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  • 15 Mexican police officers killed in ambush

    15 Mexican police officers killed in ambush

    Date: 2015-04-08 08:56:28 GMT - Mexico - International - SN:5 - ID:2335917

    An attack on a police convoy in the western Mexico state of Jalisco killed 15 state police officers and wounded five, marking the deadliest single attack on police in Mexico in recent memory, Fox News reported on its website. The ambush in a ....

  • Officer charged after fleeing man shot dead

    Officer charged after fleeing man shot dead

    Date: 2015-04-08 08:54:42 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:2335885

    A white South Carolina police officer has been charged with murder after he shot dead a black man who appeared to be fleeing from him, Sky News reported Wednesday. North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey said investigators charged 33-year-old ....

  • Venezuelan minister replaced as father-in-law charged

    Venezuelan minister replaced as father-in-law charged

    Date: 2015-04-08 08:37:59 GMT - Venezuela - International - SN:3 - ID:2335697

    Venezuela's tourism minister has been replaced just as his father-in-law, the mayor of Caracas, is being charged with conspiring against the socialist government, ABC News reported Wednesday. President Nicolas Maduro went on television Tuesday ....

  • Military action inevitable in fight against terrorism, says Italy's FM

    Military action inevitable in fight against terrorism, says Italy's FM

    Date: 2015-04-07 17:19:51 GMT - Italy - International - SN:49 - ID:2333173

    The Italian foreign minister believes military action is inevitable to fight terrorism. "Responding to terrorism inevitably implies military consequences. This may shock some people but these groups must also be dealt with on a military footing," ....

  • China calls for immediate ceasefire in Yemen

    China calls for immediate ceasefire in Yemen

    Date: 2015-04-07 16:26:24 GMT - China - International - SN:43 - ID:2332605

    China called for immediate ceasefire in Yemen, urging the UNSC to play a role in easing the situation and handling the Yemeni humanitarian problem to reach a political settlement there. These remarks were said by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua ....

  • Pakistan prefers to play mediator role in Yemen conflict - minister

    Pakistan prefers to play mediator role in Yemen conflict - minister

    Date: 2015-04-07 15:47:36 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:40 - ID:2332433

    Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday said his government's first preference would be to play the role of a mediator in settling the Yemeni crisis, Geo News reported. "If the sanctity of Saudi Arabia's territorial boundaries is ....

  • French president receives Tunisian counterpart

    French president receives Tunisian counterpart

    Date: 2015-04-07 14:02:00 GMT - France - International - SN:14 - ID:2330905

    French President Francois Hollande received on Tuesday his Tunisian counterpart Beji Caid Essebsi at the l'Hôtel des Invalides palace. Essebsi's visit to France is the first one since his election last December. The visit aims to turn over a ....

  • IAEA keen on cooperation with Egypt in use of peaceful nuclear energy

    IAEA keen on cooperation with Egypt in use of peaceful nuclear energy

    Date: 2015-04-07 13:54:19 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:24 - ID:2331401

    Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano stressed the importance of cementing cooperation with Egypt in the light of Cairo's decision to start a program for peaceful use of nuclear energy. During a meeting with ....

  • Iran nuke deal positive for S. Korean firms: finance minister

    Iran nuke deal positive for S. Korean firms: finance minister

    Date: 2015-04-07 12:32:50 GMT - south korea - International - SN:9 - ID:2330577

    A landmark deal on limiting Iran's nuclear program is expected to help South Korean companies make inroads into the key Middle Eastern market, Seoul's economic czar said Tuesday, according to Yonhap News Agency. Chairing a meeting of ....

  • Death penalty hearing for man accused of killing 3 Muslim college students in North Carolina

    Death penalty hearing for man accused of killing 3 Muslim college students in North Carolina

    Date: 2015-04-07 07:07:01 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:2327569

    The man accused of killing three North Carolina college students is scheduled to appear in court for a hearing to determine whether he could face the death penalty. Durham County District Attorney Roger Echols said in court documents last month ....

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