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USA appoints Elliott Abrams to lead efforts in Venezuela
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 26 (ANI): The US, on Friday, announced that foreign policy veteran, Elliot Abrams, will be leading US efforts on Venezuela in the wake of the political crisis in the South American nation.
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Venezuela's embassy, consulates to shut down in the USA
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], Jan 25 (ANI): Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced the closure of the South American nation's embassy and consulates in the US, adding that all diplomatic personnel would be returning to Venezuela on January 26.
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Russia warns US against military inference in Venezuela political crisis
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 24 (ANI): While extending its support to the ongoing political crisis in Venezuela, Russia on Thursday warned Washington to immediately terminate any military interference by its side in the government and politics of the South American nation.
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Former PM Deve Gowda calls Karnataka 'political crisis' a media hype
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Jan 15 (ANI): Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) president HD Deve Gowda on Tuesday said the perceived 'political crisis' in Karnataka was a just media hype.
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There is no political crisis in Karnataka, BJP behind such things: KJ Geor
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Jan 15 (ANI): Karnataka Cabinet Minister K J George asserted that there is no political crisis in Karnataka and BJP is creating an atmosphere in the wake of upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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Sri Lanka moves out of political crisis as new Cabinet swears-in
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 21 (ANI): Sri Lanka is slowly moving out of the political crisis that engulfed the south-Asian island nation, as the new cabinet was sworn-in here on Thursday.
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Sri Lanka: President Sirisena fails to meet deadline to end political cris
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 11(ANI): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirirsena's deadline to find a solution to the ongoing political crisis in the island nation has ended on Tuesday.
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Rajapaksa bribed parliamentarians to prove majority: President Sirisena
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 9(ANI): President Maithripala Sirisena here on Saturday said that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa had tried to bribe politicians in order to show majority in the country's Parliament.
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Talks for peace in Yemen to begin in Sweden
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], Dec 6 (ANI): Peace talks backed by the United Nations aimed at ending the nearly four years' of civil war in Yemen is scheduled to begin in the Swedish capital within a few hours from now.
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Sri Lanka: Rajapaksa calls for fresh elections
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 3 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa here on Sunday said that it is imperative to conduct general elections in the country in order to restore democracy and put an end to the ongoing political crisis.
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Moody's downgrades Sri Lanka's rating to B2
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Singapore [Singapore], Nov 20 (ANI): Moody's Investors Service downgraded Sri Lanka's foreign currency issuer and senior unsecured ratings from B1 to B2 and changed the outlook to stable from negative on Tuesday.
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Need electronic voting in Parliament: Prez Sirisena
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo (Sri Lanka), Nov 19 (ANI): President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday said that the Parliament should go for a division by name or ectronic voting to resolve the ongoing political crisis in the island nation.
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