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Chinese president vows to promote China-Myanmar partnership
Date: 2016-08-20 08:24:29 GMT - China - International - SN:7 - ID:5457357
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday pledged to promote the China-Myanmar comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and bring more tangible benefits to the people of both countries, Xinhua reported. Xi made the remarks during a meeting ....
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Maduro: Venezuela coup bid would meet tougher reaction than Turkey's
Date: 2016-08-20 08:16:29 GMT - Venezuela - International - SN:4 - ID:5457265
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro said the purge by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meted out on rivals after a failed coup would look like child's play compared with the action he would take if opposition tried something similar in the OPEC ....
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Azerbaijan arrests 4 with ties to Turkish cleric Gulen
Date: 2016-08-20 08:13:06 GMT - Azerbaijan - International - SN:3 - ID:5457237
Azerbaijan authorities said they arrested four men with ties to Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, who Turkey has blamed for masterminding last month's attempted coup, Radio Free Europe reported Saturday. The four unindentified suspects were charged ....
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Donald Trump receives first classified intelligence briefing
Date: 2016-08-18 08:47:10 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:5447101
Donald Trump has received his first classified intelligence briefing, a privilege reserved for presidential candidates from the two main US political parties, according to ABC News. The Republican nominee attended the briefing — organized by the ....
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Turkish police detain several people in post-coup raids
Date: 2016-08-18 08:46:29 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:2 - ID:5447089
Turkish police raided more than 100 places in Istanbul at dawn on Thursday and arrested several people in an investigation into last month's failed coup, Times of India reported on Thursday. Police from the financial-crimes unit were conducting ....
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Lavrov, Kerry discuss actions to ensure ceasefire in Syria
Date: 2016-08-17 07:56:32 GMT - Russia - International - SN:4 - ID:5441109
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has discussed with US Secretary of State John Kerry over phone coordinated actions to fight terrorists in Syria and to ensure cessation of hostilities, Sputnik news agency reported. According to the Foreign ....
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Russian use of Iranian base 'unfortunate, not surprising’ - US State Department
Date: 2016-08-17 07:47:20 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:5441033
The United States considers Russia’s use of the Hamadan airbase in Iran for launching strikes in Syria unfortunate but not unexpected, US State Department deputy spokesperson Mark Toner said in a press briefing on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, ....
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15 Guantanamo detainees sent to United Arab Emirates
Date: 2016-08-16 06:48:55 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:5434977
The Pentagon has transferred 15 Guantanamo detainees to the United Arab Emirates, the largest transfer of detainees during the Obama administration. The transfer reduces to 61 the number of detainees still held at the detention facility and is ....
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Trump says to work with Sisi, King Abdullah in counter-terror efforts
Date: 2016-08-16 06:46:10 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:5434949
US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Monday that if he is elected president he will cooperate with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and King Abdullah II of Jordan in counter-terror efforts as they have clear policy that reject the ....
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4 killed, scores injured in bomb attack in Turkey's Diyarbakir city
Date: 2016-08-11 09:28:25 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:7 - ID:5409533
Four people were killed in a bomb attack in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir, the ABC News Reported. According to a Turkish official, the explosion targeted a police bus and injured up to 13 people. The attack took place hours a way from ....
