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Daily International News - May 15, 2014

Daily International News
 
Daily International News
May 15, 2014
From VOAnews.com

 
Grief Turns to Anger as Turkish Unions Strike Grief Turns to Anger as Turkish Unions Strike
Image of an adviser to Prime Minister Erdoğan kicking a mourner who was protesting his Wednesday visit to Soma has exacerbated tensions as four Turkish labor unions hold national strike More
 
Ukraine Ready to Pay Russia $4B by End of May for Gas Ukraine Ready to Pay Russia $4B by End of May for Gas
But energy official says Moscow must still make concessions on price; meanwhile, frontrunner in Ukraine presidential race crystallizing More
 
Ukraine Separatists Plan to Disrupt Presidential Poll Ukraine Separatists Plan to Disrupt Presidential Poll
Foreign election advisers have expressed alarm, telling VOA that the government was not anticipating problems and had not drawn up security plans More
 
Obama Dedicates 9/11 Museum Obama Dedicates 9/11 Museum
New York museum will recount the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States More
 
'Friends of Syria' Seeking Ways to Push Political Solution 'Friends of Syria' Seeking Ways to Push Political Solution
International efforts to end the fighting in Syria have stalled More
 
Syrian Rebels Use Tunnel to Attack Military Base Syrian Rebels Use Tunnel to Attack Military Base
Enormous explosion Thursday destroyed part of government-controlled Wadi al-Deif military base near the rebel-held town of Ma'arat al-Na'aman in Idlib province More
 
Nigerian President to Visit Town Where Girls Were Abducted Nigerian President to Visit Town Where Girls Were Abducted
Visit to Chibok village expected on Friday before Jonathan travels on to a regional security summit in Paris at which Boko Haram will be discussed More
 
Nigerian Lawmakers Consider State of Emergency Renewal Nigerian Lawmakers Consider State of Emergency Renewal
But northern politicians say federal government needs to shift strategy for combatting Boko Haram terrorists More
 
Chinese Worker Killed in Vietnam Protest Chinese Worker Killed in Vietnam Protest
Mobs torched and looted more than a dozen factories, including some owned by Korean and Taiwanese firms More
 
Ferry Carrying 200 Capsizes in Bangladesh Ferry Carrying 200 Capsizes in Bangladesh
Official says vessel was traveling from Shariatpur to Dhaka when it sank; at least six bodies have been recovered More
 
 
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