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Ukraine’s eastern regions to hold independence referendum on Sunday

KIEV: A referendum will be held on Sunday in the eastern Ukraine regions of Donetsk and Luhansk on their freedom from the country. In a...

Ukraine, NATO protest Putin’s Crimea visit

MOSCOW: The Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday visited Crimea and addressed sailors in Sevastopol harbour as part of celebrations marking the 1945 Soviet...

Thai protesters demand ouster of caretaker govt

BANGKOK: Thousands of anti-government protesters in Thailand on Friday took to the streets of Bangkok in an effort to bring down the caretaker government...

Ousted Thai premier Yingluck Shinawatra indicted over rice subsidy program

BANGKOK: The National Anti-Corruption Commission in Thailand on Thursday indicted the ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on charges of dereliction of duty in overseeing...

Afghan Taliban announce new wave of attacks against foreign forces

KABUL: The Afghan Taliban have announced that they will start their annual spring offensive against the US-led foreign forces in the war-torn country from...

Indian elections 2014: Voting for eighth phase of Lok Sabha elections underway

NEW DELHI: The polling for 64 seats of India’s Lok Sabha elections across seven states in eighth phase is underway on Wednesday, during which...

Thai court removes PM Yingluck Shinawatra from office

BANGKOK: The Thailand’s constitutional court on Wednesday removed the country’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from office over charges of abuse of power. In its ruling, the...

Polling begins across South Africa

CAPE TOWN: Polling begins across South Africa. The polling is being held on Wednesday in South Africa for the fifth democratic general elections since...

UN human rights chief urges greater effort to resolve Ukraine crisis

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday urged the Ukrainian government and pro-Russia protesters to end violent...

Afghanistan landslide: over 2,100 confirmed dead

KABUL: Over 2,100 persons were killed after a landslide triggered by torrential rain smashed into a village in the mountainous district of Argo in...

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