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Former Thai PM Yingluck impeached over controversial rice scheme

​Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was impeached by the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) on Friday for dereliction of duty in a controversial rice subsidy scheme.

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Terrorism risks high from immigration to Italy: FM

​Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Thursday the risk of acts of terrorism from illegal immigration to Italy was high amid reports that several suspected foreign nationals have been expelled from the country in recent days.

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China pledges to clean up Zhou Yongkang's adverse impact

The CPC must "wash out the stain" left by Zhou Yongkang, a former senior leader who blatantly traded power for money and sex, a conference on political and legal work declared Wednesday.

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Nigeria's ruling party condemns attack on president's campaign team

​Nigeria's ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday condemned Tuesday's attack on its presidential campaign team in northern Katsina by people suspected to be supporters of All Progressives Congress (APC), the opposition party.

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Chinese reflect on children's education after girl forces mom to abort

A woman aborted her second baby in central China's Hubei Province after her 13-year-old daughter threatened to commit suicide.

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Sri Lanka: A tiny island that surprised the world

Politics in Sri Lanka is taking strange turns. For nearly a decade Sri Lanka was under an all-powerful president, an imposing man who ended a three decade war and carried out massive infrastructure projects, resulting in five years of 7 percent growth.

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U.S. NSA hacked DPRK years before Sony attack: report

The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) secretly broke into the computer systems of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in 2010, the New York Times reported Monday, an apparent effort by the U.S. side to convince skeptics it has evidence that Pyongyang was behind last year's cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment.

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Execution to strain Brazil-Indonesia ties: official

Indonesia's decision to execute a Brazilian national despite Brazil's request for mercy will strain relations, an official said Friday.

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Shots fired near U.S. Vice President Biden's Delaware house: Secret Service

​Multiple gun shots were fired Saturday night near U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's residence in the state of Delaware from a passing vehicle, the Secret Service said Sunday.

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Arson suspect caught after bus fire injures 12

Police have arrested a suspected double-arsonist after a bus fire left 12 injured in east China's Fujian Province on Thursday.

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Israel's top court rules Lebanese militant cannot sue Israel for torture

Israel's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Lebanese Shiite militant, Mustafa Dirani, "has no right" to sue Israel for alleged tortures and rape charges during his captivity in Israel.

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China's Asian Cup victory impresses media and netizens

Two straight victories ensured China the quarterfinal spot at the Asian Cup on Wednesday, which is the first time since 2004 for China to reach the tournament knockout stage and get Chinese media and the netizens excited.

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Brazil great Ronaldo announces comeback plans

Brazil great Ronaldo has revealed plans to make a comeback to football with US second-tier club Fort Lauderdale Strikers.

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Al-Qaeda video claiming responsibility for Charlie Hebdo attacks "authentic": U.S.

An Al-Qaeda video claiming responsibility for last week's bloodshed at the French satirical newspaper was "authentic", but U.S. officials were cautious about holding the terrorist organization responsible for the attack, a State Department spokeswoman said Wednesday.

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Italian president steps down, ferment grows for successor

​Ageing Italian President Giorgio Napolitano resigned on Wednesday before the natural end of his second seven-year tenure, amid growing ferment in politics for the choice of his successor.

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Israel lays to rest 4 victims of Paris supermarket attack

Israeli leaders and multitude of mourners gathered Tuesday with the families of four Jewish victims of last week's terror attack on a Paris kosher supermarket for a solemn funeral ceremony at a Jerusalem cemetery.

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Celebrities speak out for anti-corruption

China's anti-corruption campaign has won the support and backing of celebrities who are joining the fight to terminate the extravagant behavior of officials.