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  • Likud top body votes to annex parts of West Bank

    Likud top body votes to annex parts of West Bank

    Date: 2018-01-01 08:34:07 GMT - palestine - International - SN:4 - ID:7168636

    The Likud Central Committee, the party’s top decision-making body, unanimously passed a resolution Sunday urging the faction’s leaders to formally annex parts of the West Bank and allow unlimited construction in the settlements, The Times of Israel ....

  • Man with guns arrested in hotel in Texas

    Man with guns arrested in hotel in Texas

    Date: 2018-01-01 08:33:02 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:7168601

    An intoxicated man was arrested at a hotel ahead of a New Year's Eve party for unlawfully carrying a weapon and trespassing after officers found several guns and ammunition in his room, ABC news reported Sunday. Investigators said security ....

  • 10 Americans killed in Costa Rica plane crash

    10 Americans killed in Costa Rica plane crash

    Date: 2018-01-01 08:30:28 GMT - Costa Rica - International - SN:2 - ID:7168617

    A charter plane crashed in Guancaste, Costa Rica, on Monday, killing 10 American passengers and two Costa Rican pilots, the Costa Rican government said. The plane crashed just moments after takeoff from Punta Islita Airport, according to ....

  • Putin signs law on tightening punishment for 'telephone terrorism'

    Putin signs law on tightening punishment for 'telephone terrorism'

    Date: 2017-12-31 16:47:27 GMT - Russia - International - SN:15 - ID:7168194

    Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that toughens the punishment for "telephone terrorism" to 10 years of imprisonment, according to a document published on the Russian official Internet portal of legal information on ....

  • Nigeria north state says 5,247 Muslims dead from Boko Haram

    Nigeria north state says 5,247 Muslims dead from Boko Haram

    Date: 2017-12-31 16:47:08 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:14 - ID:7168175

    The Adamawa State chapter of Nigeria's Muslim Council says at least 5,247 Muslims have been killed in the past four years in the northern state because of Boko Haram, ABC news reported. A report presented Sunday adds that more than 5,100 Muslims ....

  • Russia’s Foreign Ministry advises compatriots to avoid mass gatherings in Iran

    Russia’s Foreign Ministry advises compatriots to avoid mass gatherings in Iran

    Date: 2017-12-31 16:12:37 GMT - Russia - International - SN:11 - ID:7168061

    Russia’s Foreign Ministry has issued recommendations for compatriots advising them to avoid mass gatherings in Iran in the wake of ongoing protests, the ministry wrote on its Facebook page. "Demonstrations sparked by social discontent are being ....

  • UN chief issues 'red alert,' urges world to come together in 2018 to tackle pressing challenges

    UN chief issues 'red alert,' urges world to come together in 2018 to tackle pressing challenges

    Date: 2017-12-31 13:25:57 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:8 - ID:7167930

    In his message on the New Year, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is calling for unity among the global community to tackle overwhelming challenges and defend values shared by all. “On New Year's Day 2018, I am not issuing an ....

  • Two protesters killed at night rally in western Iran - report

    Two protesters killed at night rally in western Iran - report

    Date: 2017-12-31 10:25:00 GMT - Iran - International - SN:2 - ID:7167530

    Two protesters taking part in demonstrations roiling Iran were killed at a rally overnight, a semi-official news agency was quoted by ABC News as saying Sunday, the first deaths attributed to the ongoing protests. In Doroud, a city some 325 ....

  • Russian security services say organizer of St Petersburg supermarket blast detained

    Russian security services say organizer of St Petersburg supermarket blast detained

    Date: 2017-12-30 18:54:26 GMT - Russia - International - SN:10 - ID:7166974

    The organizer and perpetrator of the St. Petersburg supermarket bombing, which injured 18 people, has been detained, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Saturday. The suspect has been transferred to Russia’s Investigative Committee ....

  • Putin: Mutual respect should be basic in relations with US

    Putin: Mutual respect should be basic in relations with US

    Date: 2017-12-30 17:58:39 GMT - Russia - International - SN:9 - ID:7166942

    Equality and mutual respect should be basic in development of relations between Russia and the U.S, and a constructive dialogue between Moscow and Washington is necessary for strengthening the world’s strategic stability, Russia’s President Vladimir ....

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