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Ban congratulates Lesotho for holding of peaceful elections
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulates the people of Lesotho for conducting peaceful elections recently for the African country's National Assembly, his spokesperson said overnight."The Secretary-General acknowledges that this is an important step for Lesotho in the consolidation of peace following the two-year mediation process that concluded in 2011," the spokesperson said in a statement.

Gay married couples look to high court on benefits

Fresh from a favorable ruling by a federal appeals court, Dorene Bowe-Shulman can't wait for the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on whether same-sex married couples should get the same federal

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DA case: Court to pronounce order on Jagan 's bail plea
A special court here today will decide on the bail plea filed by YSR Congress leader Jaganmohan Reddy, who is currently in jail in connection with the alleged disproportionate assets case.

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Panetta to stress commitment to Asia-Pacific

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is traveling through Asia this week, determined to show the U.S. is serious about shifting its focus to the region, amid growing worries about China's increasingly

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Obama asked to give 'legal justification' for drone strikes
Several White House members and US Congressman Dennis Kucinich have reportedly asked President Barack Obama to provide the targeting criteria for drone strikes and the legal justification for them.

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The killing fields of Kerala
Kerala, India's most literate state with the best socio-economic indicators, has ironically a history of political killings in which virtually every party is involved. A recent RTI inquiry revealed

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