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Bahrain King Vows Reform After Rights Violations Report
World | Nov 24, 2011, 09:07 AM ISTManama, Nov 24: Bahrain's king vowed reforms on Wednesday after a commission of inquiry found that his security forces used “excessive force” and tortured detainees in a March crackdown on Shiite-led protests.King Hamad commissioned the
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Bhutan King Seals Wedding With Royal Kiss
World | Oct 15, 2011, 01:41 PM ISTThimphu, Oct 15: Bhutan's dashing King walked hand-in-hand with his beautiful bride and turned his romantic self inside out, publicly kissing the Queen not once but thrice, throwing the people at his wedding reception here
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Jordan King's Motorcade Attacked
World | Jun 13, 2011, 08:33 PM ISTAmman, Jun 13: A group of young men attacked the motorcade of Jordan's King Abdullah II with stones and empty bottles as he visited the southern city of Tafileh today, but no one was hurt,
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Jackman, Ash Bag Top Honours At FICCI Frames Awards
Bollywood | Mar 26, 2011, 04:24 PM ISTMumbai, Mar 26: Hollywood star Hugh Jackman and Bollywood's international face Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan havebagged the top honours at the FICCI Frames Awards here.Jackman, known for his role as 'Wolverine' in the popular 'X Men' series,
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Foreign Plot Against Gulf Foiled: Bahrain King
World | Mar 21, 2011, 07:55 PM ISTManama, Mar 21: Bahrain's monarch Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today said an external plot to "subvert security and stability" in the country had been foiled as he praised the Saudi-led GCC force for helping
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Bahrain King Says Foreign Plot Against Gulf Foiled
World | Mar 21, 2011, 02:34 PM ISTManama, Mar 21: Bahrain has foiled a "foreign plot" to target Gulf countries, King Hamad said in a possible reference to Iran, after security forces crushed Shiite-led unrest, the state news agency reported today.He said
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Bahrain Unleashes Forces On Protesters' Camp
World | Mar 16, 2011, 03:01 PM ISTManama, Bahrain, Mar 16: Military troops and security forces opened a large-scale assault Wednesday against hundreds of anti-government protesters occupying a landmark square in Bahrain's capital, a day after emergency rule was imposed and clashes
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Bahrain's King Visits Saudi Allies Amid Protests
World | Feb 23, 2011, 05:30 PM ISTManama, Bahrain, Feb 23: Faced with mounting pressure from demonstrators, Bahrain's king is visiting ally Saudi Arabia for talks on the unrest. Tens of thousands of protesters have flooded the tiny kingdom's capital, calling for
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Unrest Spreads To Jordan, King Sacks His Cabinet
World | Feb 04, 2011, 11:48 PM ISTAmman, Feb 1: Jordan's King Abdullah II fired his government Tuesday in the wake of street protests and asked an ex-prime minister to form a new Cabinet, ordering him to launch immediate political reforms. The