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US politician facing sexual assault claims commits suicide
Date: 2017-12-14 11:01:53 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:7140019
A US state politician accused of sexually molesting a 17-year-old girl in a media expose earlier this week has taken his own life, Sky news reported. Kentucky Republican representative Dan Johnson was found dead inside a car on a bridge in Mount ....
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Putin vows to run as independent candidate in 2018 race
Date: 2017-12-14 10:26:22 GMT - Russia - International - SN:7 - ID:7139968
Russian President Vladimir Putin said at his annual news conference on Thursday he will run in the 2018 presidential election as an independent candidate, Tass news agency reported. "This will be a self-nomination," Putin said. "I expect a ....
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Canadian passenger plane crashes
Date: 2017-12-14 07:46:06 GMT - Canada - International - SN:1 - ID:7139667
A Canadian passenger plane carrying 25 passengers crashed shortly after taking off from the Fond-du-Lac, Sask., airport Wednesday night, CBC news reported. There were no fatalities but some injuries, RCMP said. "There was no explosion or fire. ....
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France rejects any pro-Iran axis in ME
Date: 2017-12-12 17:00:42 GMT - France - International - SN:20 - ID:7137412
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has expressed his country's rejection of any Iranian-led axis in the Middle East, calling on Tehran to pull out pro-Iran militias from Syria. In an interview with France 2 channel Tuesday, he said that ....
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Russia ready to support agreements aimed at resolving Libya issue - Lavrov
Date: 2017-12-12 16:58:26 GMT - Russia - International - SN:18 - ID:7137385
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday that Moscow is ready to support agreements aimed at resolving the Libya issue. During his meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Libya in the Government of National Accord Mohamed Taher ....
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Donald Trump visit to UK expected in new year, says US amb.
Date: 2017-12-12 16:41:13 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:17 - ID:7137346
The US ambassador to the UK has said he expects US President Donald Trump to go ahead with a working visit to the UK in the new year, despite a recent Twitter row with Prime Minister Theresa May over the terror threat posed by Muslims in the UK, the ....
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US amb. to Cyprus: Washington closely following up all events in ME
Date: 2017-12-12 09:53:57 GMT - Cyprus - International - SN:10 - ID:7136470
US Ambassador to Cyprus Kathleen Doherty said Washington has been closely following up all events in the Middle East over the past months, reported Cyprus News Agency. In statements on the sidelines of her visit to the Limassol municipality, ....
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UN warns tough N. Korea sanctions risk hurting millions
Date: 2017-12-12 08:49:19 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:7 - ID:7136312
The UN human rights chief said Monday North Korea's leadership has cracked down on human rights by further restricting movements and making "horrific" prison conditions more severe amid tensions over its nuclear and missile tests. Zeid Ra'ad ....
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Egypt denounces Manhattan terror blast
Date: 2017-12-12 06:46:37 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:1 - ID:7136142
Egypt on Tuesday condemned a terrorist blast that hit midtown Manhattan, near New York Port Authority terminal, which left several people wounded. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry stressed solidarity of the Egyptian government and people with ....
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New York bomb suspect in custody after attempted terrorist attack in a Manhattan subway
Date: 2017-12-11 17:58:48 GMT - USA - International - SN:8 - ID:7135773
A bomb has exploded on a Manhattan subway platform leaving four people injured in a suspected ISIS inspired attack. The suspected bomber is Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old Bangladeshi national who is thought to have lived in the US for seven years, ....
