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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 ....
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Netanyahu rejected Kerry proposal to visit Israel after election win, report says
Date: 2015-05-04 08:33:16 GMT - Israel - International - SN:16 - ID:2512657
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected US Secretary of State John Kerry's proposal to visit Israel following his election win in March and told him instead to come only after the new government was formed, Israeli newspaper Jerusalem ....
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Chinese president embarks on tour including Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus Thursday
Date: 2015-05-04 07:57:50 GMT - China - International - SN:8 - ID:2512381
Chinese President Xi Jinping will embark on a tour including Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus as of Thursday. The Chinese president will start his tour by visiting Kazakhstan at an invitation from his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev, ....
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India soldiers die in Nagaland rebel attack
Date: 2015-05-04 07:48:15 GMT - India - International - SN:5 - ID:2512301
Indian police said eight soldiers have been ambushed and killed by rebels in the north-eastern state of Nagaland, the BBC reported. Reports said the attackers opened fire on Sunday when troops stopped to fetch water from a stream. The soldiers ....
