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3 die in protest against MINUSMA in Mali
Date: 2015-01-27 17:47:55 GMT - Mauritania - International - SN:71 - ID:1838249
At least three people have been killed when United Nations peacekeepers used live rounds to disperse protesters in Mali’s conflict-ridden Gao, Press TV reported. On Tuesday, a huge crowd of angry youths gathered for a second day outside the ....
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British military aid to Jordan
Date: 2015-01-27 17:23:07 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:64 - ID:1838093
UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Philip Hammond Tuesday laid a departmental Minute proposing the gifting of non-lethal equipment to the Jordanian Armed Forces. "My right honourable Friend, the former Secretary of State ....
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Obama challenges India on women's rights and religious tolerance
Date: 2015-01-27 15:33:02 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:54 - ID:1837257
US President Barack Obama challenged India’s record on religious tolerance and women’s rights on Tuesday in a parting speech to students in Delhi that contrasted with the at-times saccharin feel of a state visit designed to highlight the closeness ....
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40 world leaders to participate in AU summit in Ethopoia
Date: 2015-01-27 15:26:11 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:30 - ID:1835237
Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, said on Tuesday that about 40 world countries' leaders are expected to participate in the 24th African Union Summit that kicks off in the Ethiopian capital on Friday. The US ....
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State of emergency declared in several US states
Date: 2015-01-27 07:43:44 GMT - USA - International - SN:8 - ID:1832101
States of emergency were declared in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New Hampshire as people were urged to stay home with transit systems, including the New York City subway, suspending services and roadways closed ....
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Argentina to dissolve intelligence body after prosecutor death
Date: 2015-01-27 06:25:05 GMT - Argentina - International - SN:4 - ID:1831685
President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has announced plans to disband Argentina's intelligence agency. In a TV address, she said she would draft a bill to set up a new body. Fernandez said the intelligence services had kept much of the same ....
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49 Philippine police commandos killed after clash with rebels
Date: 2015-01-26 11:15:09 GMT - Philippines - International - SN:21 - ID:1825497
Forty-nine Philippine police commandos were killed when they clashed with Muslim rebels in the south, police said Monday, a bloodbath which tested a peace accord signed last March, media reports said. An 11-hour gun battle broke out after police ....
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AU commissioner says terrorism, extremism must come to an end in Africa
Date: 2015-01-26 11:11:05 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:35 - ID:1826173
Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, chairperson of the African Union Commission, underlined the importance of bringing to an end the risks of terrorism and extremism in the African continent. She called for "silencing the guns and neutralizing the threats of ....
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Japan seeks Jordan's help on gaining hostage's release
Date: 2015-01-26 10:48:18 GMT - Japan - International - SN:31 - ID:1825957
Japan sought help from Jordan and other countries Monday in its race to save a hostage held by the extremist Islamic State group, with no signs of progress on securing his release, according to ABC News. The chief government spokesman refused ....
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At least 30 Taliban killed in Kundoz operation
Date: 2015-01-26 09:54:04 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:12 - ID:1825261
Security officials in northern Kundoz province say Taliban have suffered heavy casualties in the ongoing operation in Imam Sahib District, Khaama Press reported. General Abdul Saboor Nasrati, police chief of Kundoz province says at least 30 ....
