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The Independent
Back in 2006 when the Thai army launched its previous coup, Prayuth Chan-ocha was a Maj General, a powerful figure who helped army chief General Sonthi Boonyaratglin seize control....
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Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling The Greatest Predators on Earth Having endured a series of colonial extermination campaigns, thirty-seven years ago, one year before...

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In a related report by The Inquisitr, the state of Utah is considering bringing back firing squad executions for their death penalty because it’s considerably cheaper than lethal injection and other methods. But some people also say it’s...
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Afghan police officers, one with flowers in the barrel of his weapon, leave their checkpoint
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Gunmen armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades attacked an Indian Consulate in western Afghanistan on Friday, though its diplomatic staff escaped unharmed, police said. At least three gunmen opened fire on the...
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Opposition Phue Thai party's Yingluck Shinawatra gives Thai traditional "wai" greeting after a press conference at the party headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, July 3, 2011.
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One day after staging a coup, Thailand's military summoned leaders of the ousted government and others tied to the country's long-running conflict to a meeting Friday. More than 150 people were ordered to convene at the Royal Thai Army auditorium —...
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 Germain Katanga looks up from his screen as he waits for the start of Katanga´s trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday Oct. 22, 2007. Katanga is accused of committing war crimes in the Democratic Republic of Con
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The International Criminal Court on Friday sentenced former Congolese militia leader Germain Katanga to 12 years in jail for his role in war crimes related to a deadly 2003 attack on an eastern village. Katanga was in March...
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Air Force file photo of the first launch of a Trident missile on Jan. 18, 1977 at Cape Canaveral, Fla.
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Security team flunks drill in which "terrorists" hijack warhead at Montana silo WASHINGTON — Armed security forces at a nuclear missile base failed a drill last summer that simulated the hostile takeover of a missile launch silo because they...
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Special event on “Equality for women is progress for all” , on the occasion of the International Women’s Day-8 March, organized by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women)Participants:    Mr. Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General;     Mr. John W. Ashe, President of the 68th session of the UN General Assembly;     H.E. Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Former United States Secretary of State,  U.S. Senator;    Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women; and,    Mr. Andrea Nunez, Vice President of the World YWCA Board.Moderated by?
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The UN Security Council, acting at the request of Nigeria, on Thursday imposed sanctions on Boko Haram in a bid to cut off funding and weapons to the extremist group. Nigeria had requested the measure on Monday because of the recent surge in Boko...
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A Molotov cocktail thrown by protesters flies over police during their clash in central Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014.
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BLAHODATNE, UKRAINE — In the deadliest raid yet on Ukrainian troops, pro-Russia insurgents attacked a military checkpoint Thursday, killing 16, and the interim prime minister accused Moscow of trying to disrupt the upcoming election for a new...
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