Putin urges opposition to behave during election
March 1st, 2012 - 7:13 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 1 (IANS) Russian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin has requested the opposition leaders to refrain from using "dirty devices" during the upcoming election."We know that some ... Read more...
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India pushes for early elections, Maldives parties agree
February 29th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Male/New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) In his second visit to the Maldives in a fortnight, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai held wide-ranging discussions that culminated in a broad consensus for early ... Read more...
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Chavez vows to come back stronger after surgery
February 25th, 2012 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, Feb 25 (IANS/EFE) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez who left the country Friday to undergo a surgery in Cuba for a lesion has vowed to come back stronger after the ... Read more...
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Hadi elected as Yemen’s new president
February 25th, 2012 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Sana`a, Feb 24 (IANS) Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi was elected as Yemen's new president with 6.6 million people voting in his favour, said the country's Supreme Committee for Elections and Referendum ... Read more...
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Foreign meddling cannot bring democracy: Putin
February 23rd, 2012 - 10:09 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The development of democracy in Russia must proceed along its own sovereign course without any outside interference if the country is to avoid popular uprisings, ... Read more...
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Youth groups to guard Moscow streets during polls
February 22nd, 2012 - 6:03 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Around 20,000 activists from pro-Kremlin youth movements would be deployed in Moscow streets during the upcoming March 4 presidential elections.The activists from youth movements Nashi ... Read more...
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Poll predicts first round victory for Putin
February 21st, 2012 - 2:34 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will win the March 4 presidential election with over 58 percent of the vote in the first round, according to ... Read more...
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No Putin portraits on campaign posters
February 7th, 2012 - 10:16 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) There will be no portraits of Russian Prime Minister and presidential frontrunner Vladimir Putin on campaign posters ahead of the March 4 polls, as he ... Read more...
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Restrict state control on businesses: Putin
January 30th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) State control over businesses should be restricted, Russian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin said in an article published on his election website and ... Read more...
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Russian billionaire Prokhorov joins presidential race
January 26th, 2012 - 7:22 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 26 (IANS) Russian Billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov has become the latest candidate to join the country's presidential race, Xinhua reported.The Central Election Commission Wednesday approved his candidacy.It has approved ... Read more...
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Russian government in for serious rotation: Putin
January 24th, 2012 - 8:31 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) There will be far-reaching changes in the Russian government after the March 4 presidential election, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said."This does not mean that everyone ... Read more...
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Russia to invite 700 foreign monitors for presidential vote
January 13th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will invite up to 700 foreign observers to monitor the presidential election in March, double the number compared to the last poll in 2008, ... Read more...
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Support for Putin on the rise, survey shows
January 13th, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Support for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for the presidency has grown by six percentage points to 48 percent in the past few weeks, state-run ... Read more...
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Putin says Russia in stability, wishes all success in 2012
December 31st, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 31 (IANS) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Saturday said that Russia "is an island of stability" amid the global financial turmoil and wished all a successful new year."Indeed, ... Read more...
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Chavez sees US hand in Russia protests
December 29th, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Dec 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has blamed the US for being behind the recent wave of protests in Russia against the outcome of the Dec ... Read more...
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Russian election chief wants transparent ballot boxes
December 23rd, 2011 - 2:34 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's chief election official has proposed making ballot boxes fully transparent to prevent fraud at the presidential election next March."I will soon come forward with ... Read more...
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Obama bars daughters from Facebook
December 17th, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 17 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has barred his daughters from using Facebook because he doesn't want "strangers knowing our business", a media report said.Obama said it ... Read more...
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Russian billionaire Prokhorov to challenge Putin in presidential race
December 12th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by BNO News
MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) -- Russian billionaire tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov on Monday announced he will take part in next year's presidential election and challenge Vladimir Putin, who has been facing increasing pressure over ... Read more...
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Unemployment to fall below eight percent before polls: Obama
December 12th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) US President Barack Obama said he believes unemployment rate will fall below eight percent by the time US voters cast their votes to choose next ... Read more...
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Dominica’s football chief to appeal against FIFA ban
November 21st, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Roseau (Dominica), Nov 21 (IANS/CMC) Former president of the Dominica Football Association (DFA), Patrick John, has indicated that he is in the process of appealing against the FIFA decision to ban ... Read more...
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Belarus seeks IMF loan of up to $7 bn
October 16th, 2011 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Minsk, Oct 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Belarusian government hopes to get a loan of $3-7 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).Belarusian Prima Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich met an IMF delegation ... Read more...
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WTO Doha Round won’t conclude before 2013: Khullar
September 23rd, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The World Trade Organisation's Doha Round of talks that have been deadlocked for the last three years are unlikely to be completed before 2013, Commerce ... Read more...
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Strauss-Kahn admits moral fault in sex scandal
September 19th, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Sep 19 (IANS) Former chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dominique Strauss-Kahn admitted to a "moral fault" in the US sex scandal during an interview Sunday night.It's "a ... Read more...
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Brazil’s president says her cancer has `resolved’
September 13th, 2011 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, Sep 13 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said that her lymphoma, or cancer of the lymph system, is "resolved" and that she is currently in good health."Cancer today ... Read more...
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Bobby Jindal files for re-election
September 7th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) Louisiana Governor "Piyush" Bobby Jindal, the first Indian-American to be elected as chief executive of a US state, has filed to run again with his ... Read more...
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Yoshihiko Noda set to become Japanese PM
August 29th, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Aug 29 (IANS) Japan Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda is all set to become the country's next prime minister, Xinhua reported Monday.Noda's occupying the coveted post looked certain after he ... Read more...
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Ukraine’s ex-PM arrested
August 5th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, Aug 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Ukrainian court here Friday sanctioned the arrest of the country's former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko.The move came during a court hearing of a case ... Read more...
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Brazil’s defence minister quits
August 5th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) Brazil's Defence Minister Nelson Jobim has stepped down and will be replaced by former foreign minister Celso Amorim, the president's office said.Jobim resigned after ... Read more...
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Michele Bachmann used taxpayers’ money for ‘Tea Party’ rally
June 20th, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, June 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Tea party darling Michele Bachmann has been accused of using taxpayers’ money to fund an event which has been described as a political rally. The newspaper ... Read more...
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England and Scotland call for postponement of FIFA elections
May 31st, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 31 (IANS) Concerned with the series of allegations of corruption in FIFA, the Football Association (FA) has called for immediate postponement of Wednesday's elections in the world soccer ... Read more...
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Platini rules out contesting FIFA presidency post
May 28th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 28 (IANS) FIFA vice-president and former French footballer Michel Platini said he is not in fray for the presidency of the world football's governing body.Platini said he would ... Read more...
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AFC president rubbishes bribery charges, to appear before FIFA (Lead)
May 26th, 2011 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
London/Kuala Lumpur, May 25 (IANS) Asian Football Confederation (AFC) chief Mohammad Bin Hammam, a candidate for FIFA's presidential election, Wednesday rubbished charges of bribery leveled against him by the world ... Read more...
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Mitt Romney visits South Carolina
May 23rd, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Irmo, May 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Mitt Romney was in South Carolina to promote his bid to become the flagbearer of the GOP in the 2012 Presidential race in the United States. With ... Read more...
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Court suspends operation of Sri Lankan pro-opposition website ‘LankaeNews’
April 29th, 2011 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Apr 29 (ANI): A magistrate's court in Sri Lanka has suspended the operation of the pro-opposition 'LankaeNews' till proceedings against journalist Shantha Wijesooriya is over.The court asked telecom regulators to suspend ... Read more...
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Obama birther controversy filled four percent of US news coverage
April 28th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Apr. 28 (ANI): A recent study of news coverage shows that top media organizations have been devoting relatively little time to the so-called "birther" issue.The Pew Research Center's Project for ... Read more...
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