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Malaysian cartoonist held for sedition over Anwar tweets
Date: 2015-02-11 07:50:54 GMT - Malaysia - International - SN:4 - ID:1939437
Malaysian police have arrested a cartoonist for sedition after he condemned the judiciary for imprisoning opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, the BBC reported Wednesday. Anwar began a fire-year sentence on Tuesday for sodomizing a former male aide ....
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Greek govt wins confidence vote in parliament
Date: 2015-02-11 07:49:19 GMT - Greece - International - SN:3 - ID:1939425
The Greek government easily won a confidence vote late on Tuesday, on the eve of the meeting with EU officials, the BBC reported Wednesday. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's government won a confidence vote on Tuesday evening, as was expected, with ....
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France, UAE assert closer viewpoints in stances towards regional, international issues
Date: 2015-02-10 18:22:09 GMT - France - International - SN:68 - ID:1937949
French President Francois Hollande received Tuesday UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. During the meeting, Hollande asserted the stances of the two countries are identical towards regional and international issues especially ....
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Former Israeli chief rabbi to stand trial for corruption
Date: 2015-02-10 17:21:21 GMT - palestine - International - SN:57 - ID:1937613
Israeli Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein on Tuesday notified former Ashkenazi chief rabbi Yona Metzger that he is to face trial on charges of taking bribes, money laundering and other crimes, conditional on a pre-trial court hearing, The Times of ....
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Daesh killed US hostage Mueller
Date: 2015-02-10 17:15:57 GMT - USA - International - SN:56 - ID:1937569
US President Barack Obama has confirmed the death of American hostage Kayla Jean Mueller, held by Daesh terrorists. In a statement, Obama expressed Tuesday “profound sadness” at the news of her death and recalled Mueller’s compassion and ....
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UNHCR issues report about human rights condition in Libya
Date: 2015-02-10 16:19:09 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:28 - ID:1936321
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has issued a report about the conditions of human rights in Libya. The situation in Libya is worsening, said the report, which will be submitted to a meeting of the Office of High Commissioner for Human ....
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German rapper on US terror blacklist
Date: 2015-02-10 14:54:52 GMT - Germany - International - SN:27 - ID:1936109
The US State Department has declared Denis Cuspert to be a foreign fighter and operative recruiting Germans for the Daesh militant group, Deutsche Welle reported on Tuesday. The move, an unusual one to take against European citizens like ....
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More British Policemen deployed to fight terrorism
Date: 2015-02-10 14:51:17 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:29 - ID:1936369
More police officers armed with Tasers are being deployed on the streets to meet the threat of any terrorist attack, the head of Scotland Yard said on Tuesday. The extra officers were a response to the Paris shootings last month which left 17 ....
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Thai junta leader suggests military could step in again
Date: 2015-02-10 13:20:23 GMT - Japan - International - SN:18 - ID:1935445
Thailand's junta leader says the military will return to the barracks once a civilian government is chosen, but he stopped short of ruling out another coup "if something cannot be solved" by the new government. "The military has its proper role ....
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Rouhani: Iran has taken due steps in nuclear talks
Date: 2015-02-10 12:52:22 GMT - Iran - International - SN:17 - ID:1935213
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Iran is following nuclear negotiations seriously, adding that 'good progress has been achieved, though we haven't reached final agreement yet', according to IRNA News Agency. 'We have taken the necessary steps ....
