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Pope calls delivery of weapons, not food a 'strange paradox'
Date: 2016-06-13 15:15:36 GMT - Italy - International - SN:8 - ID:5091953
Pope Francis of the Vatican told thousands of workers and diplomats Monday at the U.N. agency that delivers food to crisis areas it is "a strange paradox" that food often cannot get through to those suffering due to war but weapons can. Francis' ....
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UNICEF decries killing of children in recent attacks on Syria
Date: 2016-06-13 08:46:13 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:3 - ID:5088361
The UN Children's Rights & Emergency Relief Organization (UNICEF) condemned the killing of a number of children in recent attacks on Syria. In a press release on Sunday, UNICEF Representative in Syria Hanaa Singer said according to reports, one ....
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Orlando shooter has valid firearms licenses as security guard
Date: 2016-06-13 08:14:52 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:5088161
Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old US-born citizen, has been identified as the suspect in today’s mass shooting that left at least 50 dead and more than 50 others wounded at the Pulse Orlando, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Officials said Mateen ....
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UK Muslim officer receives MBE from Prince Charles
Date: 2016-06-12 09:36:24 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:8 - ID:5082553
British Captain Naveed Muhammad received an MBE from Prince Charles for his work with ethnic minorities, The Daily Mail reported. Capt Muhammad, 47, of the Royal Signals, Army Reserve, who was born in Kenya but now lives in Birmingham, has been ....
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Croatian PM refuses to resign despite coalition party pressure
Date: 2016-06-11 10:06:27 GMT - Croatia - International - SN:1 - ID:5077949
Croatia’s Prime Minister Tihomir Oreskovic said he had no plans to resign under pressure from the conservative HDZ party, the biggest in the ruling coalition, according to Euronews. The HDZ filed a no-confidence motion against Oreskovic on ....
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Car bomb targets police station in southern Turkey
Date: 2016-06-08 09:13:19 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:4 - ID:5062090
Turkey's state-run news agency says a police station at a town near the border with Syria has been hit by a car bomb. There was no immediate word of any casualties, abc news reported. The Anadolu Agency said Wednesday that several ambulances have ....
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Merkel slams Erdogan amid threats to German MPs
Date: 2016-06-08 08:12:39 GMT - Germany - International - SN:2 - ID:5061658
German Chancellor Angela Merkel hit back at criticism from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan against German lawmakers due to the Armenian genocide, Sputnik news agency reported. The row over Germany’s decision to formally recognize the ....
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Migrant crisis: EU to boost Africa aid to stem influx
Date: 2016-06-07 12:59:54 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:12 - ID:5058205
The EU will shortly present a new aid plan to curb the influx of African migrants via Libya, building on the deal it reached with Turkey in March, the BBC reported. The European Commission will boost partnerships with nine countries in the Middle ....
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Merkel tops Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women list
Date: 2016-06-07 11:53:42 GMT - Germany - International - SN:9 - ID:5057513
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has held on to the top spot of the Forbes list of the 100 Most Powerful Women for the sixth consecutive time, Deutsche Welle reported. The annual list, released on Monday, features 100 women from 29 different ....
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Myanmar court sentences BBC reporter to jail, hard labor
Date: 2016-06-07 11:13:05 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - International - SN:7 - ID:5056949
A BBC reporter in Myanmar has been jailed for three months with hard labor after being convicted of assaulting a police officer while covering a student protest, his lawyer said Tuesday. The ruling marks the first time a journalist has been ....
