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France says can’t confirm Algerian fighter killed in US strike
Date: 2015-06-18 10:47:10 GMT - France - International - SN:7 - ID:2820909
Algerian Islamist Mokhtar Belmokhtar was very likely killed by a US strike in Libya but his death has not been confirmed, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said. Libya has said that Belmokhtar, who masterminded a 2013 attack on Algeria’s ....
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Merkel urges Greece to deliver on commitments to carry out reforms
Date: 2015-06-18 10:15:51 GMT - Greece - International - SN:6 - ID:2820685
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is pressing Greece to deliver on commitments to carry out reforms, stressing before a meeting of eurozone finance ministers that she wants the country to remain in the common currency, ABC News reported. Merkel ....
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Bombs found at Boko Haram camp kill 63 in Nigeria
Date: 2015-06-17 13:05:14 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:38 - ID:2815745
A sack of home-made bombs discovered at an abandoned Boko Haram camp exploded, killing 63 people in northeast Nigeria, civilian self-defense fighters said Wednesday, according to ABC News. A witness to the blast, said the local militia was ....
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Hammond wishes Muslims in Britain, world happy Ramadan
Date: 2015-06-17 13:01:48 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:39 - ID:2815761
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has sent warmest wishes to Muslims in the UK and across the world at the start of the holy month of Ramadan. "To Muslims in the UK and around the world I wish ‘Ramadan Mubarak’," Hammond said in a press ....
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New round of nuclear talks with Iran to start this week
Date: 2015-06-17 11:25:18 GMT - Iran - International - SN:26 - ID:2814857
The new round of talks will begin after a meeting between Iran's nuclear negotiators and a senior European Union official on Wednesday, the European Commission said on Tuesday, according to Deutsche Welle. "EU Political Director Helga Schmid and ....
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British PM deliveres message to Muslims on Ramadan
Date: 2015-06-17 10:38:44 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:20 - ID:2814341
British Prime Minister David Cameron has offered his "very best wishes to everyone observing the holy month of Ramadan" in the UK and around the globe. “I’d like to send my very best wishes to everyone observing the holy month of Ramadan,” ....
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Japan criticizes China's land-building in S. China Sea
Date: 2015-06-17 10:37:26 GMT - Japan - International - SN:19 - ID:2814325
Japan on Wednesday criticized China's extensive land reclamation in the South China Sea, calling for an end to "unilateral action" apparently aimed at buttressing its claims in disputed waters, Kyodo reported. "We are gravely concerned about ....
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Spread of MERS in South Korea is not global emergency - WHO
Date: 2015-06-17 10:02:36 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:18 - ID:2813993
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday South Korea's outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is a "wake-up call" but does not constitute a global emergency, as the country reported eight new cases, according to Yonhap News ....
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N. Korea sends 2 S. Koreans back home
Date: 2015-06-17 09:53:00 GMT - North Korea - International - SN:17 - ID:2813929
North Korea said Wednesday it repatriated two South Koreans who allegedly sneaked into the communist nation last month during their trip to China, citing humanitarian grounds. The Korean Central News Agency said that it sent a 59-year-old man, ....
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Seven soldiers martyred, 83 militants killed in newest military operations
Date: 2015-06-17 09:38:47 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:14 - ID:2813777
Seven soldiers have embraced martyrdom and 83 militants killed in newest military operations across the country, the Afghan Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday, according to Khaama Press. According to the statement the seven soldiers ....
