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Obama bans military-style equipment for US police
Date: 2015-05-18 14:45:48 GMT - USA - International - SN:32 - ID:2614361
US President Barack Obama on Monday announced a plan to ban the federal government from providing military-style equipment to local police departments, the New York Times reported. Obama said that Washington would also put stricter controls on ....
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Philip Hammond: 'We need Libya to work with us'
Date: 2015-05-18 14:44:49 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:31 - ID:2614353
The EU needs to work out a plan with the Libyan authorities to help stem the tide of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean, foreign secretary Philip Hammond has said. Hammond was speaking during a summit in Brussels aimed at finding a ....
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Knesset member: Hamas rebuilding tunnels
Date: 2015-05-18 11:42:40 GMT - Israel - International - SN:27 - ID:2612509
Israeli Knesset Member Omer Barlev warned Monday that Hamas is working on rebuilding underground tunnels along the borders with the Gaza Strip. Barlev called on the Israeli government to take the necessary measures to prevent the construction of ....
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Pakistan condemns US drone strike in North Waziristan
Date: 2015-05-18 11:14:33 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:26 - ID:2612201
Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Monday condemned a US drone strike that killed at least five people in North Waziristan last week, reiterating its stance that such attacks are a violation of the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity, Geo News ....
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Lavrov, Zarif discuss Yemen developments
Date: 2015-05-18 09:29:20 GMT - Russia - International - SN:12 - ID:2611021
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed over the phone the latest developments in Yemen. They expressed concern over the current situation there and the ongoing humanitarian crisis, the ....
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Suicide car bomb near Kabul airport kills 3
Date: 2015-05-17 14:03:28 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:6 - ID:2603165
A Taliban suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed car near the international airport in Afghanistan's capital on Sunday, killing at least three people and wounding 18 in an attack that appears to have targeted vehicles of the European Union ....
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Iran’s FM confers with Russian, Chinese counterparts on Yemen
Date: 2015-05-17 08:34:29 GMT - Iran - International - SN:9 - ID:2603273
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in separate phone conversations discussed the ongoing crisis in Yemen with the foreign ministers of Russia and China, Tasnim News Agency reported. In phone calls on Saturday, Zarif exchanged views ....
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Cambodia extradites fugitive tycoon Polonsky to Russia
Date: 2015-05-17 08:18:21 GMT - Russia - International - SN:5 - ID:2603141
Former real estate tycoon Sergei Polonsky is being transferred to Russia from Cambodia, Sputnik quoted the Russian Interior Ministry as saying on Sunday. Polonsky, one of Russia’s richest men in the past, was charged with multimillion dollar ....
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18 people accused of organising Burundi failed coup
Date: 2015-05-17 08:09:22 GMT - Burundi - International - SN:3 - ID:2603077
Eighteen people have appeared in court in Burundi accused of helping to organize last week's failed coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza, the BBC reported on Sunday. It comes amid what appears to be a crackdown against those suspected of ....
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Myanmar denies responsibility for migrant boat crisis
Date: 2015-05-17 07:54:53 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - International - SN:1 - ID:2602973
Myanmar's government has said it is not responsible for the migrant boat crisis in south-east Asia, and may not attend an emergency summit on the issue, the BBC reported on Sunday. Thousands of migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar are feared ....
