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Boko Haram may have displaced over million in Nigeria: IOM
Date: 2015-01-20 12:39:37 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:15 - ID:1783097
Nigeria’s displaced population may be close to a million due to the mounting violence by the Boko Haram insurgency, according to International Organization for Migration. Unless the insurgency is stopped, the tragedy could leave many more ....
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Britain to set up new anti-terror legislations - spokesperson
Date: 2015-01-20 10:12:28 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:9 - ID:1781773
LONDON, Jan 20 (MENA) - British Foreign Office spokesperson Farah Dakhlallah said the Daesh organization is a clear threat to the United Kingdom and the British government will set up new legislations in fighting terror. In statements to MENA ....
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UN chief alarmed by ‘severe escalation’ of fighting at Donetsk airport
Date: 2015-01-20 06:50:10 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:5 - ID:1779841
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he is alarmed by the severe escalation of fighting for control of Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine and implored all sides to make good on their commitments under the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum, ....
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Pope Francis announces US visit
Date: 2015-01-20 06:27:17 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:1779709
Pope Francis said Monday he hopes to visit Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay this year, as well as the Central African Republic and Uganda. The 2015 trips, still in their planning stages and not confirmed, would come on top of his planned three-city ....
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Boko Haram kidnaps at least 60 persons in Cameroon
Date: 2015-01-20 06:18:57 GMT - Cameroon - International - SN:2 - ID:1779677
Boko Haram elements kidnapped nearly sixty people in northern Cameroon, spokesman for police in Cameron said. The police officer said that the militants attacked two villages in the Tourou area and torched their houses. On Saturday, Chad ....
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France does not offend anyone while defending its ideas: Hollande
Date: 2015-01-20 06:11:32 GMT - France - International - SN:1 - ID:1779645
PARIS, Jan 19 (MENA) - France does not offend anyone while defending its ideas , said French President Francois Hollande during celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the Agence France-Presse (AFP). Commenting on the protests against the ....
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Israeli, Russian FMs to hold talks on ME developments
Date: 2015-01-19 18:08:52 GMT - Russia - International - SN:73 - ID:1778405
Israel's embassy in Moscow said Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman will visit Russia on Jan 26. TASS news agency quoted a source at the embassy as saying that Liberman will hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergy Lavrov on conditions ....
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Kerry to take part in counter-Daesh meeting, WEF
Date: 2015-01-19 17:14:33 GMT - USA - International - SN:71 - ID:1778129
US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to London on January 22 to consult with the UK and other Counter-Daesh Coalition partners on shared efforts to degrade and defeat the organization, the US State Department said in a statement. Kerry ....
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Muslim countries suffer most from terrorism - Hammond
Date: 2015-01-19 16:53:10 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:56 - ID:1777997
The Muslim countries of the world are the ones who have suffered the greatest burden of terrorism, said British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond. "We need to keep working closely with them to protect everyone," he told reporters ahead of a ....
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EU to challenge court decision striking Hamas off terror list
Date: 2015-01-19 16:46:00 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:48 - ID:1777909
The European Union will challenge a ruling by the bloc’s second highest court striking Hamas off the region’s terror list, ensuring that an asset freeze and other restrictions will remain in place until a final judgment is made. The decision, ....