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White House: decision on Obama Cuba trip in next couple months
Date: 2016-01-03 08:51:42 GMT - USA - International - SN:7 - ID:4039965
The White House will decide in the next couple months about a potential trip by President Barack Obama to Cuba and wants both countries to take steps to ensure the thaw in relations is irreversible, U.S. deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes ....
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Afghan Special Forces release 59 hostages from Taliban captivity in Helmand
Date: 2016-01-02 11:27:23 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:9 - ID:4036017
The Afghan National Army Special Forces have released 59 hostages from the captivity of Taliban militants in southern Helmand province, the Khaama Press reported. A statement released by the Ministry of Defense on Saturday morning states that the ....
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Indian Air Force base attacked near Pakistan border
Date: 2016-01-02 07:26:00 GMT - India - International - SN:4 - ID:4034661
At least two gunmen and a guard were killed in an attack on an Indian Air Force base on Saturday near the border with Pakistan, officials said, noting that it is in an apparent challenge to attempts to revive a dialogue between the nuclear-armed ....
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US, UN say Iran is violating UN resolutions-- WSJ
Date: 2016-01-02 07:24:41 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:4034649
US President Barack Obama imagined he could end his second term with an arms-control detente with Iran the way former US president Ronald Reagan did with the Soviet Union. It looks instead that his nuclear deal has inspired Iran toward new military ....
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Obama signs Oklahoma disaster declaration
Date: 2015-12-30 09:33:18 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:4019793
US President Barrack Obama declared a major disaster exists in the State of Oklahoma and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe winter storms and flooding during the period of ....
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Pakistan suicide bombing leaves 29 dead
Date: 2015-12-29 15:27:22 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:9 - ID:4016557
A suicide attack at a government office in north-west Pakistan killed at least 29 people, Russia Today TV channel reported on Tuesday. The bomb went off outside the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) office in the town of ....
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1 killed, 4 wounded in Kabul airport attack
Date: 2015-12-28 07:42:41 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:2 - ID:4005801
At least one person was killed and four others were wounded in a car bombing near Kabul International Airport, ABC news reported quoting Afghan authorities. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack Monday, saying they were targeting a ....
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Kremlin says unfamiliar with report on alleged Russian "war crimes" in Syria
Date: 2015-12-23 13:27:35 GMT - Russia - International - SN:10 - ID:3983225
The Kremlin has no information on the credibility of the report of the Amnesty International human rights organization that has described some Russian airstrikes in Syria as "war crimes," Tass news agency reported on Wednesday. "We have no ....
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India and Pakistan's military agree to maintain truce on LoC
Date: 2015-12-23 08:57:46 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:7 - ID:3981145
India and Pakistan military Tuesday agreed to maintain truce on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and keep the communication alive through established reconciliation mechanism, the US-funded Radio Sawa reported. Defense spokesman ....
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Jihadist' who beheaded boss commits suicide
Date: 2015-12-23 07:45:42 GMT - France - International - SN:4 - ID:3980745
A Frenchman who killed his boss and pinned his severed head to a fence at an industrial gas factory has committed suicide in his jail cell, ABC reported quoting prison authorities on Wednesday. Yassin Salhi, 35, hanged himself from the bars of ....
