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Burkina Faso army backs presidential guard official to lead transition
Egypt

Burkina Faso army backs presidential guard official to lead transition

Burkina Faso's top military officials on Saturday threw their support behind presidential guard Lieutenant Colonel Issaac Zida as leader of…
Thai army takes power in coup after talks between rivals fail
World

Thai army takes power in coup after talks between rivals fail

Thailand's army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha seized control of the government in a coup on Thursday, two days after he…
Witness in Morsy prison break trial: Assailants were not Egyptian
Egypt

Witness in Morsy prison break trial: Assailants were not Egyptian

During the trial of toppled President Mohamed Morsy, along with other 130 suspects over prison break charges, an officer who…
Sisi: People, military able to take out roots of terrorism
Egypt

Sisi: People, military able to take out roots of terrorism

Defense Minister and Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said that Egypt’s people and military are able "to take out the…
Thailand plays down coup talk ahead of city ‘shutdown’ by protesters
World

Thailand plays down coup talk ahead of city ‘shutdown’ by protesters

 Thailand on Friday played down talk of a military coup ahead of a planned "shutdown" of the capital next week…
Turkey’s Erdogan says not opposed to military coup plot retrials
World

Turkey’s Erdogan says not opposed to military coup plot retrials

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said he would not oppose the retrial of hundreds of military officers convicted on coup…
South Sudan government, rebels set for New Year’s Day talks
World

South Sudan government, rebels set for New Year’s Day talks

South Sudan's government and rebels are set for New Year's Day peace talks in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, to thrash…
Thailand’s army moves to allay coup fears
World

Thailand’s army moves to allay coup fears

Thailand's powerful but politicized army sought to ease fears on Monday it might step in to resolve a festering political…
South Sudan says will attack rebel stronghold if ceasefire rejected
World

South Sudan says will attack rebel stronghold if ceasefire rejected

South Sudan troops will attack the main stronghold of rebel forces loyal to former Vice President Riek Machar if the…
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