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Data transfer pact between US and Europe is ruled invalid
Date: 2015-10-06 13:17:36 GMT - USA - International - SN:11 - ID:3479413
Europe’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that a widely used international agreement for moving people’s digital data between the European Union and the United States was invalid. The decision, by the European Court of Justice, throws into doubt ....
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Turkish PM holds security meeting over Russia airspace violation
Date: 2015-10-06 13:08:01 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:9 - ID:3479337
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu chaired a security meeting on late Monday with his deputies Tugrul Turkes and Yalcin Akdogan after a Russian fighter jet violated Turkey's airspace over the weekend near the Syrian borders, prompting Turkey to ....
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Amtrak passenger train derails in Vermont; 6 riders injured
Date: 2015-10-06 08:33:26 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:3476785
An Amtrak passenger train derailed Monday near Northfield, Vermont, injuring six people, officials said. There were no fatalities, according to CNN. Dana Huoppi, a spokeswoman with the Montpelier Fire Department, said at least two cars went off ....
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Netanyahu deploys thousands of extra cops, troops in WB, Quds
Date: 2015-10-06 06:41:52 GMT - palestine - International - SN:3 - ID:3476265
Convening his security cabinet Monday night amid a major escalation of the Palestinian conflict, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was sending thousands of additional police and soldiers into Al Quds and West Bank areas in order to ....
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US Defense Secretary visits Italy as part of European tour
Date: 2015-10-05 22:13:10 GMT - Italy - International - SN:14 - ID:3475821
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will visit Italy on Tuesday as part of a European tour that started Monday with Spain. During the visit, Carter will visit US Naval Air Station Sigonella in Sicily. Carter will also meet with Italian ....
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Pentagon plan to establish Syrian moderate rebel army struggled since inception - paper
Date: 2015-10-05 13:34:21 GMT - USA - International - SN:10 - ID:3472681
The US Wall Street Journal said that the Pentagon's effort to stand up a Syrian moderate rebel army, which would give the US ground forces to fight Daesh, has struggled since its inception to meet even its own modest goals, according to an account ....
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Kunduz hospital airstrike irresponsible, unjustifiable: Iran
Date: 2015-10-05 07:56:38 GMT - Iran - International - SN:2 - ID:3469685
Iran has strongly condemned as “irresponsible and unjustifiable” the recent deadly US airstrike on a hospital in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz which killed 22 people, Press TV reported. Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham on Sunday ....
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Cameron promises to 'beef up' the SAS to take the fight to Daesh
Date: 2015-10-04 09:50:00 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:7 - ID:3464321
UK Prime Minister David Cameron said the government will buy 20 new drones – known as Protectors – that can target Daesh extremists in Syria and Iraq. Britain's special forces will be the biggest beneficiaries of the forthcoming defense review as ....
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Plane carrying 114 Iranian victims of Mina crush lands in Tehran
Date: 2015-10-04 08:34:36 GMT - Iran - International - SN:5 - ID:3463749
The second plane transporting the bodies of 114 Iranian pilgrims who lost their lives in the tragic human crush of September 24 in Mina, Saudi Arabia, has arrived in Iran’s capital, Tehran, Press TV reported. The Saudi aircraft landed at Mehrabad ....
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Eurotunnel suspends services after 'massive invasion' at Calais terminal
Date: 2015-10-03 08:11:33 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:3 - ID:3458145
Eurotunnel services were suspended overnight on Friday after a "massive invasion" of more than 100 refugees and migrants in the French terminal, The Guardian reported Saturday. A "large and coordinated" group stormed the tracks at Calais at ....