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Harry Potter author attacks Murdoch for tweet blaming Muslims for Charlie Hebdo deaths
Date: 2015-01-13 06:10:19 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:4 - ID:1729725
JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books, has condemned and mocked the tweet from Rupert Murdoch which insisted that even peaceful Muslims must bear responsibilities for jihadi attacks. “I was born Christian. If that makes Rupert Murdoch my ....
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Charlie Hebdo: French police commissioner 'kills himself after meeting with victim's family'
Date: 2015-01-13 06:07:01 GMT - France - International - SN:3 - ID:1729705
A French police commissioner has reportedly killed himself after meeting relatives of a victim murdered in the Charlie Hebdo massacre. Television station France 3 reported that Helric Fredou, 45, shot himself in his office on Wednesday night in ....
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Kerry arrives in Pakistan for security talks
Date: 2015-01-13 06:03:16 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:2 - ID:1729689
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Pakistan on Monday for wide-ranging security and economic talks. Kerry, along with Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, the head of the United States Central Command, was to meet with Pakistan’s top civilian and ....
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No progress in Russian-Georgian political relations: Georgian PM
Date: 2015-01-12 18:40:46 GMT - Russia - International - SN:82 - ID:1728421
Georgian Prime Minister Irakly Garibashvili said that economic relations between Georgia and Russia have improved, TASS reported on Monday. “There is no progress in the political sphere,” he said. “Georgia seeks to have normal relations with ....
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Russia must play more active role in nuclear talks -- Iran FM
Date: 2015-01-12 17:46:47 GMT - Iran - International - SN:77 - ID:1728037
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says a more active Russian role will be crucial in accelerating a final deal between Iran and the P5+1 countries about Tehran’s nuclear program, Press TV reported Monday. In a meeting with Russian ....
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Cuba completes release of 53 political prisoners
Date: 2015-01-12 17:45:55 GMT - Cuba - International - SN:76 - ID:1728029
Cuba has completed the release of 53 political prisoners that was part of last month's historic deal with the US, ABC News reported Monday. The move clears a major hurdle for the normalization of ties between the two countries after more than ....
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Russian lawmaker bashes Kiev for Donbas shelling amid French unity march
Date: 2015-01-12 17:37:52 GMT - Russia - International - SN:70 - ID:1727905
A senior Russian lawmaker has lashed out at Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko for having eastern Ukraine bombed at a time when hearts of "all civilized countries" went out to France and those killed during three days of violence in Paris, Sputnik ....
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Australian PM urges leaders to refer to ISIL as Daesh because 'they hate the term'
Date: 2015-01-12 17:36:41 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:69 - ID:1727893
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said he will now refer to ISIL as "Daesh" because the jihadists hate the term and "what they don't like has an instinctive appeal to me". Urging other leaders to join him in rebranding the extremist movement, ....
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Cameron: Muslims must do more to tackle terrorism in wake of Paris shootings
Date: 2015-01-12 17:34:41 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:68 - ID:1727885
UK Prime Minister David Cameron believes that the Muslim community has a responsibility to do more to tackle terrorism in the wake of the Paris shootings, The Telegraph has reported. The Prime Minister agrees with Sajid Javid, the Culture ....
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Afghan government finally announces a cabinet list
Date: 2015-01-12 13:18:53 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:58 - ID:1725685
After months of delays and missed deadlines, the Afghan government finally unveiled its full list of Cabinet nominees. Abdul Salaam Rahimi, chief of staff for President Ashraf Ghani, announced the list of 25 Cabinet nominees Monday, as well as ....
