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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 ....
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Divers find both black boxes in AirAsia crash
Date: 2015-01-12 12:37:49 GMT - Indonesia - International - SN:6 - ID:1722201
Divers retrieved one black box and located the other underwater Monday from the AirAsia plane that crashed more than two weeks ago, a key development that will help investigators unravel what caused the aircraft to plummet into the Java Sea less ....
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Kerry involved in car accident in India
Date: 2015-01-12 12:36:48 GMT - USA - International - SN:52 - ID:1725177
US State Secretary John Kerry has been involved in a minor car accident in India, his spokeswoman has said, according to Sky News. No injuries were reported in the accident, which occurred as Kerry's motorcade was headed to the airport in ....
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Nigeria: Scores killed, wounded in Boko Haram attacks
Date: 2015-01-12 11:24:25 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:37 - ID:1724177
Over 20 people were killed at Kasuwar Jagwal GSM market in the commercial capital of Potiskum, Yobe State, when two female suicide bombers, one of them aged about 15, blew themselves up in the crowded market. Nigerian newspaper "Vanguard" said ....
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UN chief condemns Nigeria attacks
Date: 2015-01-12 10:53:42 GMT - USA - International - SN:32 - ID:1723869
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned recent attacks by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria in which hundreds of people have been killed. In a statement, Ban said he was appalled by reports that hundreds of civilians were slaughtered in an ....
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French president holds ministerial meeting over security plans
Date: 2015-01-12 10:32:32 GMT - France - International - SN:27 - ID:1723689
French President Francois Hollande held a ministerial meeting on Monday to stand on the extra security measures taken following the terrorist attacks that hit Paris lately. The meeting, attended by 20 ministers except the prime minister and ....
