANGKOK, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Acting Thai premier Yingluck Shinawatra was legally deposed Wednesday for earlier abusing of power.
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Chinese premier starts Africa tour with visits to Ethiopia, AU ...
May 5, 2014ADDIS ABABA, May 4 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang started an Africa tour on Sunday with his arrival in Ethiopia, where he will also visit the headquarters of the ...
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Violence escalates in Ukraine, OSCE observers freed
May 3, 2014KIEV, May 3 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Violence has escalated in Ukraine with dozens of people killed and injured Friday, while the 12 detained observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation ...
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Preparing the Banana industry to prevent a serious new threat
May 3, 2014Preparing the Banana industry to prevent a serious new threat
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Clashes at Ukraine's Odessa kill at least 43
May 2, 2014KIEV, May 2 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Clashes between pro- and anti-government protesters in Ukraine's Black Sea city of Odessa have killed at least 43 people and injured 174 others, the local ...
