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UN rights chief warns of rise of populist politics
Date: 2016-09-06 07:52:04 GMT - Netherlands - International - SN:2 - ID:5554965
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad al Hussein warned of a rise of populist politics that could turn violent. The BBC quoted Zeid as saying that Donald Trump and Dutch nationalist Geert Wilders are among the "populists and ....
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Bomb blast hits crime laboratory in Brussels
Date: 2016-08-29 09:55:41 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:3 - ID:5508321
A bomb has gone off at the Brussels Institute of Criminology, without causing casualties, the BBC quoted Belgian media as saying. Shortly before 02:30 local time (00:30 GMT), a car rammed through three fences, RTL Belgium reports. "One or ....
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Kerry arrives for Bangladesh talks amid terrorism concerns
Date: 2016-08-29 09:54:52 GMT - Bangladesh - International - SN:2 - ID:5508313
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's is in Bangladesh amid increasing concerns about terrorism in the South Asian nation, ABC News reported. Kerry arrived in Dhaka on Monday after weekend talks in Geneva on Syria and planned to meet with ....
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LA police: LAX shooter reports unfounded
Date: 2016-08-29 09:53:37 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:5508301
Los Angeles Airport police have confirmed that reports of shots fired in the facility were a false alarm as the airport authority confirms that all terminals have been cleared and operations are restarting, CNN reported Monday. Passengers are ....
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Egyptian economy back on track, says amb. in Berlin
Date: 2016-08-27 07:34:09 GMT - Germany - International - SN:2 - ID:5497085
Having represented Egypt in a debate on the future of economic relations between Germany and Africa, Ambassador Badr Abdel Aati said the Egyptian economy is back on track. Abdel Aati touched upon what he called a positive investment climate in ....
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No 'Arab Spring' in Zimbabwe -- Mugabe warns protesters
Date: 2016-08-27 07:31:51 GMT - Zimbabwe - International - SN:1 - ID:5497077
President Robert Mugabe has warned there will be no ‘Arab Spring’ in Zimbabwe after protests against his decades-long rule descended into violence on Friday, Euronews reported on Saturday. A so-called ‘mega demonstration’ was held in the capital ....
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Turkish police launch raids targeting Daesh in Istanbul
Date: 2016-08-24 08:27:17 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:1 - ID:5481069
Turkish counter-terror police launched dawn raids targeting Daesh members across Istanbul on Wednesday, as Turkish forces launched an operation in northern Syria to wipe out Daesh terrorists along the border. Arrest warrants had been issued for ....
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Trump delaying immigration speech, campaign sources say
Date: 2016-08-23 08:27:03 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:5474397
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is planning to delay a speech on his immigration proposals in the wake of some reporting and comments that suggested to some possible changes to his policies. Campaign sources confirmed to ABC ....
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US Secretary of State arrives in Nairobi for talks on security issues
Date: 2016-08-22 09:51:00 GMT - Kenya - International - SN:2 - ID:5468645
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived here on Monday for talks with a number of African leaders on security issues in the region, the BBC reported. The US top diplomat's visit aimed at holding talks about peace in the region, “primarily on ....
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Philippines remains committed to the United Nations -- Philippines FM
Date: 2016-08-22 09:46:24 GMT - Philippines - International - SN:1 - ID:5468585
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said that his country might leave the United Nations and invite China and others to form a new global forum, accusing it of failing to fulfil its mandate. However, Duterte's foreign minister, Perfecto Yasay, ....