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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 ....
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Canadian forces strike back against Daesh offensive in northern Iraq
Date: 2015-12-19 09:20:40 GMT - Canada - International - SN:7 - ID:3956341
A contingent of Canada's elite commandos were thrown into a day-long battle alongside Kurdish Peshmerga fighters as Daesh terrorists launched ther biggest offensive in Iraq since Western troops arrived in the region 18 months ago, the CBC News ....
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Rwanda vote allows Kagame to extend term in office
Date: 2015-12-19 07:24:33 GMT - Rwanda - International - SN:5 - ID:3955785
Rwandans have voted overwhelmingly to allow President Paul Kagame to extend his term in office, initial referendum results show, the BBC News reported. Some 98% of voters support changing the constitution to allow him to run again in 2017 after ....
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Obama signs into law tougher sanctions on Hezbollah -- WH
Date: 2015-12-19 07:09:00 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:3955729
US President Barack Obama signed into law on Friday afternoon legislation designed to tighten sanctions against the Iran-backed Lebanon-based Hezbollah organization, The Times of Israel said. The legislation, formally titled the Hezbollah ....
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Carter stresses US support to Iraq in war against Daesh
Date: 2015-12-16 15:15:38 GMT - Iraq - International - SN:12 - ID:3940997
US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter stressed his country's support for Iraq to preserve its unity and sovereignty. He further congratulated the Iraqi government for its victories achieved against Daesh terrorist group. The remarks were made ....
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Congress cancels vote on bill to impose restrictions on Iraqi, Syrian refugees
Date: 2015-12-16 13:28:24 GMT - USA - International - SN:10 - ID:3940157
The US Congress decided on Wednesday not to vote on a bill to impose instant restrictions on the entry of Syrian and Iraqi refugees to the United States. The Congress added that it may not make major reforms to the Visa Waiver Program in response ....
