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US decries Daesh 'genocide' of Christians, Shiites, Yazidis
Date: 2016-08-11 08:52:41 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:5409277
The United States on Wednesday denounced the "genocide" carried out by Daesh group against Christians, Shiites and Yazidis, as the State Department unveiled its somber annual report on religious freedom around the world. This past March, US State ....
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US: inflammatory rhetoric about Turkey coup is ‘not helpful’
Date: 2016-08-10 08:09:44 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:5403397
The US State Department, commenting on charges in the Turkish press that a Washington think tank was behind last month’s failed coup in Turkey, said such inflammatory rhetoric is not helpful. “This sort of conspiracy theory, inflammatory rhetoric ....
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Lavrov urges UN to promptly update list of terrorist organizations
Date: 2016-08-09 08:03:00 GMT - Russia - International - SN:3 - ID:5397117
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged the United Nations on Monday to promptly update its list of terrorist organizations, reiterating the need for terror groups to face responsibility. "The declaration adopted today focuses on the need ....
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Former CIA officer McMullin launches independent presidential bid
Date: 2016-08-09 07:55:02 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:5397077
Evan McMullin, a former CIA counterterrorism officer, will run for president as a third-party conservative alternative to Donald Trump. "With the stakes so high for our nation and at this late stage in the process, I can no longer stand on the ....
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70% of Daesh militants in Afghanistan are Pakistani Taliban: US commander
Date: 2016-08-02 06:32:34 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:3 - ID:5358705
Top US commander in Afghanistan General John Nicholson has said roughly 70 percent of Daesh group loyalists fighting in Afghanistan are members of Taliban Pakistan. Briefing the Washington-based journalists earlier this week, Gen. Nicholson, said ....
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FM spokesman: Iran-US talks excluded to nuclear issue
Date: 2016-08-02 06:28:17 GMT - Iran - International - SN:2 - ID:5358701
Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Monday that diplomatic encounter with Washington excluded to the nuclear dispute. Qassemi made the remarks in response to recent remarks by the Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) ....
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US embassy says family of staff authorized to depart Turkey
Date: 2016-07-26 10:17:06 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:8 - ID:5323841
The US Embassy in Ankara said Tuesday that the US State Department has authorized the voluntary departure of employees' family members in Turkey after a failed military coup. Turkey's declaration of a state of emergency also prompted the State ....
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Donald Trump takes poll lead on Hillary Clinton as Democratic National Convention gets off to chaotic start
Date: 2016-07-26 10:15:47 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:7 - ID:5323825
Donald Trump soared into a poll lead in the race for the White House as Hillary Clinton's plans for a "Convention of hope" descended into bitter infighting and angry protests, with some Democrats saying they would prefer to vote for her Republican ....
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Blasts heard near Mogadishu airport
Date: 2016-07-26 07:57:23 GMT - Somalia - International - SN:6 - ID:5322857
Big explosions followed by gunfire have been heard near the main entrance of the airport in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Thick smoke could be seen rising from the area, where there is also a base for African Union (AU) peacekeepers. Local ....
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Japan knife attack: 19 killed at care centre in Sagamihara
Date: 2016-07-26 06:59:16 GMT - Japan - International - SN:3 - ID:5322505
Nineteen residents have been killed in a knife attack at a care center for people with mental disabilities in the Japanese city of Sagamihara. Such attacks are extremely rare in Japan - the incident is the worst mass killing in decades. Police ....
