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10 Afghan soldiers, 70 militants killed in newest military operations
Date: 2015-06-20 11:02:51 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:24 - ID:2831329
Ten Afghan soldiers and 70 militants were killed in the newest military operations across the country, the Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday. A statement issued by the Ministry of Defense states that the 10 soldiers from the Afghan ....
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Julian Assange's three-year stay in Ecuadorean embassy has cost taxpayer £11.1m
Date: 2015-06-20 10:53:31 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:21 - ID:2831201
Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who fled to the embassy of Ecuador three years ago today, has cost the taxpayer more than £11.1 million, according to The Daily Telegraph. Since he skipped bail and sought asylum inside the embassy, Assange, ....
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Malaysia to request extradition of suspected oil tanker hijackers
Date: 2015-06-20 10:50:21 GMT - Malaysia - International - SN:20 - ID:2831161
Malaysia will request the extradition of the seven suspected hijackers of oil tanker MT Orkim Harmony for prosecution in the country, Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Saturday. He said the request for the extradition of the ....
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US govt dismisses request by Osama bin Laden’s son for his father’s death certificate
Date: 2015-06-20 09:09:11 GMT - USA - International - SN:17 - ID:2830417
According to a recently leaked document, the son of al-Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden, Abdullah bin Laden, sent a letter to the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia to ask for his father's death certificate. In response, the embassy wrote to Abdullah to ....
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Turkish President Erdoğan to give mandate to Davutoğlu on June 24
Date: 2015-06-20 08:49:00 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:15 - ID:2830285
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is expected to give the mandate to form a government to Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu on June 24, officials told the Hürriyet Daily News. Political parties will then have 45 days to form a government ....
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EU referendum to be held in October 2016, sources say
Date: 2015-06-20 08:47:33 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:14 - ID:2830273
The in-out referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union will take place in October next year, says The Daily Telegraph. Officials in Downing Street and the Foreign Office are understood to be exploring the possibility of holding the ....
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Angelina Jolie arrives in Turkish border province to visit refugee camps
Date: 2015-06-20 07:58:56 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:8 - ID:2830021
Hollywood actress and UN Refugee Agency special envoy Angelina Jolie has arrived in the Turkish border province of Mardin where she will visit refugees from Syria and Iraq on Saturday. Jolie arrived in Mardin with a private jet on Friday night. ....
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Bloomberg TV’s Peter Cook named new Pentagon press secretary
Date: 2015-06-20 07:56:23 GMT - USA - International - SN:7 - ID:2829997
Veteran Bloomberg Television correspondent Peter C. Cook will become the Pentagon’s new press secretary, according to The Washington Post. Cook will take the job in July. He will be a key figure in explaining the Obama administration’s position ....
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South Korea reports no new cases in MERS outbreak
Date: 2015-06-20 07:53:28 GMT - south korea - International - SN:6 - ID:2829977
South Korea has reported no new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) for the first time in more than a fortnight, Yonhap News Agency reported Saturday. South Korea's Health Ministry announced on Saturday that for the first time in 16 ....
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US leaves out N. Korea from terrorism sponsors list
Date: 2015-06-20 07:48:39 GMT - south korea - International - SN:4 - ID:2829933
The United States left out North Korea from its list of states sponsoring terrorism despite calls for adding Pyongyang to the list in the wake of a massive hacking attack on Sony Pictures late last year. "The Democratic People's Republic of Korea ....
