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Obama makes phone call with Belgian PM, French President
Date: 2016-03-19 07:53:08 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:4539857
US President Barack Obama made a phone call with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel and French President Francois Hollande, according to a statement of the White House. During the phone conversation, Obama congratulated them on the arrest in ....
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Rouhani to pay first official visit to Austria
Date: 2016-03-19 07:52:11 GMT - Austria - International - SN:4 - ID:4539853
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani will pay his first official visit to Austria on March 30 fo boosting bilateral ties and increasing trade exchange. Austria’s President Heinz Fischer will hold an official reception to Rouhani at the presidential ....
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Senior UK minister resigns over planned welfare cuts
Date: 2016-03-19 07:51:23 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:3 - ID:4539845
A senior British cabinet minister resigned on Friday citing concerns about the latest round of cuts to benefits announced earlier this week, in a surprise move that heaps pressure on finance minister George Osborne, The Independent reported. ....
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61 killed in Boeing crash in south Russia
Date: 2016-03-19 07:22:40 GMT - Russia - International - SN:1 - ID:4539709
A total of 61 people, including the crew, who were on board a Boeing 737-800 passenger jet bound from Dubai, were killed in a crash in southern Russia’s Rostov-on-Don airport, emergencies services told TASS news agency. "According to specified ....
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Nigerian president urges nationals to be cautious after mosque blast
Date: 2016-03-16 13:22:14 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:10 - ID:4524157
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari called on his citizens to be cautious especially in the crowded areas after the suicide attack in a mosque in north eastern the country leaving 22 persons dead and 18 others injured. Buhari wrote on social ....
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UK denies plan to send troops to support new Libyan government
Date: 2016-03-16 07:47:51 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:3 - ID:4520505
The government has said it has no plans to deploy British troops to provide security for Libya’s newly-appointed national unity government. The denial came in response to a letter to the foreign secretary from Crispin Blunt MP, the chairman of ....
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Washington subway to close for 29 hours for inspection
Date: 2016-03-16 07:45:24 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:4520489
The massive transit system in the nation's capital will shutter all day Wednesday and won't reopen until 5 a.m. Thursday so safety officials can inspect equipment, Metro officials said. Metro CEO and General Manager Paul Wiedefeld, barely into ....
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Zarif calls for Iran-Australia cooperation against extremism
Date: 2016-03-15 17:22:54 GMT - Australia - International - SN:14 - ID:4518449
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called for boosting bilateral cooperation with Australia in the battle against terrorism and extremism, Press TV reported on Tuesday. The Iranian foreign minister made the remarks during a joint ....
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Iran condemns Daesh chemical attack near Kirkuk
Date: 2016-03-15 11:30:55 GMT - Iran - International - SN:6 - ID:4514881
Iran has strongly denounced the recent chemical attack by the Daesh terrorist group which left hundreds of people wounded in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk, Press TV reported. On Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi ....
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Kremlin warns Syria talks sides against making "unfounded ultimatums"
Date: 2016-03-14 13:22:04 GMT - Russia - International - SN:10 - ID:4508825
Russia believes it is important that no side in the Syria peace talks resuming in Geneva on Monday should derail negotiations by putting forward unfounded ultimatums, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "Without doubt it is important right now ....
