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Netanyahu's Congress speech is part of his elections campaign
Date: 2015-03-04 09:03:42 GMT - Iran - International - SN:12 - ID:2086569
Iran has dismissed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the US Congress as “boring and repetitive”, characterizing it as an anti-Iranian tirade aimed at influencing the upcoming elections in Israel. “Netanyahu’s lie-spreading ....
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Turkish Airlines jet veers off runway in Nepal
Date: 2015-03-04 08:05:16 GMT - Nepal - International - SN:9 - ID:2086029
A Turkish Airlines jetliner veered off the runway in Nepal on Wednesday morning due to sense fog, wounding some passengers, ABC news reported. Flight TK726 was on its way to Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, from Istanbul carrying 238 passengers when ....
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China to boost military budget by 10 percent in 2015
Date: 2015-03-04 07:51:28 GMT - China - International - SN:5 - ID:2085901
China's defense spending will increase by 10 percent this year, the latest double-digit increase for the world's largest standing military. The figure announced Wednesday by National People's Congress spokeswoman Fu Ying means China's officially ....
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Michelle Obama to Visit Japan
Date: 2015-03-04 07:20:46 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:2085673
US First lady Michelle Obama will visit Japan later this month, the White House said Tuesday. Mrs. Obama will promote girls’ education on the trip, the White House said. She will spend March 18-19 in Tokyo and March 20 in Japan’s ancient capital ....
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Jihadi John claims being threatened by MI5
Date: 2015-03-03 17:50:58 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:73 - ID:2083921
A recording has emerged in which the Daesh fighter Mohammed Emwazi denied being an extremist and complained about UK security services, the BBC reported Tuesday. In the tape, Emwazi, known as "Jihadi John", said MI5 had threatened him and tried ....
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US won’t provide airstrikes for Iraqi offensive against Daesh: Pentagon
Date: 2015-03-03 16:17:01 GMT - USA - International - SN:63 - ID:2083301
The US is not providing airstrikes to help the Iraqi government’s new counteroffensive to again try to take back the Sunni Muslim stronghold of Tikrit from the Daesh terrorists, The Washington Times reported on Tuesday. The American-led coalition ....
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Car bomb kills 8 in Afghanistan’s Helmand
Date: 2015-03-03 15:40:45 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:53 - ID:2082993
A car bomb has killed eight people, including security officials, in Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand,Press TV reported. Five civilians, two soldiers and a police officer were killed on Tuesday as a powerful bomb was detonated remotely ....
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Pyongyang has power to deter US nuclear threat - N. Korea FM
Date: 2015-03-03 15:39:25 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:52 - ID:2082977
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong on Tuesday said that his country had the power to deter an "ever-increasing nuclear threat" by the United States with a pre-emptive strike if necessary, the Daily Mail reported. His rare speech at the ....
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Italy supports UN efforts for resuming Libya dialogue
Date: 2015-03-03 13:45:52 GMT - Italy - International - SN:38 - ID:2081905
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Tuesday called on the international community to support UN efforts for resuming dialogue between warring rivals in Libya, the Italian news agency AKI reported. Libya's General National Congress (GNC) said ....
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Iran not to yield to greedy demands - Zarif
Date: 2015-03-03 12:55:34 GMT - Iran - International - SN:27 - ID:2081349
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday said Tehran would not yield to the greedy demands of the parties involved in the talks over its peaceful nuclear program, IRNA news agency reported. He made the remarks in response to ....
