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Colombia vote: Santos re-elected as president
Date: 2014-06-16 09:03:29 GMT - Colombia - International - SN:24 - ID:780413
Juan Manuel Santos has won re-election in Colombia's most dramatic presidential contest in years, the BBC reported Monday. Mr Santos won nearly 51% of votes and saw off his right-wing challenger Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, who had 45%. Correspondents ....
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Nour party in Qena mulls preparations for parliamentary elections
Date: 2014-06-16 09:02:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:780412
The executive office of the Salafi El-Nour Party held discussions on Monday in preparations for the next parliamentary elections. The party has a several-step plan to run in the polls, said Mostafa Abdo, the local secretary general. Best ....
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Park departs for Uzbekistan to forge closer ties with Central Asia
Date: 2014-06-16 09:01:20 GMT - south korea - International - SN:22 - ID:780408
South Korean President Park Geun-hye left for Uzbekistan on Monday to forge closer economic and other ties with the Central Asian nation once at the center of the trade route between Asia and Europe, Yonhap reported. The three-day state visit ....
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Pentagon intensifies U.S. diplomatic security in Baghdad
Date: 2014-06-16 08:58:44 GMT - USA - International - SN:21 - ID:780404
The US military is providing intensified security for US diplomatic facilities in Baghdad, the Pentagon said on Sunday. "A small number of (Defense Department) personnel are augmenting State Department security assets in Baghdad to help ensure ....
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Israel raids Gaza Strip
Date: 2014-06-16 08:53:51 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:780394
Israeli warplanes launched air raids over different parts of Gaza Strip on Monday, wounding two Palestinians, Palestinian sources said. The warplanes raided a national security outpost in Zaitoun district in Gaza, wounding two children. The ....