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Edward Snowden gets asylum offer from Venezuela, Nicaragua

July 7, 2013

Defying the US warnings to countries to not extend asylum to Snowden arguing that he is wanted on charges of espionage and leaking classified information, two Latin American countries – Venezuela and Nicaragua – offered asylum to Edward Snowden who ..

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Military coup in Egypt removes Morsy

July 7, 2013

The recently elected Islamist President of Egypt Mohamed Morsy has been removed from power in a military coup staged under the leadership of General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, head of Egypt’s armed forces who issued a declaration suspending the Constitution and appointing the ..

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Chief Justice Adly Mansour declared interim President of Egypt

July 7, 2013

The Chief Justice of Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court, Adly Mansour has taken over as the interim President of the nation’s hours after the military ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsy and launched a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, the group from ..

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Ms Sujata Singh will be next Foreign Secretary of India

July 5, 2013

Ms Sujata Singh (59), envoy to Germany, will be India’s next foreign secretary after an approval of her appointment by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Sujata Singh is a 1976 batch IFS officer who will succeed the current Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai who set to ..

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India rejects Snowden's request seeking political asylum

July 5, 2013

India turned down USA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s request seeking political asylum. The Indian Embassy in Moscow had received a communication containing a request for asylum. Earlier, Snowden, currently sheltered in the transit zone of Moscow airport, has sought asylum in 20 countries, ..

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Najeeb Jung appointed as new Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi

July 3, 2013

President Pranab Mukherjee appointed Najeeb Jung (62), former Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, as the new Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi. He will replace Tejendra Khanna. Mr. Jung had joined the Indian Administrative Services in 1973 and served at various positions at ..

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Obama nominates James Comey as next FBI director

June 29, 2013

The US President Barack Obama nominated James Comey as the next FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) Director. James Comey has been a registered Republican and former Justice Department official under President George W. Bush. The US senate is yet to confirm his nomination. ..

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Sheikh Abdullah named new PM of Qatar

June 29, 2013

The former PM of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani has been excluded from the government and has been replaced with the former minister of state for internal affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani as announced by country’s ..

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Kevin Rudd takes oath as new Australian Premier

June 28, 2013

Kevin Rudd has been sworn in as Prime Minister of Australia. He ousted the incumbent Julia Gillard as leader of the Labor Party. The leadership change comes ahead of an election scheduled in September 2013. Julia Gillard was first woman PM ..

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Oprah Winfrey leads the list of Forbes Most Powerful Celebrities

June 27, 2013

World famous talk show host Oprah Winfrey has been assigned the top spot in the Forbes’ annual Celebrity 100 ranking of the most powerful celebrities. She leads a female-dominated top 10 that includes Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Madonna, Taylor Swift and Ellen DeGeneres. As per the rankings of Most Powerful Celebrities: ..

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