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US Consulate in Istanbul attacked
Date: 2015-08-10 08:18:21 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:4 - ID:3131825
Turkish police detained a woman suspected of participating in an attack on a US consulate building in Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday, local news channel NTV reported. The shooting took place in the northernmost district of Istanbul, Sariyer, ....
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Operation to free hostages in Mali hotel siege ends
Date: 2015-08-08 08:41:28 GMT - Mali - International - SN:5 - ID:3121377
The operation to free hostages in a hotel in the central town of Sevare in Mali has ended, according to the BBC. A number of attackers had stormed Byblos Hotel, frequented by foreign visitors and troops, at around 7am on Friday, according to the ....
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Panama Canal to limit ship size due to drought
Date: 2015-08-08 08:39:12 GMT - Panama - International - SN:3 - ID:3121349
The Panama Canal Authority says it will temporarily cut the size of ships allowed through because of drought caused by El Nino, the BBC reported on Saturday. From 8 September, the maximum draft of ships will be cut to 39ft (11.89m), which may ....
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12 Afghan soldiers martyred, 115 militants killed in past two days
Date: 2015-08-08 08:38:30 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:2 - ID:3121341
Twelve soldiers from Afghan National Army have embraced martyrdom and 115 militants killed in two days of military operations across the country, Khaama Press reported on Saturday quoting the Ministry of Defense. A twitter post by General Zahir ....
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Kremlin denies media report of meeting between Putin, Iranian general
Date: 2015-08-07 21:04:11 GMT - Russia - International - SN:6 - ID:3120205
The Kremlin denied on Friday a US media report that claimed Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani, an Iranian military chief who is on a UN blacklist, during an alleged visit to Moscow in July, in violation ....
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Mullah Omar neither died nor buried in Pakistan: Pakistani defence minister
Date: 2015-08-07 11:59:25 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:1 - ID:3117889
Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Friday that deceased Taliban chief Mullah Omar was neither killed nor buried in Pakistan, according to Geo.TV. “I want to reiterate that Mullah Omar neither died in Pakistan nor his burial was held ....
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US to defend new Syria force from Assad regime
Date: 2015-08-03 13:50:04 GMT - USA - International - SN:10 - ID:3093253
President Barack Obama has authorized using air power to defend a new US-backed fighting force in Syria if it is attacked by Syrian government forces or other groups, raising the risk of the American military coming into direct conflict with the ....
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Ban hails UN Member States' agreement on 'people's agenda' to end poverty, promote sustainability
Date: 2015-08-03 11:34:25 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:8 - ID:3091793
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has praised UN Member States for reaching agreement on the draft outcome document that will constitute the new sustainable development agenda, which will be formally adopted by world leaders in New York this ....
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Nigerian troops rescue 178 people from Boko Haram camps
Date: 2015-08-03 08:30:19 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:6 - ID:3090233
Nigerian troops rescued 178 people from Boko Haram in attacks that destroyed several camps of the Islamic extremists in the northeast of the country, Fox News reported quoting an army statement as saying Sunday. Spokesman Col. Tukur Gusau said ....
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Kerry to meet counterparts from GCC in Doha Monday
Date: 2015-08-02 11:14:36 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - International - SN:9 - ID:3085609
US State Secretary John Kerry will travel to Doha Monday to meet with his counterparts from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states. The meeting will be held to discuss the Iranian nuclear deal which was signed on July 14 in Vienna with the ....
