Sri Lanka’s former army chief vows to topple government
June 14th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, June 14 (IANS) Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka said Thursday that he aimed to topple the government and create a new political culture, ruling out any possibility ... Read more...
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My life is under threat: Sri Lankan ex-army chief
June 10th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, June 10 (IANS) Former Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka, who was recently released from prison, Sunday said his life is under threat and he needs to be provided ... Read more...
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BJP to back JMM candidates if it joins NDA
April 16th, 2012 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has asked the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), its alliance partner in the Jharkhand government, to join the National Democratic Alliance, ... Read more...
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Yemen’s Saleh hands over power to new president
February 27th, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Sana'a, Feb 27 (IANS) Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh Monday marked the end of his 33-year rule in the Middle East nation by formally handing over power to newly-elected president ... Read more...
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Rwandan president in $20,000 a night hotel
September 23rd, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 23 (IANS) The Rwandan president is staying in a New York hotel suite whose charges for a night total over $20,000, an amount that an average Rwandan would ... Read more...
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Yemen may witness signing of power transition plan Saturday
April 27th, 2011 - 7:43 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A power transition plan between Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and the opposition could be signed Saturday in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, Al Jazeera ... Read more...
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Yemen’ Opposition accepts GCC power-transfer plan
April 26th, 2011 - 3:14 am ICT by IANS
Sana'a, April 26 (IANS) Yemen's Opposition Monday announced accepting the recent Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) plan, about President Ali Abdullah Saleh's resignation after 30 days of signing the deal, in ... Read more...
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Six more dead in Yemen clashes
April 14th, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
Sanaa (Yemen), Apr.14 (ANI): Intense clashes between troops devoted to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and anti- government troops loyal to General Ali Mohsin in Yemen have led to six more people being ... Read more...
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Yemen opposition tells Saleh to hand over power to deputy
April 3rd, 2011 - 3:21 am ICT by IANS
Sana'a, April 3 (IANS) Yemen's opposition Saturday told embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh to hand over power to his deputy as part of the five conditions it set for the ... Read more...
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Yemen’s President Saleh negotiating his departure
March 27th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Sanaa, Mar.27 (ANI): Yemen's President, Ali Abdullah Saleh is negotiating his departure from power during talks with the opposition.Yemeni Foreign Minister Abubakr al-Qirbi has said that transfer of power could be negotiated, ... Read more...
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Yemen opposition insists Saleh quit, president digs in
March 22nd, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Sana'a, March 22 (IANS) Reiterating its rejection of President Ali Abdullah Saleh's fresh offer to step down by 2013 after transfering power to parliament later this year, Yemen's opposition Tuesday ... Read more...
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Policeman shot dead by Yemen protesters
February 20th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Sana'a, Feb 20 (IANS) Anti-government protesters armed with rifles Sunday shot dead a police officer in Yemen's southern region of Aden, Xinhua reported, quoting the police."There was no protest in all Aden's ... Read more...
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15 wounded in Yemen clashes (Lead)
February 17th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Sanaa, Feb 17 (IANS) At least 15 people were injured in clashes between pro- and anti-government protesters in Yemen's capital Sanaa Thursday, Xinhua said. The demonstrations against President Ali Abdullah Saleh continued ... Read more...
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Two killed in clashes as protests continue in Yemen
February 17th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Sanaa, Feb 17 (IANS) At least two protesters have died of gunshot wounds during clashes with police in southern Yemen as anti-government rallies spread across the country.Besides the two deaths reported in ... Read more...
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17 injured, 165 detained during protests in Yemen
February 15th, 2011 - 5:46 am ICT by IANS
Sanaa, Feb 15 (IANS) At least 17 people were injured and 165 arrested Monday during various clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces in Yemen's capital Sanaa and the southern province of ... Read more...
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Oz Coalition takes poll-winning lead over ruling Labour Party
February 14th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb.14 (ANI): The latest Herald/Nielsen poll shows the opposition Coalition leading the ruling Labor on a two-party preferred basis by 54 per cent to 46 per cent, a swing of four ... Read more...
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Protesters square off with armed forces in Yemen
February 14th, 2011 - 9:18 am ICT by ANI
Sana (Yemen)/New York, Feb.14 (ANI): Young Yemeni protesters have reportedly squared off against security forces, with some marching to the presidential palace in Sana in the hope of repeating and emulating the ... Read more...
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Australia’s youth now crowding old age centres
January 26th, 2011 - 10:20 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 26 (IANS) The number of young people compelled to live in old age nursing homes is on the rise in Australia, five years after the government called for finding an ... Read more...
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Julia Gillard sworn in as Australia’s PM (Lead)
September 14th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 14 (IANS) Australia's incumbent Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who is the first woman to hold the position, was Tuesday sworn in along with her 19 cabinet ministers in Canberra.
Gillard, ... Read more...
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Gillard sworn in as Australia’s PM
September 14th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 14 (IANS) Australia's first elected female Prime Minister Julia Gillard was Tuesday sworn in along with her 19 cabinet ministers in Canberra.
Gillard, who was accompanied by her partner Tim ... Read more...
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Julia Gillard returns as Australian PM (Second Lead)
September 7th, 2010 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 7 (IANS) Incumbent Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Tuesday won the support of two independent MPs to reach the halfway mark in parliament and return to form a minority ... Read more...
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Julia Gillard to retain power in Australia (Lead)
September 7th, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 7 (IANS) Australia's incumbent Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who Tuesday won the support of two independent MPs to reach the half-way mark in parliament, is all set to form ... Read more...
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Oz voters want three key Independents to support Labor to form minority government: Poll
September 4th, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, Sept 4 (ANI): A majority, 37 percent of Australian voters want the three Independent MPs who will decide the shape of the minority government, Bob Katter, Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor, ... Read more...
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Australian voters want independents to support Labor
September 4th, 2010 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 4 (IANS) Australian voters want the three independent MPs to support a Labor government led by incumbent Prime Minister Julia Gillard rather than join the opposition coalition, a survey said ... Read more...
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Gillard’s hopes get a boost with Greens’ support
September 1st, 2010 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 1 (IANS) Julia Gillard's hopes of returning as Australia's prime minister got a major boost Wednesday when Australian Greens MP Adam Bandt formally decided to go along with Labor, bringing ... Read more...
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Gillard vows to improve Australian democracy
August 31st, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 31 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has pledged to "renovate" the Labor Party's tradition to make lasting improvements to Australian democracy.
With the Australian Electoral Commission's vote count still ... Read more...
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Oz opposition leader blasts Gillard for ‘debasing polity’ to cling to power
August 26th, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 26(ANI): Australian Liberal Party leader Tony Abbott, who heads the conservative opposition coalition, has criticised Prime Minister Julia Gillard over her decision to allow three Independents full access to confidential ... Read more...
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Unattached MPs hold key in Australia’s new parliament
August 23rd, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Aug 23 (IANS) The ruling Labor Party and the opposition coalition Monday rushed to win the support of three independents and a Greens MP crucial to form Australia's new government after ... Read more...
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Independent MPs hold key to Australia’s new government
August 22nd, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 22 (IANS) With Saturday's election producing Australia's first hung parliament in 70 years, three independent MPs said they might act as a bloc in negotiations over whether Julia Gillard stays ... Read more...
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Gillard’s Labor leads race for minority government
August 22nd, 2010 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 22 (IANS) Counting of votes closed Sunday leaving Australia's ruling Labor Party with a slight edge over the opposition coalition as the country headed towards a hung parliament after seven ... Read more...
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Australia heads towards hung parliament (Fourth Lead)
August 21st, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 21 (IANS) Australia was heading towards a hung parliament Saturday with the ruling Labor Party having only a slight edge over the opposition coalition, even as Prime Minister Julia Gillard ... Read more...
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Voting ends in Australia, PM takes early lead (Third Lead)
August 21st, 2010 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 21 (IANS) Polling in Australia ended Saturday with initial results showing the ruling Labor Party having a slight edge over the opposition, but the final outcome will only be announced ... Read more...
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Oz Labour Party edges ahead of opposition coalition, Gillard outpacing Abbott: Poll
August 9th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, Aug 9 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's Labour party has taken a four-point lead, 52-48 per cent, over the coalition, and Gillard herself is out pacing the conservative opposition leader ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan parliament dissolved
February 10th, 2010 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 9 (DPA) Parliament in Sri Lanka has been dissolved with effect from midnight Tuesday ahead of new elections, officials said.
The vote for the 225-seat legislature is likely to be held ... Read more...
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Opposition protests arrest of ex-army chief in Sri Lanka
February 9th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 9 (DPA) Sri Lankan opposition parties Tuesday protested the arrest of former army commander Sarath Fonseka, who led the military victory over the Tamil rebels before unsuccessfully running in last ... Read more...
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