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S. Korea pledges US$1 mln for Nepal quake relief
Date: 2015-04-26 08:15:53 GMT - south korea - International - SN:3 - ID:2456429
South Korea on Sunday pledged US$1 million in aid for earthquake-stricken Nepal and said it may consider sending an emergency rescue squad, Yonhap reported. The decision was reached after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake on Saturday devastated Nepal, ....
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Bennett gives up on Foreign Ministry for Education portfolio
Date: 2015-04-26 08:07:56 GMT - Israel - International - SN:1 - ID:2456345
Bayit Yehudi Chairman Naftali Bennett asked to be Education Minister Saturday night, giving up his previous demand of the Foreign Ministry in order to ensure his party will have two more ministers, Jerusalem Post reported. Prime Minister Benjamin ....
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Death toll from Nepal quake jumps to 565
Date: 2015-04-25 12:59:59 GMT - Nepal - International - SN:28 - ID:2452801
The death toll from a massive earthquake which devastated large parts of Nepal on Saturday has risen to 565, according to the BBC. The quake measured 7.9 and struck an area between the capital Kathmandu and the city of Pokhara, the US Geological ....
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Pakistani PM condemns killing of women's rights activist
Date: 2015-04-25 08:56:42 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:15 - ID:2451365
Police in Pakistan say gunmen have killed a prominent women’s rights activist in the hours after she held a forum about the country’s restive Baluchistan region, The Guardian reported. Senior police officer Zafar Iqbal says gunmen attacked Sabeen ....
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Four terrorists killed in Khyber Agency
Date: 2015-04-25 08:26:52 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:14 - ID:2451241
Fighter jets pounded terrorist hideouts in the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency, security sources informed Geo News on Saturday. According to these sources, four terrorists were killed in the strikes while several others have been injured. Four ....
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Fighting flares at İTÜ over killings of Armenians, police intervene
Date: 2015-04-25 08:18:43 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:11 - ID:2451157
Clashes broke out between a group of students and private security guards from İstanbul Technical University (İTÜ), over an event to commemorate the 1915 killings in Armenia, Today's Zaman reported on its website. According to the Doğan news ....
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Man arrested for flying drone found at Japan PM office
Date: 2015-04-25 08:13:52 GMT - Japan - International - SN:10 - ID:2451093
A man was arrested Saturday for allegedly flying a small drone carrying traces of radioactive material to the Japanese prime minister's office to protest against the government's policy to promote nuclear power, police said. Yasuo Yamamoto, 40, ....
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Iran, Turkey keen on expansion of ties
Date: 2015-04-25 08:09:39 GMT - Iran - International - SN:8 - ID:2451045
The defense ministers of Iran and Turkey expressed their interest in promoting bilateral ties in the fields of defense and military and called for peaceful settlement of regional problems, according to Press TV. Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan, ....
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S. Korea, Brazil agree to bolster ties
Date: 2015-04-25 07:54:39 GMT - south korea - International - SN:4 - ID:2450877
President Park Geun-hye and her Brazilian counterpart, Dilma Rousseff, have agreed to strengthen their countries' partnership by diversifying cooperation, Yonhap reported on its website. South Korea and Brazil "can become ideal partners in ....
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Russian Foreign Ministry worried over US intention to supply weapons to Kiev
Date: 2015-04-24 18:13:06 GMT - Russia - International - SN:21 - ID:2449561
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Friday that his country is very concerned over reports the United States intends to provide advanced military hardware to Kiev, Itar Tass reported. "Of particular concern are ....
