Daily International News - May 20, 2014

Daily International News May 20, 2014 From VOAnews.com

 

Thai Military Declares Martial Law, Seeks 'Peace and Order' Gen. Prayuth Chan-Ocha defends the move as necessary to resolve the country's political crisis More   Russia: Troops Pulling Back from Ukraine Borders Moscow has called for Kyiv to immediately withdraw its troops from eastern Ukraine More   Libya’s Rival Factions Ramp Up Battle for Control Libyan lawmakers are scrambling to reassert some semblance of control in face of challenge by renegade General Khalifa Haftar More   China Warns of More Repercussions Over US Cyber Indictments Washington 'categorically denounces' the military espionage that provided 'significant' information for Chinese companies More   Xi, Putin Promise Closer Ties Chinese president, Russian counterpart oversaw signing of 49 agreements in fields such as energy, transport and infrastructure, though no details were given More   Anti-China Riots Shake Vietnam’s Investment Prospects Businesses affected by last week’s deadly anti-China riots beginning to piece their operations back together, but questions remain over whether any permanent damage has been done to the country’s investment prospects More   CIA: No More Using Vaccination Programs for Spying In 2011, the CIA used a program of hepatitis vaccinations as cover to obtain DNA samples from the bin Laden compound More   Malawi Voting Exercise Facing Challenges Voting in Blantyre has been characterized by irregularities, often due to a lack of voting materials - and in other centers, the names of some presidential candidates were missing on ballots More   Vaz Elected President of Guinea-Bissau Commission says ruling PAIGC party candidate, Jose Mario Vaz, received 61.9 percent of the vote in Sunday's second-round poll More   Hawaiian Voyaging Canoe to Navigate World Without Instruments Crew to be guided by stars, birds and other signs of nature while spreading conservation message More

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