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The two men remained as far apart as ever after a 30-minute meeting that analysts said was largely Abe going through the motions of consultation ahead of a key trip to the United States.

"They pressed to redraw the political map of Yemen and, in a way, they were encouraged by Benomar," the official said.

Annamalai generated income through the Hindu Temple of Georgia by charging fees to his followers in exchange for providing spiritual or related services.

Matthias Wegner, spokesman for the Steidl publishing house, confirmed that Grass died on Monday morning in a Luebeck hospital.

The official Twitter account for WikiLeaks tweeted its own logo, which also includes a thick red arrow pointing to the right, side-by-side with Clinton's to emphasize the similarities.

Navy officials said the 203 people were rescued from Yemen's Al Mukallah city, which has fallen into the hands of al-Qaeda, amid "grim" conditions.

This is the third landing of a plane carrying Indian nationals evacuated from Yemen at Kochi.

More than 25 fishing boats in the area were helping to rescue the crew members, the emergency services said in a statement on their website.

Police at Fort Meade, a US Army base in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, confirmed that the incident, said a media report.

Ban Ki-moon on Sunday congratulated Nigerians for holding "largely peaceful and orderly" elections despite Boko Haram attacks.

"I say to Iran's puppet and whoever is with him, you are the one who destroyed Yemen with your political immaturity," Hadi said.

The relatives of each victim would get up to 50,000 euros for "immediate help", a Lufthansa spokesman told Xinhua on Saturday.

Beijing has pledged to put up most of the initial US dollar 50 billion in capital for the bank, which is expected to be set up by year's end.

Ghani said he wanted to be a bridge to a new generation of well-educated leaders, including "the first woman president of Afghanistan."

The Fifth Committee of the General Assembly, that deals with administrative and budgetary issues, voted against the Russian proposal on Tuesday that aimed at stopping the UN from offering marital benefits to its employees with same-sex spouses.

Mauritius has promised full cooperation with India to address outstanding issues relating to their bilateral tax treaty, days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the island nation.