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Both sides claim victory in Montenegro presidential poll
Incumbent Filip Vujanovic declared victory in Sunday presidential polls in Montenegro but his sole challenger disputed his claim.
08 April 2013
Ex-British PM Margaret Thatcher dead at 87: spokesman
Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, the "Iron Lady" who shaped a generation of British politics, died following a stroke on Monday at the age of 87.
08 April 2013
NATO strike kills 11 children in Afghanistan: officials
A NATO air attack in eastern Afghanistan has killed 11 children, officials said Sunday, the latest case of civilian casualties which provoke great anger in the war-torn country.
08 April 2013
Kerry aims to give peace a chance in new Mideast trip
Top US diplomat John Kerry met Palestinian leaders Sunday on a fresh mission to forge a new path forward after a years-long impasse in Middle East peace negotiations.
08 April 2013
Rakhat Aliyev to be tried in Vienna
Superior Land Court of Vienna has started an investigation into activities of the former Kazakhstan ambassador to Austria Rakhat Aliyev.
08 April 2013
Kazahkstan to declare 2017 a year of Chinese tourism
Kazakhstan has obtained support from China in holding the exhibition: Nursultan Nazarbayev.
08 April 2013
Ukraine leader pardons Tymoshenko ally under EU pressure
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych pardoned Sunday a close ally of jailed former premier Yulia Tymoshenko as several thousands rallied in Kiev to protest his policies amid rising political tensions.
08 April 2013
US plans tit-for-tat response to N. Korea actions: report
The United States and South Korea have drawn up plans for a measured tit-for-tat response to North Korean actions, which will be limited in order to prevent an escalation to broader war.
08 April 2013
Five dead, 53 hurt in Thai bus cliff plunge
Five people died, including a seven-month-old baby and a Belgian woman, and 53 were injured when a Thai tour bus plummeted off a hillside in northern Thailand after its brakes failed.
08 April 2013
Stephen King's Mist covers villages in West-Kazakhstan oblast
A strange fog has scared the citizens of one of the villages in West-Kazakhstan oblast and caused the sanitary services to check the area.
08 April 2013
Hong Kong airbridge collapse rips off plane door
Hong Kong authorities said Monday they had launched an investigation after an airbridge collapsed at the city's airport, ripping the door off a Cathay Pacific plane and injuring a technician.
08 April 2013
Meltwater washes out tombs at Semei old cemetery
Meltwater has washed out old tombs in Kholodnyi Lkyuch village in the suburbs of Semei.
08 April 2013
China bird flu not spreading between people: WHO
There is no proof that the H7N9 bird flu virus is being transmitted between people in China, the World Health Organization said Monday, despite several members of a family falling ill in Shanghai.
08 April 2013
Bridge keeps deteriorating near Semei
The bridge in Kholodnyi Klyuch village in the suburbs of Semei is still in the emergency state.
08 April 2013
N. Korea preparing for fourth nuclear test: South
North Korea appears to be preparing for a fourth nuclear test, South Korea said Monday, following intelligence reports of heightened activity at its main atomic test site.
08 April 2013
Russia’s Roskosmos Space Agency suggests two scenarios of operations at Baikonur
Along the crisis scenario, Baikonur infrastructure will only be supported after 2021 to accommodate individual launches.
08 April 2013
Bryan, Lambert win big at US country music awards
Luke Bryan and Miranda Lambert won big Sunday as Nashville's biggest names took over Las Vegas for the 48th Academy of Country Music awards.
08 April 2013
Huawei looks to win back faith of United States
Chinese tech giant Huawei said Monday that it hoped to "solve the challenges and problems" it has in the United States after Washington labelled it a security threat last year.
08 April 2013
Kazakhstan’s President completes his visit to China
On the sidelines of the of the Boao Economic Forum he met International Monetary Fund IMF chief Christine Lagarde and UN General Assembly (UNGA) President Vuk Jeremić.
08 April 2013
Spanish youth protest around the world against unemployment
Spanish youths demonstrated Sunday in cities across Spain and near the country's embassies abroad against sky-high unemployment and poor working conditions.
08 April 2013