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Thai soldiers walk after being deployed to guard in Bangkok's Victory Monument, Thailand, Sunday, June 8, 2014.
Human Rights   Photos   Thai Coup   Thaksin Shinawatra   Wikipedia: 2014 Thai coup d'état  
 BBC News 
Thai general denies military coup was planned
A senior Thai general has told the BBC that last month's military coup had not been planned in advance. | It comes after an opposition leader claimed the army had been discussing overthrowing the... (photo: AP / Wason Wanichakorn)
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki arrives for a press conference in Prague, Czech Republic
Iraq   Nouri al-Maliki   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Nouri al-Maliki  
 Belfast Telegraph 
Iraqi PM rejects unity plea
A defiant Nouri al-Maliki has rejected calls for an interim "national salvation government" in Iraq intended to undermine the Sunni insurgency by presenting a unified front, calling it a "coup against... (photo: AP / Petr David Josek)
In this Monday, June 16, 2014 file photo, demonstrators chant pro-al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant as they carry al-Qaida flags in front of the provincial government headquarters in Mosul, 225 miles (360 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq.  WorldNews.com 
How Not to Nation-Build: Warnings from U.S. in Iraq
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | If nation-building refers to unifying a people through representative institutions while enhancing the political, economic and social stability of a st... (photo: AP)
Al Qaida   Iraq Conflict   Mideast Peace   Photos   Wikipedia: 2014 Northern Iraq offensive  
Raoul Island in the Kermadec Islands as seen from the en:International Space Station, New Zealand.  Swissinfo 
Magnitude 7.2 quake strikes off Kermadec Islands, no tsunami alert
  | Reuters | June 23, 2014 - 20:36 | LONDON (Reuters) - A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off New Zealand's Kermadec Islands at a depth of 5 km (3 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey said on Mond... (photo: Public Domain / NASA)
Photos   Quake   Seismic   Zealand  
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FILE - In this Thursday, May 15, 2014 file photo, from left, Mohammed Fahmy, Canadian-Egyptian acting bureau chief of Al-Jazeera, Australian correspondent Peter Greste, and Egyptian producer Baher Mohamed appear in a defendant's cage along with several other defendants during their trial on terror charges at a courtroom in Cairo. An Egyptian court is to deliver its verdict Monday, June 23, 2014 in the trial of three journalists for Al-Jazeera English on terrorism-related charges. Digital Spy
Al-Jazeera journalists jailed for seven years in Egypt
Three Al-Jazeera journalists have been jailed for seven years after being found guilty of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood. | Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Moham... (photo: AP / Hamada Elrasam, File)
Al Jazeera Journalists   Democracy in Egypt   Muslim Brotherhood   Photos   Wikipedia: Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt  
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry disembarks upon his arrival to Egypt at Cairo International Airport, Sunday, June 22, 2014. Kerry arrived Sunday in the Egyptian capital to meet with President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in the highest-level American outreach since he took office. The United States is moving forward with attempts to thaw relations with Egypt that have cooled over concerns that the government in Cairo has conducted sham trials, imprisoned journalists and issued a violent crackdown on its political enemies. Swissinfo
Kerry in Cairo for talks with Egypt's new president
Ariel Sharon Arab Spring | Reuters | Image Caption: | U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry disembarks upon his arrival at Cairo International Airport, in Cairo (reuters tic... (photo: AP / Brendan Smalowski, Pool)
Cairo   Mideast   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: EgyptUnited States relations  
Indonesian presidential candidate Joko Widodo deliver his speech during a televised debate in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, June 15, 2014. Indonesia is scheduled to hold its presidential election on July 9 Swissinfo
Mud flung as Indonesia presidential race heats up
  | Reuters | Image Caption: | Indonesia's presidential candidate Joko Widodo speaks during a televised debate with his opponent Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta (reuters... (photo: AP / Achmad Ibrahim)
Elections   Jakarta   Photos   Politcs   Wikipedia: Joko Widodo  
Dilma Rousseff, presidential candidate for the governing Workers Party, gestures to photographers after voting in Brazil's presidential election runoff in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Sunday Oct. 31, 2010. Reuters
Brazil's Rousseff picked by party for tough election October 5
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's ruling Workers' Party formally nominated President Dilma Rousseff on Saturday to run for re-election in October in what is shaping up to be ... (photo: AP / Felipe Dana)
Aecio Neves   Brazil election 2014   Dilma Rousseff   Photos   Wikipedia: Brazilian general election, 2014  
President Barack Obama speaks about Ukraine, Monday, March 17, 2014, in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington. The president imposed sanctions against Russian officials, including advisers to President Vladimir Putin, for their support of Crimea's vote to secede from Ukraine. The Siasat Daily
Obama stands firm on political solution in Iraq
Washington, June 21: | Amid reports that more than one million Iraqis have fled their homes as Sunni militants continued their advance towards Baghdad, US President Barac... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Baghdad   Defense   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Anbar campaign (201314)  
Iraqi refugees sit at the Khazir refugee camp outside Irbil north Iraq, Friday, June 20, 2014. Swissinfo
Iraq militants take border post with Syria
  | Reuters | Image Caption: | Mehdi Army fighters loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr participate in military-style training in the street in Basra (reuters tic... (photo: AP)
Al Qaida   Iraq Conflict   Photos   Syrian War   Wikipedia: 2014 Northern Iraq offensive  
The government of the City of Miami, Florida, uses the mayor-city commissioner system. The city commission consists of five commissioners, are elected from single member districts. The Miami Herald
One-third of Florida Legislature faces no opposition at polls
TALLAHASSEE -- Millions of voters in Florida will get no vote in choosing who represents them in the Florida House and Senate next year. That’s because the deadlin... (photo: Creative Commons / Dtobias)
Elections   Florida   Photos   Vote   Wikipedia: Florida Legislature  
Politics United Nations
- $40.5 million: foster care payments
- Politicians to pitch for Indian vote amid claims ethnic grou
- No All Whites, no worries for Cup punters
- Jan rescues ambulance service
President Barack Obama makes a statement on Ukraine, Thursday, March 20, 2014, on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, before he departed for Florida. President Barack Obama said the US is levying a new round of economic sanctions on individuals in Russia, both inside and outside the government, in retaliation for the Kremlin's actions in Ukraine. He also said he has also signed a new executive order that would allow the U.S. to sanction key sectors of the Russian economy.
Obama Dismisses Boehner Lawsuit As Nothing More Than A 'Stunt'
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- Cheers, tears, hugs for Maine National Guard unit
- First ever United Nations Environment Assembly to shape Sust
- The United States As A Nation Has Gone World Cup Crazy
- Uruguayan nation united in grief for Luis Suarez
This photo released by the Syrian official news agency, SANA, shows rescue workers and bystanders at a building damaged by a rocket attack, that killed at least 12 people, in Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. In a spike in civil war violence that Syrian state media blamed on rebel fighters a rocket attack in the northern city of Aleppo occurred during a particularly bloody week nearly two years after an uprising began against Assad's regime.
UN chief seeks arms embargo in Syria conflict
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Elections Education
- Discovery Air Announces Election of Directors
- Rolly: Primary elections validate Count My Vote
- Obama rips GOP in election-year economic salvo
- Election results live online, eight states hold primary elec
European People's Party top candidate for the upcoming European elections ,Jean-Claude Juncker delivers his speech during the German ruling Christian Democratic Union party's convention ahead of the European Parliament elections in Berlin, Saturday, April 5, 2014.
Cameron's last stand against Juncker is polling well, says minister
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- DDA to offer more houses for all income groups, says Naidu
- A step back for education
- Schools right forum for sex education: Experts
- Rich Dad Education Donates CASHFLOW 101 Board Games to Trans
Reservation in jobs and educational institutions in Maharashtra will go up to 73%
Maharashtra okays 16 % quota reservation for Marathas, 5 % for Muslims
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Human Rights Racism & Discrimination
- Rights group: Iraq militants executed 160 captives
- Land mines: Explosive remnants of war
- Egypt and Palestine in the age of Sisi
- How Not to Nation-Build: Warnings from U.S. in Iraq
This file image posted on a militant website on Saturday, June 14, 2014, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, appears to show militants from the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) leading away captured Iraqi soldiers dressed in plain clothes after taking over a base in Tikrit, Iraq.
Rights group: Iraq militants executed 160 captives
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- Appeals court upholds award in discrimination case
- Salt Lake City schools discrimination complaint dismissed
- Accusations of racism have no place in gay marriage debate
- Should FIFA move the ball on racism?
President Barack Obama speaks about increasing the minimum wage, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Earlier, Senate Republicans blocked an election-year Democratic bill that would boost the federal minimum wage, handing a defeat to the president on a vote that is sure to reverberate in this year's congressional elections. (AP Photo)
Obama to Sign Order Barring Federal Discrimination Against Gays
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Labor Affairs Societies
- Labor and the Greens the losers, thanks to Palmer
- U.S. retailers nervous as West Coast port labor talks runnin
- U.S. retailers nervous as West Coast port labor talks runnin
- U.S. retailers nervous as West Coast port labor talks runnin
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- Top court considers launch of green tribunal
- The man whose assassination is blamed for triggering World W
- Indonesian police raid red light district
- Modern technology brings beauty of fireflies closer
Usher performs during the OMG Tour on New Year's Eve at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida - USA December 31, 2010
Justin Bieber Played Usher
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