UNITED NATIONS: Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain and Venezuela won coveted seats on the UN Security Council Thursday, but Turkey suffered a humbling defeat in its bid to join the world's "top table."

The five countries garnered the required two-thirds support from the 193-country UN General Assembly during three rounds of voting that ended with Turkey picking up only 60 votes.

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