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Nigeria's Jonathan vows 'total war' against Boko Haram

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday vowed total war against terrorism as the country's security forces stepped up efforts to rescue more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists 45 days ago. Duration: 01:17 May 30, 2014
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One year on, a student recalls Istanbul's Gezi Park protest

One year after a small campaign to save an Istanbul park from redevelopment precipitated a estimated 3 million-strong nationwide protest, one student who took part in the early demonstrations recalls the good times -- and the bad. Duration: 01:58 May 29, 2014
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Israelis celebrate Jerusalem Day

Tens of thousands of religious Jews waving Israeli flags march into mainly Arab east Jerusalem as the country celebrates the anniversary of its capture in the 1967 Six-Day War. Duration: 00:32 May 29, 2014
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Shutdown call by TDS hits normal life in Telangana

Andhra Pradesh, May 29 (ANI): Chief minister-elect of India's new state, Telangana, which will come into existence on June 02, K Chandrasekhar Rao, called for a shutdown on Thursday (May 29) to protest the move of the central government to issue an ordinance related to the merger of a few villages of Khammam district into Andhra Pradesh. The city wore a deserted look as shops and business establishments remained closed at many places, including Hyderabad. Bus services from Hyderabad to various destinations in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh were also suspended. Activists of the regional TRS came out in droves in Bhadrachalam town and protested against the ordinance and termed it unconstitutional. May 29, 2014
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Postal stamps on Narendra Modi issued in Bihar

Patna, May 29 (ANI): Department of Posts issued special stamps on Prime Minister Narendra Modi made by a philatelist in Bihar. The stamps and a special cover conceptualised by philatelist Pradeep Jain depicted Modi in four different poses and the special cover showed him emerging from a lotus. Jain said that he got the idea of 'My Stamp' during the inauguration of Barack Obama as United States President. It was a global event and stamps were released in Washington. The stamps and the cover were released on Modi's swearing-in ceremony on May 26. Impressed by his work, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted him to get few of the stamps to send them to the neighbouring countries. May 29, 2014
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Badalta Manzar (May 29, 2014): An independent news report on Jammu and Kashmir

In an effort to vow tourists to the south kashmiris kulgam district the tourism dept is developing a new chinar park there. The department took a waste land of some 22 kanals and has constructed a fully landscaped park there. A whopping 2 crore has already been spent on the park and rupees 50 lakh are planned to be spend more on this park. The main aim according to the department is to give a resting place for the locals as well as the tourists travelling from that side. People of village jangad and bhowani are facing problems due to non existence of government offices in their area. They have to go to district headquarter rajouri for every work so they are demanding from the government to give tehsil status to their villages. Road connectivity is the mirror of development and shows the development of the particular area . The road between udhampur to pakhali is in worst condition and local of the said areas face many problems due to the worst condition of the pakhali road as a part of about 17 km of road from jakhani to pakhali are have path holes filled with dirty water . May 29, 2014
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