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Suicide bomber hits European Police in Kabul; 1 dead
Date: 2015-01-05 14:05:01 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:45 - ID:1677569
KABUL, Jan 5 (MENA) - A suicide car bomber struck near the headquarters of the European police training mission in Kabul, killing one Afghan civilian and wounding 16 people, police and EUPOL said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, ....
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Rouhani threatens to hold referendum
Date: 2015-01-05 12:10:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:37 - ID:1677349
LONDON, Jan 5 (MENA) - President Hassan Rouhani has threatened to hold an unprecedented referendum in Iran as he warned hardline opponents of a nuclear deal with the west that the country must end its international isolation. The Iranian leader ....
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Coastguard suspends Cemfjord crew search in Pentland Firth
Date: 2015-01-05 10:14:02 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:32 - ID:1676305
LONDON, Jan 5 (MENA) - The search for the missing crew of the cargo ship Cemfjord in the Pentland Firth has been suspended, the BBC reported. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said that by last light on Sunday nothing had been ....
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Afghanistan president suggests US 're-examine' troop withdrawal timetable
Date: 2015-01-05 06:38:45 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:5 - ID:1674849
KABUL, Jan 5 (MENA) - Afghanistan's president has suggested that the US "re-examine" its plan to withdraw all of the American-led coalition troops from the country by the end of 2016, Sky news reported. "Deadlines concentrate the mind. But ....
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Bomb at volleyball match kills 5 in Pakistan
Date: 2015-01-04 20:11:54 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:115 - ID:1674109
ISLAMABAD, Jan 4 (MENA) - A bomb targeting a volleyball match fans killed five persons in Pakistan's restive northwest, Zee News quoted Pakistani officials as saying on Sunday. The incident happened at the Hussaini ground in the Kalaya ....
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Ebola British patient in critical condition
Date: 2015-01-04 18:50:43 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:103 - ID:1673453
LONDON, Jan 4 (MENA) - The condition of Pauline Cafferkey, a Scottish nurse who this week became the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola on UK soil, has deteriorated and is now critical, the Financial Times quoted the Royal Free Hospital as ....
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Obama says Sen Brooke led civil rights, fairness
Date: 2015-01-04 16:30:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:83 - ID:1672881
BOSTON, Jan 4 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama says former U.S. Sen. Edward W. Brooke stood at the front of the battle for civil rights and economic fairness in the U.S, Huffington Post. Obama says Brooke sought to build consensus and ....
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Boko Haram seizes army base in Nigeria town of Baga
Date: 2015-01-04 16:06:36 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:81 - ID:1672693
ABUJA, Jan 4 (MENA) - The militant group Boko Haram has seized a town and key multinational military base in north-eastern Nigeria, BBC quoted officials and eyewitnesses as saying Sunday. A senator in Borno state said troops had abandoned the ....
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Russia sends diving team to AirAsia alleged crash site
Date: 2015-01-04 12:34:35 GMT - Russia - World - SN:47 - ID:1670969
MOSCOW, Jan 4 (MENA) - A diving team of the Russian Emergencies Ministry has set off to the area of an alleged crash of the Malaysian AirAsia Airbus in Indonesia for deep water searches, the ministry’s spokesman told TASS on Saturday. "A team of ....
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US warns about threat against banks, hotels in Indonesia
Date: 2015-01-04 12:11:13 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:45 - ID:1670861
JAKARTA, Jan 4 (MENA) - The US Embassy in Jakarta has issued a warning to Americans about a potential threat against US associated banks and hotels in Indonesia's second-largest city, Surabaya, ABC News reported. An embassy spokesperson said ....