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Australian PM condemns Sydney hostage siege
Date: 2014-12-15 07:34:00 GMT - Australia - International - SN:2 - ID:1539009
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott described the attack on Sydney cafe and detention of hostages as "terrifying" and said it could be politically motivated, the BBC reported. Abbott said: "I can think of almost nothing more distressing, more ....
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Obama briefed on Martin Place hostage situation, White House says
Date: 2014-12-15 07:32:42 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:1538993
US president Barack Obama has been briefed about the Sydney siege situation, ABC News said Monday, quoting the White House official. He discussed the situation with his top counter-terrorism advisor, Lisa Monaco. Five people have emerged from ....
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Haiti's Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe resigns after protests
Date: 2014-12-14 09:48:27 GMT - Haiti - International - SN:20 - ID:1533097
Haiti's prime minister has resigned, after violent anti-government protests over delayed elections, the BBC reported. "I am leaving the post of prime minister this evening with a feeling of accomplishment," Laurent Lamothe said in a televised ....
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Afghan president condemns terror attacks ahead of international troop drawdown
Date: 2014-12-14 09:43:38 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:17 - ID:1533053
Defying insurgents, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday condemned the wave of militant attacks striking his country ahead of the withdrawal of most foreign troops, vowing: "We will never surrender," Fox News reported. In a televised speech, ....
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Voting under way for Japan's lower house election, "Abenomics" a focus
Date: 2014-12-14 09:17:55 GMT - Japan - International - SN:13 - ID:1532777
Voting began Sunday for Japan's lower house election, touted by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as a referendum on his "Abennomics" economic policies and his steering of the government since his return to power in 2012, Kyodo reported. Pre-election ....
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Israel seeks int'l support after Athens embassy attack
Date: 2014-12-14 08:14:12 GMT - Israel - International - SN:8 - ID:1532197
Israeli Ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor called on the international community to support Israel after Friday's attack on its embassy in Athens. During a UN Security Council session, Prosor said the attack proved that no one is protected against ....
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Russia rejects Sweden minister statement on Russian warplane spotted in air space
Date: 2014-12-14 07:53:56 GMT - Russia - International - SN:5 - ID:1531969
The Russian Defense Ministry has refuted Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist’s statement on a Russian warplane detected in the air space and allegedly nearly colliding with a passenger airliner on the way from Denmark’s capital Copenhagen, Tass ....
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20 dead, 88 missing in central Indonesia mudslide
Date: 2014-12-14 07:48:03 GMT - Indonesia - International - SN:3 - ID:1531869
Heavy rains in central Indonesia loosened soil and collapsed a hill, setting off a landslide that killed at least 20 villagers and left 88 others missing under piles of mud, ABC news reported quoting officials Sunday. Residents of Jemblung ....
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Senate passes $1.1 trillion spending bill
Date: 2014-12-14 07:22:24 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:1531681
The Senate passed a $1.1 trillion spending package Saturday night on a 56-40 bipartisan vote, the BBC reported. Earlier Saturday, the Senate had voted on a short-term continuing resolution that extended their deadline to pass the spending bill. ....
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Lieberman: Not ruling out 'Buji' or Bibi
Date: 2014-12-13 17:44:48 GMT - Israel - International - SN:48 - ID:1530353
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said at a cultural event in Tel Aviv on Saturday that "while he genuinely welcomes the Livni-Herzog union" he considers it a "missed opportunity". The Foreign Minister said that the two "are discussing ....
