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CIA chief denies agency role in Iran unrest, predicts new violence
Date: 2018-01-08 11:40:15 GMT - USA - International - SN:14 - ID:7179889
Head of the CIA Mike Pompeo on Sunday denied his agency had any role in fomenting the recent anti-government protests in Iran but predicted the violent unrest “is not behind us,” Mike Pompeo, named a year ago by US President Donald Trump to head ....
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Malaysian PM to confer with Saudi king on regional situation, economic cooperation
Date: 2018-01-08 09:30:42 GMT - Malaysia - International - SN:5 - ID:7179742
Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak left here on Monday a working visit to Saudi Arabia that runs until Jan 12, at the invitation of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Bernama News Agency reported. The prime minister ....
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UNRWA mandated by UN, indispensable for peace - spokesman
Date: 2018-01-08 09:27:44 GMT - palestine - International - SN:4 - ID:7179603
Spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Chris Gunness said Sunday the agency is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to continue with its services until a just and lasting ....
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Former WTO chief, UN envoy Peter Sutherland dies at 71
Date: 2018-01-08 07:49:31 GMT - Ireland - International - SN:2 - ID:7179582
Irish businessman and diplomat Peter Sutherland, who held senior roles in the European Union, the World Trade Organization and the UN, has died. He was 71, ABC News reported. Sutherland's family said he died Sunday at a Dublin hospital after a ....
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Macron reiterates France's support for two-state solution
Date: 2018-01-08 07:45:48 GMT - France - International - SN:1 - ID:7179571
French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated on Sunday his country's support for the two-state solution between Palestinians and Israelis, the Elysee said. During a meeting with a visiting delegation of the Palestinian Central Council, Macron ....
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Man killed in explosion outside Stockholm metro station
Date: 2018-01-07 16:14:45 GMT - Sweden - International - SN:18 - ID:7179225
A man seriously injured in an explosion outside a metro station in Stockholm, Sweden, has died, the Mirror reported Sunday. The 60-year-old man suffered severe injuries when he reportedly picked up a hand grenade off the floor and it blew ....
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Iranian police: Main ringleaders of riots arrested
Date: 2018-01-07 15:59:58 GMT - Iran - International - SN:17 - ID:7179162
Spokesman for Iran’s Police Brigadier General Saeed Montazer said on Sunday that the main ringleaders of the riots and acts of vandalism in the country are in custody, Tasnim News Agency reported. During the riots, 20 people, including an ....
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Iranian ex-president Ahmadinejad arrested for inciting unrest
Date: 2018-01-07 15:25:42 GMT - Russia - International - SN:16 - ID:7179154
The former president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has been arrested for inciting unrest against the government, the Daily Mail reported. The ex-leader was apprehended during a visit to the western city of Busehehr on December 28. During his ....
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16 Taliban, Daesh militants killed, wounded in Afghanistan
Date: 2018-01-07 14:09:57 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:15 - ID:7179031
At least three Taliban insurgents were killed Sunday and eleven others were wounded during separate operations in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, Afghan Khaama Press reported. The provincial government media office in a statement said ....
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Trump administration condemns EU for not supporting Iran protesters
Date: 2018-01-07 10:23:09 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:6 - ID:7178559
US President Donald Trump and his administration are disappointed in the European Union for not doing more to support Iran's anti-government protesters, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said. The comments from the country's top diplomat ....