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6 more bodies discovered from wreckage of crashed AirAsia jetliner
Date: 2015-02-03 15:18:43 GMT - Indonesia - International - SN:49 - ID:1887373
Indonesian divers have discovered six more bodies from the wreckage of the crashed AirAsia plane, bringing to 90 the total number bodies retrieved from the jetliner, Fox News reported. AirAsia Flight 8501 crashed into the Java Sea on Dec. 28 with ....
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Pentagon nominee considers changing troops pullout plan from Afghanistan
Date: 2015-02-03 14:59:04 GMT - USA - International - SN:45 - ID:1887209
US Defense Secretary nominee Ashton Carter has he would consider changing the current plans for withdrawing all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of next year if security conditions worsen, Khaama Press reported. Carter has served as deputy ....
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Obama seeks $14bn to boost U.S. cybersecurity defenses
Date: 2015-02-03 14:27:54 GMT - USA - International - SN:41 - ID:1886717
U.S. President Barack Obama's budget proposal for the 2016 fiscal year seeks USD14 billion for cybersecurity efforts across the U.S. government to better protect federal and private networks from hacking threats, according to the Huffington Post. ....
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Bomb blasts kill 6 officers in Pakistan
Date: 2015-02-03 13:23:41 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:31 - ID:1886041
Two roadside bombings targeted Pakistani police in the country's restive northwest on Tuesday, killing six officers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for both attacks, the ABC News reported. The first bombing took place in Mansehra district and ....
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US welcomes release Al Jazeera journalist in Egypt
Date: 2015-02-03 08:17:15 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:1883077
The US welcomed the release Al Jazeera Australian journalist Peter Greste in Egypt. "We welcome the release of Peter Greste and are encouraged that he will be returning to his family. We hope the Egyptian Government will follow this positive step ....
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Angela Merkel to visit White House next week
Date: 2015-02-02 19:19:40 GMT - USA - International - SN:53 - ID:1881669
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet with President Obama at the White House on Feb. 9, Washington Post reported, citing officials as saying on Monday. Merkel and Mr. Obama will discuss Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine, ....
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Obama’s words on power transition in Ukraine confirm US involvement in state coup — Lavrov
Date: 2015-02-02 18:55:16 GMT - Russia - International - SN:49 - ID:1881521
The statement of US President Barack Obama on the United States role in "brokering power transition" in Ukraine confirms that Washington was involved in the February state coup, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was quoted by TASS news agency ....
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U.S. taking new look at giving arms to Ukraine forces
Date: 2015-02-02 12:13:07 GMT - USA - International - SN:24 - ID:1877033
US President Barack Obama's administration is taking a new look at providing Ukrainian forces with defensive weapons and equipment in the face of a rebel offensive that shattered a five-month truce, the New York Times reported. The newspaper ....
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UN Weather Agency says 2014 hottest year
Date: 2015-02-02 11:43:57 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:34 - ID:1877597
The U.N. weather agency says 2014 was the warmest year on record, though the temperature difference with 2010 and 2005 is so small that it's impossible to say for sure which of the three years was the hottest. The World Meteorological ....
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Time not ripe to resume Mideast peace talks -- UN envoy
Date: 2015-02-02 10:32:37 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:26 - ID:1877129
UN Special Envoy for the Middle East Peace Process Robert Serry said on Monday time is not ripe now to resume stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians as the Israeli elections are soon. Addressing a news conference after talks with ....
