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Obama apologises to Japan over US spying claims released by WikiLeaks
Date: 2015-08-26 10:45:01 GMT - USA - International - SN:7 - ID:3228429
US President Barack Obama has apologized to Tokyo after WikiLeaks claimed Washington had spied on Japanese politicians, ABC News quoted a government spokesman as saying. "President Obama said he was very sorry ... as the case caused a big debate ....
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2 NATO soldiers killed in attack in southern Afghanistan
Date: 2015-08-26 08:29:04 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:6 - ID:3227133
Two NATO service members were killed Wednesday in southern Afghanistan after coming under fire from men wearing the uniforms of Afghan security forces, ABC news network reported. NATO service members fired back, killing the attackers, the ....
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Taliban torch 5 civilian homes in Maidan Wardak’s Charkh District
Date: 2015-08-25 18:29:06 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:13 - ID:3225277
Taliban militants have torched five civilian homes in Charkh District of Maidan Wardak province, Khaama Press reported. Reports suggest that attack was carried out by dozens of Taliban insurgents Ala Sang area Monday. Men were not present at ....
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Norwegian foreign, defense ministers in Irbil
Date: 2015-08-24 08:18:22 GMT - Iraq - International - SN:4 - ID:3213245
Norwegian Foreign and Defense Ministers Borge Brende and Ine Eriksen Soreide, respectively, arrived in the Kurdish Iraqi city of Irbil on Monday for talks on boosting bilateral relations. They will meet with officials in Kurdistan region, ....
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Explosion at China chemical factory leaves one dead, nine injured
Date: 2015-08-23 08:45:16 GMT - China - International - SN:7 - ID:3206729
One person was killed and nine were injured in an explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China on Saturday, Chinese state media said Sunday. Fire engines rushed to Huantai in the eastern province of Shandong to put out after that was finally ....
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Philip Hammond flies to Tehran to reopen British embassy in Iran
Date: 2015-08-23 08:43:35 GMT - Iran - International - SN:6 - ID:3206713
Britain’s embassy in Iran will reopen on Sunday in a sign of the diplomatic thaw between the two nations four years after the building was shut when it was stormed by violent protesters. Philip Hammond is flying to Tehran for a ceremony to mark the ....
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Taliban denies responsibility for Kabul suicide bombing
Date: 2015-08-23 08:42:33 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:5 - ID:3206705
The Taliban militant group have denied their involvement in Saturday's deadly suicide car bomb attack that targeted a NATO contractors convoy in the Afghan capital of Kabul, Kaama news agency reported. The blast, which took place on a busy road ....
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Obama challenges Congress to be productive after recess
Date: 2015-08-23 08:37:57 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:3206657
US President Barack Obama on Saturday touted his administration’s economic achievements and challenged Congress to address a litany of issues when lawmakers return from recess next month. “Seven years after the worst economic crisis in ....
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No casualties reported in Amsterdam-Paris train attack: UK gov't
Date: 2015-08-22 14:26:48 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:11 - ID:3203873
The UK Foreign Office said on Saturday no injuries were reported in an attack launched by a gunman armed with a Kalashnikov on a train between Amsterdam and Paris. Speaking to MENA, a spokesman for the foreign office said no casualties were ....
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Medvedev trip to disputed island criticized by Tokyo
Date: 2015-08-22 10:51:01 GMT - Japan - International - SN:8 - ID:3202281
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev visited one of the Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido on Saturday in a trip that has drawn fire from Tokyo, The Japan Times reported. Hajime Hayashi, the head of the Foreign Ministry’s European division, ....
