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US State Department rejects Calls by Congress Members to Close PLO Office
Date: 2015-12-23 07:23:48 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:3980649
The US State Department on Tuesday rejected calls by 32 congressional lawmakers, including Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, to close the Washington office of the Palestinian Liberation Organization. In a letter dated December 18, the ....
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British foreign policy must emerge from shadow of Iraq, argues Hilary Benn
Date: 2015-12-22 18:27:55 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:13 - ID:3979453
Hilary Benn, the UK shadow foreign secretary, is urging Labour to resist isolationism and arguing that British foreign policy has to emerge from the long shadow cast by the 2003 Iraq invasion, The Guardian reported. In comments that come after ....
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Rouhani due in Italy, France next month
Date: 2015-12-22 13:55:35 GMT - Iran - International - SN:8 - ID:3977881
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is to pay a visit to Italy and France in late January after an earlier trip was canceled following a spate of deadly terror attacks in Paris, the official IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday. On the first leg of ....
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Rescuers search for 91 people still missing
Date: 2015-12-21 07:39:14 GMT - China - International - SN:4 - ID:3967733
Hundreds of rescue workers are looking for survivors after a landslide hit 33 buildings in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, the BBC reported. Seven people were pulled from the rubble with minor injuries but 91 people are still ....
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US conducts drone strike in eastern Afghanistan
Date: 2015-12-21 07:25:10 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:3 - ID:3967685
A US drone attacked a target in eastern Afghanistan at the weekend, euronews quoted a US military spokesman in Kabul as saying Monday. “US forces conducted a strike in Bati Kot District, Nangarhar Province, December 19 against individuals ....
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Carter announces grandson's death at Sunday sermon
Date: 2015-12-21 07:16:04 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:3967649
Former US president Jimmy Carter's grandson has died, the former president said Sunday. Carter, 91, made the announcement during his regular Sunday school lecture in Plains, Georgia, although he apologized for being late — the first time ever — ....
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Cameron to give police who shoot to kill protection from prosecution
Date: 2015-12-20 10:16:25 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:7 - ID:3962501
David Cameron is to give armed police officers who shoot to kill greater protection from prosecution, the Sunday Times reported. The prime minister stepped in after police chiefs warned that the fight against terrorism is being compromised ....
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Air France flight forced to land in Kenya over bomb scare
Date: 2015-12-20 08:10:46 GMT - Kenya - International - SN:4 - ID:3961453
An Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris was forced to land in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa after a device suspected to be a bomb was found in the lavatory, a Kenyan police official said Sunday. The Boeing 777 Air France flight 463 was ....
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Austrian chancellor says wants to accelerate deportations
Date: 2015-12-20 07:36:06 GMT - Austria - International - SN:3 - ID:3961241
Austria should step up deportations of people who do not qualify for asylum, Chancellor Werner Faymann said in remarks published on Saturday, striking a tougher tone on migrants as he comes under pressure from his conservative coalition ....
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US presidential candidate praises Putin as a leader unlike Obama
Date: 2015-12-19 10:31:07 GMT - USA - International - SN:8 - ID:3956853
US presidential candidate Donald Trump lavished praise on Russian President Vladimir Putin, returning the compliments paid one day earlier by the Russian strongman to the billionaire builder. Trump said: “He’s running his country and at least ....
