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White House says Texas shooting an 'attempted terrorist attack'
Date: 2015-05-06 07:58:04 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:2527965
The White House called a shooting outside a "Draw Muhammad" contest in Texas "an attempted terrorist attack" but said it was too early to say whether the incident is tied to Daesh. Press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters that the shooting is ....
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Gulf leaders flowing to Riyadh for GCC summit
Date: 2015-05-05 10:48:17 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - International - SN:9 - ID:2521893
Leaders of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states started on Tuesday arriving to attend the 15th GCC summit. Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and UAE's Deputy Premier Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashed Al Maktoum arrived Tuesday. ....
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Death toll from Nepal quake hits 7,500
Date: 2015-05-05 08:54:25 GMT - Nepal - International - SN:4 - ID:2520605
The death toll from the April 25 deadly earthquake in Nepal reached more than 7,500. Rescuers were digging through thousands of tons of earth Tuesday, the remains of a quake-triggered mudslide that wiped out an entire village along a popular ....
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Obama to tap Gen. Dunford as Joint Chiefs chairman
Date: 2015-05-05 05:53:17 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:2519525
US President Barack Obama is to name Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, a trusted military adviser with ties to his drawdown of troops in Afghanistan, as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Dunford currently serves as the commandant of the Marine ....
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Liberman resigning as foreign minister, says will not join next coalition
Date: 2015-05-04 15:26:40 GMT - Israel - International - SN:50 - ID:2517077
Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman announced Monday that he was resigning from his current position as Israeli foreign minister and that his party would not join the new coalition, the Jerusalem Post reported. "Unfortunately everything we ....
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French president leaves Doha for Riyadh
Date: 2015-05-04 14:38:27 GMT - France - International - SN:46 - ID:2516581
French President Francois Hollande on Monday left Doha heading for Saudi Arabia, RFI reported. Hollande will be the first Western head of state to attend a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) annual gathering when it meets in Riyadh on ....
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Nepal quake death toll rises to more than 7,000
Date: 2015-05-04 13:35:49 GMT - Nepal - International - SN:11 - ID:2512449
A police team from Nepal has pulled out the bodies of about 50 people, including some foreign trekkers, from an avalanche-hit area, officials say, as the death toll from last month's devastating earthquake climbed to more than 7,000, ABC news ....
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China, Russia to sign a host of cooperation deals during Xi’s visit to Moscow
Date: 2015-05-04 12:31:41 GMT - China - International - SN:33 - ID:2515001
China and Russia will sign a host of deals on energy, finances and investment during a visit by Chinese leader Xi Jinping to Moscow on May 8-10, Tass News Agency quoted Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Chen Gopin as saying on Monday. "Shortly ....
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Kerry 'guarantees' Israelis that US can prevent an Iranian bomb
Date: 2015-05-04 09:30:49 GMT - Israel - International - SN:21 - ID:2513097
US Secretary of State John Kerry sought to pacify Israeli worries over an emerging nuclear deal with Iran in an interview aired Sunday, dismissing some concerns as brought on by “hysteria” over the possible agreement, The Guardian ....
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S. Korea, EU, agree to boost security ties
Date: 2015-05-04 09:12:34 GMT - south korea - International - SN:18 - ID:2512897
South Korea and the European Union agreed Monday to deepen defense and security cooperation to better deal with regional and global challenges, Yonhap said, quoting the Defense Ministry. The agreement came after a meeting here between South ....
