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34 insurgents killed, 12 arrested in military operations across the country
Date: 2014-12-17 10:23:17 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:21 - ID:1555773
The Interior ministry of Afghanistan said to have killed 34 insurgents and arrested 12 others during the clearance operations across the country, Khaama Press (KP) reported Wednesday. A statement issued by the ministry states that 27 insurgents ....
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Indian parliament condemns Peshawar school attack
Date: 2014-12-17 09:06:17 GMT - India - International - SN:14 - ID:1554833
Both houses of parliament Wednesday condemned the Taliban attack on a school in Pakistan's Peshawar city Tuesday, and observed brief silence in memory of those who were killed, Indo Asian News Service (IANS) reported. As soon as the Lok Sabha ....
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Japan-U.S. antinuclear disaster drill held at Yokosuka base
Date: 2014-12-17 09:04:48 GMT - Japan - International - SN:13 - ID:1554809
Japan and the United States held a joint antinuclear disaster drill at the US Navy's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Wednesday, Kyodo reported. The drill was conducted on the assumption that a crew member of the US aircraft carrier George ....
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Brazil indigenous group clashes with police in Congress
Date: 2014-12-17 08:31:01 GMT - Brazil - International - SN:6 - ID:1554425
Brazilian indigenous protesters armed with bows and arrows have clashed with police inside the National Congress building in the capital, Brasilia, the BBC reported. The group, with some 30 men, tried to break into the building to protest against ....
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Kerry: Situation in ME cannot run on without change
Date: 2014-12-16 18:10:23 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:67 - ID:1552361
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has said the situation in the Middle East cannot run on without change. In statements at a press conference in the U.S. embassy in Lodnon, Secretary Kerry called on the Palestinians and Israelis to sit together ....
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UK condemns terrorist attack on Pakistani school
Date: 2014-12-16 17:25:24 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:64 - ID:1552161
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond condemned Tuesday the Taliban's terrorist attack that targeted a school in Pakistan and left more than 100 deaths, the Foreign Office posted on its website. "I am appalled by news of a terrorist attack on ....
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India bans Daesh; 'first step' against West Asia group
Date: 2014-12-16 16:47:06 GMT - India - International - SN:57 - ID:1551853
India has declared a ban on Daesh, days after having detained an engineer for running a popular Twitter account extolling the militant group's military campaign, NDTV reported. Until now, India had held off on a ban on Daesh, because of the ....
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Afghanistan may resume peace talks with Taliban in Qatar
Date: 2014-12-16 16:31:13 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:54 - ID:1551781
According to reports, the government of Afghanistan is expected to resume peace talks with the Taliban group in Qatar in the near future, Khaama Press reported on Tuesday. An official in Afghan High Peace Council (AHPC) has confirmed that the ....
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Livni predicts US veto against Palestinian UNSC bill
Date: 2014-12-16 16:20:23 GMT - Israel - International - SN:53 - ID:1551669
Chairman of the Israeli Hatnua political party Tzipi Livni has said that she predicts the US will veto the proposed Palestinian bill in the UN Security Council, Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported. Livni commented on the meeting held between ....
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Afghan president strongly condemns Peshawar attack
Date: 2014-12-16 16:13:04 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:52 - ID:1551605
Afghan president Mohammad Ashraf Ghani strongly condemned an armed attack at a school in Peshawar on Tuesday, Khaama press reported Tuesday. “Killing innocent and harmless kids is an act against Islam and Humanity. I strongly condemned the brutal ....
