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337 injured during Catalan independence referendum vote
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], Oct 1(ANI): As many as 337 people have been injured, some seriously, after Spanish police in riot gear cracked down on voters by firing rubber bullets and stormed polling stations to confiscate ballot boxes to halt the Catalonia independence referendum.
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Kurdish referendum conspiracy of US-Israel to divide Middle East: Sayyed H
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Oct1 (ANI): Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has warned that the recent Kurdish independence referendum is a conspiracy of Israel and its ally U.S. to "open the door of partition" in the Middle East.
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Barcelona mayor calls on Spanish PM to resign amid Catalonia referendum
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], Oct 1(ANI): Barcelona's mayor Ada Colau has called on Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to resign amid the Catalonia's independence referendum which begun today with clashes occurring as police attempted to prevent voting from taking place.
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Catalonia referendum gets underway amid Spain crackdown
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Catalonia [Spain], Oct 1 (ANI): Catalonia's independence referendum is underway in the towns and cities across the northeastern region, with the Spanish security forces entering many sites and attempting to confiscate ballot boxes.
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Erbil urges Baghdad, U.N. to lift air embargo
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], October 1 (ANI): Northern Iraq's Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) has called on the United Nations and the federal government in Baghdad to lift an air embargo imposed on the region following this week's controversial independence referendum.
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Iraqi parliament votes against Kurdish independence referendum
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], September 13 (ANI): The Iraqi Lawmakers on Tuesday voted against the independence referendum planned by Iraqi Kurdish leaders on September 25 and called on the Prime Minister Haider Abadi to negotiate with them for the unity of the country.
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Scotland's First Minister shelves second independence referendum
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Edinburgh [Scotland], June 28 (ANI): First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon has deserted her demands for a new independence referendum before the Brexit deal is signed, after her party lost several seats to pro-union parties in the general election.
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Scottish Parliament votes in favour of second independence referendum
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Scotland, Mar. 29 (ANI): First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon has won a key vote for a second independence referendum, triggering accusations from British ministers that her demands are premature.
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Nicola Sturgeon challenges May with second independence referendum for Sco
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], Oct. 13 (ANI): First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon is to publish a draft bill calling for a second Scottish independence referendum next week in a direct challenge to British Prime Minister Theresa May's hardline stance on leaving the European Union (EU).
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