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Another Coup In Africa, Soldiers Appear On State TV To Announce Takeover
Military personnel in Benin on Sunday announced that they had ousted President Patrice Talon, although his entourage said he was safe and the army was regaining control.
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"Army Will Never Stage A Coup": PM Modi Slams Alleged Fake Stories
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said an army coup would never happen in India apparently referring to alleged planting of false stories that the army under the then chief V K Singh had planned such a move in 2011-12.
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Twelfth Time's A Charm: Thai Army Chief Vows No More Coups
They may have successfully seized power twelve times in the last eight decades but Thailand's army chief has said military coups are officially a thing of the past.
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Turkey To Release 38,000 Prisoners To Free Up Jails After Coup Plotters
Turkey will release 38,000 prisoners under a penal reform announced today after the arrests of tens of thousands of people suspected of links to last month's attempted coup added to pressure on overstretched jails.
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Erdogan Targets More Than 50,000 In Purge After Failed Turkish Coup
Turkey vowed to root out allies of the US-based cleric it blames for an abortive coup last week, widening a purge of the army, police and judiciary on Tuesday to universities and schools, the intelligence agency and religious authorities.
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Coup Averted in Sri Lanka, Says New Government
Sri Lanka's new government on Sunday accused toppled strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa of having tried to stage a coup to cling to power after losing last week's presidential election.
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Thai Arrests Over Demands for Legal Action Against Former PM
Thai police on Sunday arrested at least two people for distributing leaflets demanding renewed legal action against ex-premier Abhisit Vejjajiva and his then deputy for their roles in a 2010 protest crackdown.
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Thai Junta Leader Could be PM Under Interim Charter: Adviser
The leader of Thailand's junta could become prime minister in a government to be set up under a newly drafted interim constitution, but that will be decided by an appointed provisional parliament, a junta legal adviser said on Wednesday.
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Thai Junta Leader to Meet King Over Interim Constitution
Thailand's military leader, General Prayuth Chan-ocha, is due to meet the king on Tuesday to secure endorsement from the head of state for an interim constitution, the palace said.
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Thai Students Mobilise to Resist Junta Rule
Huddled around a table at a university canteen, six Thai students draft a newsletter celebrating democracy -- a meeting that would have barely attracted a glance two months ago, but could now land them in jail.
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Thai Junta Says Peace in Restive South a National Priority
Thailand's military government said on Monday peace in the Muslim-dominated south was an "urgent national priority" for the Buddhist-majority country following a decade of unrest blamed on separatists.
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Thai Junta Lifts Post-Coup Curfew
Thailand's junta said on Friday that it was lifting a night-time curfew across the country, three weeks after seizing power in a military coup.
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Thai Junta Tracks Internet Posting to Capture Protest Leader
Thailand's security forces have tracked down and detained a prominent activist who helped organise protests against last month's military coup from comments he posted on the Internet, officials said on Friday.
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Thai Junta's Spin Doctors Prescribe 'National Happiness'
With free meals, music concerts and dancing soldiers, Thailand's junta is waging a propaganda offensive to encourage "national happiness" following a military coup that has severely restricted civil liberties.
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Thai Forces out to Stifle Unrest After Army Chief Sets Election Plan
Thai police and soldiers flooded downtown Bangkok on Saturday to pre-empt further protests against a May 22 coup after the army chief said a return to democracy would take more than a year.
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Another Coup In Africa, Soldiers Appear On State TV To Announce Takeover
Military personnel in Benin on Sunday announced that they had ousted President Patrice Talon, although his entourage said he was safe and the army was regaining control.
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"Army Will Never Stage A Coup": PM Modi Slams Alleged Fake Stories
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said an army coup would never happen in India apparently referring to alleged planting of false stories that the army under the then chief V K Singh had planned such a move in 2011-12.
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Twelfth Time's A Charm: Thai Army Chief Vows No More Coups
They may have successfully seized power twelve times in the last eight decades but Thailand's army chief has said military coups are officially a thing of the past.
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Turkey To Release 38,000 Prisoners To Free Up Jails After Coup Plotters
Turkey will release 38,000 prisoners under a penal reform announced today after the arrests of tens of thousands of people suspected of links to last month's attempted coup added to pressure on overstretched jails.
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Erdogan Targets More Than 50,000 In Purge After Failed Turkish Coup
Turkey vowed to root out allies of the US-based cleric it blames for an abortive coup last week, widening a purge of the army, police and judiciary on Tuesday to universities and schools, the intelligence agency and religious authorities.
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Coup Averted in Sri Lanka, Says New Government
Sri Lanka's new government on Sunday accused toppled strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa of having tried to stage a coup to cling to power after losing last week's presidential election.
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Thai Arrests Over Demands for Legal Action Against Former PM
Thai police on Sunday arrested at least two people for distributing leaflets demanding renewed legal action against ex-premier Abhisit Vejjajiva and his then deputy for their roles in a 2010 protest crackdown.
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Thai Junta Leader Could be PM Under Interim Charter: Adviser
The leader of Thailand's junta could become prime minister in a government to be set up under a newly drafted interim constitution, but that will be decided by an appointed provisional parliament, a junta legal adviser said on Wednesday.
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Thai Junta Leader to Meet King Over Interim Constitution
Thailand's military leader, General Prayuth Chan-ocha, is due to meet the king on Tuesday to secure endorsement from the head of state for an interim constitution, the palace said.
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Thai Students Mobilise to Resist Junta Rule
Huddled around a table at a university canteen, six Thai students draft a newsletter celebrating democracy -- a meeting that would have barely attracted a glance two months ago, but could now land them in jail.
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Thai Junta Says Peace in Restive South a National Priority
Thailand's military government said on Monday peace in the Muslim-dominated south was an "urgent national priority" for the Buddhist-majority country following a decade of unrest blamed on separatists.
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Thai Junta Lifts Post-Coup Curfew
Thailand's junta said on Friday that it was lifting a night-time curfew across the country, three weeks after seizing power in a military coup.
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Thai Junta Tracks Internet Posting to Capture Protest Leader
Thailand's security forces have tracked down and detained a prominent activist who helped organise protests against last month's military coup from comments he posted on the Internet, officials said on Friday.
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Thai Junta's Spin Doctors Prescribe 'National Happiness'
With free meals, music concerts and dancing soldiers, Thailand's junta is waging a propaganda offensive to encourage "national happiness" following a military coup that has severely restricted civil liberties.
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Thai Forces out to Stifle Unrest After Army Chief Sets Election Plan
Thai police and soldiers flooded downtown Bangkok on Saturday to pre-empt further protests against a May 22 coup after the army chief said a return to democracy would take more than a year.
