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Biden: US to continue supporting Iraqi campign against Daesh
Date: 2016-01-22 07:05:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:4164861
WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (MENA) – The US will continue to support the Iraqi government in its campaign against Daesh terrorists, US Vice President Joe Biden said on Friday. He made the remarks during his meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al ....
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US tightens visa-waiver rules following terror attacks
Date: 2016-01-22 07:03:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:4164865
WASHINGTON, Jan 22, (MENA) - In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in California and Paris, the Obama administration on Thursday tightened a program that allows nationals of certain countries to travel to the US without a visa by restricting ....
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New figures show 2,000 youngsters have been referred to de-radicalization scheme in Britain
Date: 2016-01-21 20:55:18 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:130 - ID:4164273
LONDON, Jan 21 (MENA) - Nearly 2,000 young people have been referred to a government de-radicalization program over the last four years, according to records released under Freedom of Information laws, The Daily Mail reported. Some 415 children ....
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Suicide blast targets major Afghan media group, killing 7
Date: 2016-01-21 09:40:50 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:28 - ID:4158141
KABUL, Jan 21 (MENA) - A Taliban suicide bomb blast struck a crew affiliated with Afghanistan’s largest media group Wednesday, killing at least seven people and raising fears of further militant violence against one of the country’s most prominent ....
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Carter mourns loss of marines on crashed helicopters
Date: 2016-01-21 06:11:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:4157345
WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter extended the government's sympathies Wednesday to the families of the 12 Marines missing since two service helicopters apparently collided last week off Hawaii. "While there is no way ....
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3-day mourning over Charsadda attack announced
Date: 2016-01-21 05:57:04 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:6 - ID:4157293
ISLAMABAD, Jan 21 (MENA) - Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday announced three days mourning in the wake of Bacha Khan University attack in Charsadda, Dunya News reported. As per the directions issued to the ....
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British police speak to Muslim boy, 10, over spelling error
Date: 2016-01-20 21:13:43 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:118 - ID:4155941
LONDON, Jan 20 (MENA) - A simple spelling mistake has led to a 10-year-old Muslim boy being interviewed by British police over suspected links to terrorism, The Guardian reported. The boy, who lives in Accrington in Lancashire, wrote in his ....
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Lavrov says Russia will continue to fight Daesh
Date: 2016-01-20 20:06:30 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:109 - ID:4155869
ZURICH, Jan 20 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his US counterpart John Kerry agreed during talks in Zurich that Daesh and the Nusra Front (Jabhat al-Nusra) would not be part of the proposed Syrian ceasefire, as the fight against ....
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Red doors on asylum seekers' homes in Britain spark discrimination claims
Date: 2016-01-20 19:56:14 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:107 - ID:4155841
LONDON, Jan 20 (MENA) - The British government has ordered an urgent review of allegations that asylum seekers in the town of Middlesbrough were housed in homes with red-painted doors, making some residents targets of abuse. British Immigration ....
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7 killed, 25 wounded in blast near Russian embassy in Kabul
Date: 2016-01-20 19:44:43 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:105 - ID:4155913
KABUL, Jan 20 (MENA) - A heavy explosion rocked Kabul earlier Wednesday evening, leaving at least seven civilians dead and 25 others wounded, according to Khaama Press. Deputy interior minister Gen. Ayub Salangi confirmed that six civilians were ....