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Japan's Abe to express remorse in 70th war-end anniversary statement
Date: 2015-01-05 15:08:07 GMT - Japan - International - SN:33 - ID:1679389
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday said he would express remorse for his country's actions in World War II in his statement marking the 70th anniversary of the war’s end in August, KYODO reported. "I would like to write of Japan's ....
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Rouhani threatens to hold referendum
Date: 2015-01-05 12:32:16 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:26 - ID:1677757
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has threatened to hold an unprecedented referendum in Iran as he warned hardline opponents of a nuclear deal with the west that the country must end its international isolation. The Iranian leader said he was ....
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Coastguard suspends Cemfjord crew search in Pentland Firth
Date: 2015-01-05 11:05:35 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:22 - ID:1676933
The search for the missing crew of the cargo ship Cemfjord in the Pentland Firth has been suspended, the BBC reported. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said that by last light on Sunday nothing had been found. The bulk carrier had a ....
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Afghanistan president suggests US 're-examine' troop withdrawal timetable
Date: 2015-01-05 08:16:39 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:4 - ID:1675329
Afghanistan's president has suggested that the US "re-examine" its plan to withdraw all of the American-led coalition troops from the country by the end of 2016, Sky news reported. "Deadlines concentrate the mind. But deadlines should not be ....
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Daesh hostage John Cantlie releases new propaganda video
Date: 2015-01-04 16:24:40 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:39 - ID:1672957
John Cantlie, the British journalist held by Daesh, has produced another propaganda video. Intended to show that life is carrying on as normal in the Jihadist controlled city of Mosul, it is produced in the the style of a television travelogue ....
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Boko Haram seizes army base in Nigeria town of Baga
Date: 2015-01-04 16:19:55 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:37 - ID:1672945
The militant group Boko Haram has seized a town and key multinational military base in north-eastern Nigeria, BBC quoted officials and eyewitnesses as saying Sunday. A senator in Borno state said troops had abandoned the base in the town of Baga ....
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Search teams find more bodies of Air Asia flight
Date: 2015-01-04 12:55:17 GMT - Indonesia - International - SN:21 - ID:1670561
Search teams have recovered four more bodies from the Java Sea as the hunt to find the main wreckage of AirAsia flight QZ8501 enters a second week, according to the BBC. Search and rescue chief Bambang Soelistyo said 34 bodies have now been ....
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US warns about threat against banks, hotels in Indonesia
Date: 2015-01-04 12:15:12 GMT - Indonesia - International - SN:31 - ID:1671073
The US Embassy in Jakarta has issued a warning to Americans about a potential threat against US associated banks and hotels in Indonesia's second-largest city, Surabaya, ABC News reported. An embassy spokesperson said Sunday there was nothing ....
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Netanyahu: Israeil soldiers, commanders not to bring to trial before ICC
Date: 2015-01-04 12:08:31 GMT - Israel - International - SN:29 - ID:1670977
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed to deny the Palestinians in their efforts to drag Israeli soldiers and commanders to the International Criminal Court in The Hague. The Palestinian Authority has chosen confrontation with ....
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Iran blasts Sunni clerics assassination in Basra
Date: 2015-01-04 11:52:59 GMT - Iran - International - SN:26 - ID:1670817
Iran condemned the assassination of three Sunni clerics in Basra City, southern Iraq, ISNA reported on Sunday. "The enemies and ill-wishers of Iraq will fail to succeed due to vigilance of Iraqi nation, the political and religious elite and under ....