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No 'credible' security threats to Trump inauguration: US government
Date: 2017-01-14 10:11:07 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:6329517
US Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said the government sees no immediate threats for the January 20 inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. Johnson said US authorities have ramped up security preparations in light of the rise of ....
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Taliban say they didn't plant bomb wounding UAE diplomats in Afghanistan
Date: 2017-01-11 09:15:53 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:5 - ID:6311037
The Taliban issued a statement Wednesday saying they did not plant a bomb that went off in Kandahar, Afghanistan, and wounded the UAE ambassador to the country and a number of diplomats. The group instead blamed an "internal local rivalry" for ....
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Obama offers condolences to Turkey's President
Date: 2017-01-04 10:35:22 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:6270985
The White House said US President Barack Obama has offered his condolences to Turkey's leader over a pair of deadly attacks, including at a nightclub on New Year's Eve, ABC News reported. Obama and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also ....
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Australian FM: We won't relocate embassy to Jerusalem
Date: 2017-01-03 08:29:53 GMT - Australia - International - SN:4 - ID:6263509
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said that Australia "does not have any plans to move the Australian embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem," The Sydney Morning Herald reported on Monday. Bishop's comments came in response to a call from ....
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Black box of crashed Tu-154 found in Black Sea – report
Date: 2016-12-27 08:14:10 GMT - Russia - International - SN:2 - ID:6224469
The Tu-154’s main flight data recorder was found at the depth of 17 meters (56 feet), Russia’s Defense Ministry said. The ministry added that five more fragments of the crashed plane have been located. The fragments have been found at the ....
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Russian transport minister says search operation suspended until Monday morning
Date: 2016-12-26 08:11:35 GMT - Russia - International - SN:4 - ID:6218725
Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said Sunday that the search for victims of a Russian plane that crashed into the Black Sea earlier today would resume Monday. "The operation on raising wreckage and bodies of the victims will be continued ....
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Addis Ababa keen on optimal use of Nile water without harming basin countries: Ethiopia FM
Date: 2016-12-26 08:02:22 GMT - Sudan - International - SN:3 - ID:6218665
Ethiopian Foreign Minister Workneh Gebeyehu on Sunday said his country is keen on the optimal use of the Nile water without prejudice to the rights of the basin countries. In a press conference held at the headquarters of the Ethiopian Embassy ....
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George Michael dies at 53
Date: 2016-12-26 07:44:59 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:2 - ID:6218577
Singer George Michael has died at his home at the age of 53, the BBC reported Monday. The star, who launched his career with Wham! in the 1980s and had huge success as a solo performer, "passed away peacefully" on Christmas Day in Goring, ....
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Israeli official accuses Barack Obama of 'shameful move at UN'
Date: 2016-12-24 07:05:04 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:4 - ID:6207849
An Israeli official has accused Barack Obama of colluding in a “shameful move against Israel at the UN” over a planned security council vote on Israeli illegal settlements, the Guardian reported on Friday. In striking language underlining the ....
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UN secretary-general welcomes resolution on Israel settlements
Date: 2016-12-24 06:57:23 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:3 - ID:6207789
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday welcomed the adoption of a resolution by the UN Security Council on Israeli settlements. In a statement, spokesman for the secretary general Stephane Dujarric said the adoption of the resolution is a ....
