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N.K. claims 4.7 mln young people volunteer to join military against U.S.
Date: 2017-09-28 10:38:21 GMT - south korea - International - SN:10 - ID:7013161
North Korea claimed Thursday that some 4.7 million students and workers have volunteered to join the military or re-enlist in the army since its leader Kim Jong-un vowed last week to retaliate against the United States, the Korean news agency Yonhap ....
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Malaysia bans travel to North Korea
Date: 2017-09-28 09:14:30 GMT - Malaysia - International - SN:4 - ID:7013060
Malaysia said Thursday that its citizens are banned from traveling to North Korea until further notice because of escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula as a result of Pyongyang’s missile and nuclear development, Voice of America ....
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Putin relieves Russian Aerospace commander-in-chief of his duties
Date: 2017-09-26 17:09:53 GMT - Russia - International - SN:30 - ID:7010791
Russian President Vladimir Putin has relieved Russian Aerospace Commander-in-Chief Colonel General Viktor Bondarev of his duties and dismissed him from service, TASS news agency reported Tuesday. A corresponding order was published on the ....
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Trump pushing Afghan president to close Taliban office in Qatar
Date: 2017-09-26 14:52:27 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:21 - ID:7010487
Donald Trump is pushing the Afghan president, Ashraf Ghani, to close a Taliban mission in Qatar, which has been a channel for dialogue for more than six years, the Guardian newspaper quoted several sources familiar with discussions between the two ....
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Pakistan's ex-PM Sharif stands trial before anti-corruption court
Date: 2017-09-26 09:18:13 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:12 - ID:7009619
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif stood trial on Tuesday before an anti-corruption court in Islamabad to face corruption charges. His court appearance comes a day after he returned home from London, where he visited his wife who is ....
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Netanyahu says to delay settlement planning committee meet at US request
Date: 2017-09-25 10:58:00 GMT - Israel - International - SN:4 - ID:7008070
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly delayed a meeting of a settlement planning committee at the request of the US administration, whose envoy for Middle East peace is set to visit the region this week to meet with Israeli and ....
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Voting starts at Germany's federal elections, Merkel seeks fourth term in office
Date: 2017-09-24 10:32:33 GMT - Germany - International - SN:4 - ID:7006353
Voting has opened in Germany's federal elections, with Chancellor Angela Merkel tipped to retain power, the BBC reported. She is seeking a fourth term in office and to keep her Christian Democrat party's (CDU) status as the largest presence in ....
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Burma: Landmines deadly for fleeing Rohingya
Date: 2017-09-23 13:12:17 GMT - USA - International - SN:11 - ID:7005234
Burmese security forces have laid landmines during attacks on villages and along the Bangladesh border, posing a grave risk to Rohingya Muslims fleeing atrocities, Human Rights Watch said . The Burmese government should immediately stop using ....
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Mediterranean migrant arrivals reach 133,640 in 2017: IOM
Date: 2017-09-22 18:55:02 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:37 - ID:7004286
International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a report that 133,640 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 20 September, with over 75 per cent arriving in Italy and the remainder divided between Greece, Cyprus and ....
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Lavrov says Russia supports Iraq’s territorial integrity
Date: 2017-09-22 18:35:11 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:36 - ID:7004261
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday confirmed "invariable support for friendly Iraq’s unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity," TASS news agency reported. He met with his Iraqi counterpart, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, in Moscow to ....
