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Malaysia arrests 2 Iraqis from Daesh terror cell
Date: 2015-03-29 08:19:59 GMT - Malaysia - International - SN:7 - ID:2266189
Police have foiled an attempt by a Daesh terror cell to attack the Saudi Arabia and Qatar embassies with the arrest of two Iraqi nationals, the Star reported on Sunday. Sources said the two men were detained by the Bukit Aman Special Branch ....
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Kerry cancels plan to return to US to stay at Iran talks
Date: 2015-03-29 08:17:25 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:2266173
Amid signs of trouble in the Iran nuclear negotiations, US Secretary of State John Kerry cancelled plans Sunday to return to the United States for an event honoring his late Senate colleague Edward Kennedy in order to remain at the ongoing talks in ....
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Air Canada plane leaves Halifax runway on 'abrupt' landing
Date: 2015-03-29 08:13:54 GMT - Canada - International - SN:5 - ID:2266145
An Air Canada plane made an "abrupt" landing and left the runway at the Halifax airport in bad weather, and officials said early Sunday that 25 people were taken to a hospital for observation and treatment of minor injuries, ABC News reported on ....
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5-Richter quake shakes areas in south of Iran
Date: 2015-03-29 08:11:35 GMT - Iran - International - SN:4 - ID:2266133
An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale jolted areas between two provinces of Kerman and Hormuzgan in the south of Iran, IRNA reported on Sunday. The tremor was felt in the towns of Menojan in Kerman and Hashtbandi in Hormuzgan. ....
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Foreign Minister Yun says Japan faces test to leadership
Date: 2015-03-29 08:10:08 GMT - south korea - International - SN:3 - ID:2266125
Japan will risk "severe damage" to its leadership if it misses important opportunities on the horizon this year, Yonhap quoted South Korea's top diplomat as saying Sunday. On a current affairs TV program, Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se spoke in ....
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Guinea declares Ebola 'health emergency' in five regions
Date: 2015-03-29 08:02:58 GMT - Guinea - International - SN:2 - ID:2266081
Guinean President Alpha Conde has declared a 45-day "health emergency" in five regions in the west and south-west of the country over Ebola, the BBC reported. The restrictions include the quarantining of hospitals and clinics where new cases are ....
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Taliban execute own fighters in Nooristan
Date: 2015-03-28 12:58:39 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:44 - ID:2262265
Taliban insurgents have beheaded own fighters in eastern Afghanistan. Hafiz Abdul Qayoum, acting governor of Nooristan province says that Taliban executed six members of their group on Thursday after accusing them of having relationship and ....
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Terrorism in Mideast was triggered by rash actions of external players - Russia's UN envoy
Date: 2015-03-28 11:19:11 GMT - Russia - International - SN:34 - ID:2261217
An outbreak of terrorism in the Middle East was triggered by rash actions of external players, Russian Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said at a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation with Christians and other ....
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Erdogan approves bill on military cooperation with Qatar
Date: 2015-03-28 10:10:55 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:26 - ID:2260473
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ratified a bill allowing military deployment in Qatar. The bill enables the Turkish Cabinet to deploy troops in Qatar and cooperate in the defense industry with the country's Sunni ally in the Mideast, ....
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Sri Lanka president's brother dies in axe attack
Date: 2015-03-28 08:16:56 GMT - Sri Lanka - International - SN:15 - ID:2259525
A brother of Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has died in hospital after being attacked with an axe on Thursday, police were quoted by The BBC on Saturday. Priyantha Sirisena suffered severe head injuries in his hometown of Polonnaruwa, ....
