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Christopher Lee Cornell, Ohio terrorism suspect, says he would have shot Obama
Date: 2015-03-07 13:13:22 GMT - USA - International - SN:37 - ID:2108793
A man accused of plotting to attack the US Capitol called a television station from jail and said if he hadn't been arrested he would have gone to Washington and shot President Barack Obama in the head. WXIX-TV in Cincinnati said Christopher Lee ....
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CIA to be overhauled to fight modern threats
Date: 2015-03-07 11:28:32 GMT - USA - International - SN:29 - ID:2107905
John O. Brennan, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, is planning to reassign thousands of undercover spies and intelligence analysts into new departments as part of a restructuring of the 67-year-old agency, a move he said would make it ....
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EU says it would step up role in Libya if unity government formed
Date: 2015-03-07 09:17:26 GMT - Libya - International - SN:16 - ID:2106813
The European Union is looking to step up its role significantly in Libya, if a United Nations peace push paves the way for some form of a national unity government, The Wall Street Journal reported on its website. At a news conference after a ....
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Gunmen kill 3 Europeans, 2 locals in Mali restaurant attack
Date: 2015-03-07 08:24:20 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:11 - ID:2106309
Five people, including French and Belgian nationals, have been shot dead in a restaurant on a busy street in the Malian capital Bamako, according to The Guardian. At least one gunman entered La Terrasse in an area popular with expatriates ....
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Brazil Petrobras scandal: Top politicians accused
Date: 2015-03-07 08:03:20 GMT - Brazil - International - SN:10 - ID:2106109
Brazil's Supreme Court has approved the investigation of dozens of politicians for their alleged involvement in a kickback scheme at the state-run oil firm Petrobras. Investigators allege private firms paid corrupt officials in order to get ....
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China to 'accelerate' 3-way trade talks with S. Korea, Japan: minister
Date: 2015-03-07 08:02:07 GMT - south korea - International - SN:9 - ID:2106101
Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng said Saturday that Beijing will "accelerate" negotiations this year with South Korea and Japan aimed at forging a three-way free trade agreement, Yonhap reported. Speaking at an annual press conference, Gao ....
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Park to meet with S. Korean businessmen in Qatar
Date: 2015-03-07 07:53:02 GMT - south korea - International - SN:4 - ID:2106017
South Korean President Park Geun-hye plans to meet with South Korean businessmen in Qatar on Saturday on the last leg of her four-nation Mideast swing, which is primarily focused on expanding economic ties beyond oil and construction, according to ....
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Washington says ending Palestinian-Israeli security cooperation a mistake
Date: 2015-03-07 07:50:43 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:2105989
The US believes that ending security cooperation between the Israelis and Palestinians was a mistake, a State Department spokesperson said. In a daily press briefing, Marie Harf said that no decisions on the resolutions announced by the ....
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London accuses Syria of buying oil from Daesh
Date: 2015-03-07 07:48:32 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:2 - ID:2105969
The British government has accused Syria of buying oil shipments from Daesh through middlemen. A middleman involved in deals between Syrian president Bashar Assad's regime and Daesh terrorist group has been hit by the latest round of European ....
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2 pilots killed in Turkish fighter jet crash
Date: 2015-03-05 10:25:21 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:15 - ID:2095121
Two Turkish pilots have been killed after their fighter jet crashed near the central Anatolian city of Konya, Press TV reported. Turkey’s military said in a statement that the incident happened at 9:00 local time on Thursday when the F-4E took ....
