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28 militants killed in fresh security operations
Date: 2015-04-26 08:26:11 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:5 - ID:2456517
Some 28 militants have been killed in fresh security operations in different parts of the country, Khaama Press reported. A statement issued Sunday morning by the Ministry of Interior (MoI) states that the operations were carried out in Kandahar, ....
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Death toll of Nepal quake passes 1,000
Date: 2015-04-26 08:22:25 GMT - Nepal - International - SN:4 - ID:2456481
More than 1,000 people have been killed in Nepal's deadliest earthquake for more than 80 years, the BBC reported, quoting the police. The 7.8 magnitude quake struck an area of central Nepal between the capital, Kathmandu, and the city of ....
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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, ....
