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France economy minister says received death threats over legal reform
Date: 2015-02-02 20:41:15 GMT - France - World - SN:140 - ID:1881881
PARIS, Feb 2 (MENA) – France's economy minister has told the the French parliament that he received death threats over his attempts to reform the legal profession, the BBC reported on Monday. Emmanuel Macron said he had been targeted by legal ....
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Obama confirms abduction of US women by Daesh
Date: 2015-02-02 20:10:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:137 - ID:1881749
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama has confirmed the abduction of US women by Daesh militants. The US is doing its best in an attempt to rescue the women being held by Daesh, Obama said in an interview with NBC. (MENA) AB/WN ....
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Berlusconi wins community-service 'discount' on sentence
Date: 2015-02-02 19:50:51 GMT - Italy - World - SN:135 - ID:1881761
ROME, Feb 2 (MENA) – A Milan judge on Monday ruled that ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi should be able to end 45 days early the one year of community service he has been serving in relation to a definitive conviction for tax fraud, ANSA reported. ....
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French pimping trial to start for ex-IMF chief Strauss-Kahn
Date: 2015-02-02 19:23:24 GMT - France - World - SN:131 - ID:1881409
LILLE, France, Feb 2 (MENA) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn appeared in court Monday to face accusations of taking part in an international prostitution ring set up to provide him with prostitutes for orgies at luxury hotels in France and the US, ABC News ....
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Maduro accuses Joe Biden of 'bloody coup' in Venezuela
Date: 2015-02-02 19:19:18 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:128 - ID:1881461
CARACAS, Feb 2 (MENA) - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro accused the United States of supporting an attempted coup in his country, Russia Today reported. "It is none other than Vice-president Joe Biden who is behind the entire operation," ....
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Kenyan FM: Nairobi-Tehran relations excellent, growing
Date: 2015-02-02 18:06:57 GMT - Iran - World - SN:116 - ID:1880945
NAIROBI, Feb 2 (MENA) - Kenyan Foreign Minister Amina Chawahir Mohammed said on Monday and relations between Iran and Kenya are excellent and growing, calling for comprehensive expansion of ties especially in economic field. Mohammed made the ....
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Syrian Charged With War Crimes in Sweden
Date: 2015-02-02 18:06:16 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:115 - ID:1881001
STOCKHOLM, Feb 2 (MENA) - A former rebel from Syria who fled to Sweden has been charged with war crimes for abusing a captured member of President Bashar Assad's forces. According to ABC news, Swedish prosecutors said Monday it's the first time ....
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Nigeria elections: Blast hit Jonathan rally in Gombe
Date: 2015-02-02 18:02:47 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:109 - ID:1880977
ABUJA, Feb 2 (MENA) - A bomb has exploded outside a stadium in the Nigerian city of Gombe, minutes after President Goodluck Jonathan left a campaign rally there, BBC News reported on Monday. At least three people were killed and 18 others were ....
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Heavy storms claim 9 lives in Turkey
Date: 2015-02-02 18:02:08 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:108 - ID:1880965
ANKARA, Feb 2 (MENA) - Heavy storm across Turkey caused the deaths of nine people in Balıkesir, Çanakkale and Bursa provinces of Turkey, according to TRT on Monday. Domestic and international flights as well sea transportation were cancelled due ....
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Belgian FM calls for better cooperation in fight against terrorism
Date: 2015-02-02 17:44:41 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:102 - ID:1880513
BRUSSELS, Feb 2 (MENA) - Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders on Monday called for better European and international cooperation in the fight against extremism and terrorism. In a speech during the Belgian diplomatic days in Brussels, ....