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Pakistan launches hunt for bus hijackers who killed 19
Date: 2015-05-30 08:54:28 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:12 - ID:2692897
Pakistani security forces launched a major operation before dawn Saturday to hunt down gunmen who hijacked two buses and killed at least 19 passengers in the country's southwest, officials said. In a statement, the country's paramilitary ....
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15 injured in twin explosions in S. Philippines
Date: 2015-05-30 08:50:37 GMT - Philippines - International - SN:10 - ID:2692865
At least 15 people were injured on Friday night in two blasts inside a police camp in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, the police said on Saturday. Abraham Orbita, Sulu Police Provincial director, said the first blast occurred about ....
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Nine soldiers, 93 militants killed in Afghanistan military operations
Date: 2015-05-30 07:54:08 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:8 - ID:2692509
Nine Afghan soldiers and 93 militants were killed in military operations across the country, the Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday. General Zahir Azimi, the spokesman for the Ministry of Defense said in a tweet this morning that military ....
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British troops will go into Iraq danger zones to train locals
Date: 2015-05-30 07:52:33 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:7 - ID:2692505
Britain is preparing to send troops to more dangerous parts of Iraq to help the US military train local forces who have struggled to make gains in the fight against Daesh terrorist group, The Times reported. The plan to deploy soldiers with ....
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U.S. signals willingness to expand military cooperation with Nigeria
Date: 2015-05-30 07:47:18 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:2692477
As Nigeria swore in Muhammadu Buhari as the new president on Friday, the Obama administration signaled that it was prepared to expand military cooperation in the fight against Boko Haram, the New York Times reported. Secretary of State John ....
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US in touch with Qatar about Taliban detainee agreement - White House
Date: 2015-05-30 07:42:32 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:2692433
US officials have been in touch with leaders in Qatar about five Taliban detainees transferred there from the Guantanamo Bay prison and steps needed to protect the American people, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said, according to Fox ....
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Counter-terrorism must stay unrelated to political interests - Lavrov
Date: 2015-05-29 13:21:00 GMT - Russia - International - SN:16 - ID:2689885
The international community must resolutely fight terrorism around the globe, regardless of which country or government is attacked, Sputnik quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Friday. The top diplomat said that Russia ....
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Buhari sworn in as Nigeria’s president after historic win
Date: 2015-05-29 12:09:04 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:12 - ID:2689393
Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in as Nigeria's new head of state on Friday after he became the first opposition candidate to defeat a sitting president in a landmark election earlier this year, France 24 reported. During his swearing-in ceremony, ....
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Iran's FM calls for expansion of Tehran-Athens relations
Date: 2015-05-29 11:43:25 GMT - Greece - International - SN:10 - ID:2689189
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has urged the expansion of bilateral relations between Tehran and Athens, Press TV reported on Thursday. The political relations between the two countries have always been at a good level, said Zarif ....
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Iran's foreign minister to visit Moscow on June 4
Date: 2015-05-29 09:58:35 GMT - Russia - International - SN:4 - ID:2688613
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif will visit Moscow on June 4 to attend a conference of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a Russian Foreign Ministry official said on Friday. Bakhtiyer Khakimov, who heads the ministry's Asia-Pacific ....
