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Spain's Catalonia independence vote begins
Date: 2017-10-01 12:06:01 GMT - Spain - International - SN:9 - ID:7018085
Riot police have pushed back voters at some polling stations in Catalonia as an illegal independence referendum got under way in the Spanish region, Sky News reported on Sunday . Officers in helmets faced off against chanting crowds and there ....
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Spanish police seize ballot boxes as voters cast votes
Date: 2017-10-01 11:04:13 GMT - Spain - International - SN:3 - ID:7017905
Spanish national police have seized ballot boxes and voting papers from several polling stations in Catalonia as some voters in the region began casting ballots in a banned independence referendum, the Interior Ministry said as quoted by Sky news ....
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20 militants killed in military operations in Afghanistan
Date: 2017-09-30 11:50:07 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:10 - ID:7016567
At least 20 insurgents were killed in military operations and an airstrike carried out on Saturday by Afghan army in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. There were seven Pakistani militants and others affiliated to Daesh terrorist group ....
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Pakistan: Soldier, two civilians killed in Indian firing across LoC
Date: 2017-09-30 10:38:51 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:7 - ID:7016420
Indian forces once again violated the ceasefire agreement resorting to unprovoked firing across the Line of Control (LoC) late Friday, the Pakistani military said according to Geo News. The move resulted in killing a junior commissioned officer ....
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HHS Secretary resigns amid criticism for taking charter flights at taxpayer expense
Date: 2017-09-30 08:45:32 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:7016171
US Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price resigned amid sharp criticism of his extensive use of taxpayer-funded charter flights for multiple government business trips in stead of available commercial airplanes, the White House said. In a ....
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Trump to start Asian tour in November
Date: 2017-09-29 17:34:07 GMT - USA - International - SN:25 - ID:7015745
The White House said on Friday that US President Donald Trump will travel to five Asian countries in November to participate in regional summits. Trump's November Asia Trip, which will start from November 3 to 14, will include Japan, China, ....
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Ghani deplores Shiite mosque attack in Kabul
Date: 2017-09-29 17:20:46 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:23 - ID:7015727
Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani condemned the attack outside a Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital on Friday, which left five people dead and 33 others wounded, CBS News reported. Ghani said in a statement the "terrorists" targeted ....
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Lavrov believes Trump interested in improving Russia-US ties
Date: 2017-09-29 16:11:04 GMT - Russia - International - SN:19 - ID:7015596
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday he thinks US President Donald Trump is interested in normalizing relations between Russia and the United States, TASS reported Friday. Lavrov met with a delegation from the Center for the ....
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Russian defense ministry destroys 1,500 explosives in Deir ez-Zor
Date: 2017-09-29 14:28:10 GMT - Russia - International - SN:15 - ID:7015440
Russian defense ministry said on Friday that sappers have started destroying explosives in Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor. Russian military officials estimate that specialists will have to clear up to 1,500 hectares of land from explosives in Deir ....
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Trump to start Asian tour in November
Date: 2017-09-29 14:11:27 GMT - USA - International - SN:11 - ID:7015377
The White House said on Friday that US President Donald Trump will travel to five Asian countries in November to participate in regional summits. He will visit China, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, the Philippines and the US state of Hawaii for an ....
