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Erdogan vows to continue fight against 'parallel state'
Date: 2014-12-13 17:38:48 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:44 - ID:1530301
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to continue fight against what he called "the parallel state" saying "it aims to stop a strong and growing Turkey". Erdogan made the remarks during a meeting with the Chairman of the Turkish Chambers and ....
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Michael Fallon: Hundreds of British troops will go to Iraq
Date: 2014-12-13 17:12:43 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:37 - ID:1530121
Hundreds of British troops will be sent to Iraq next month, Michael Fallon, the Defense Secretary, has announced, as the war against Islamic State enters a new phase. In an interview with The Telegraph, Fallon says the British service personnel ....
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54 militants killed during operations led by Afghan army
Date: 2014-12-13 11:49:37 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:25 - ID:1527945
At least 54 militants were killed following a series of operations across the country in the past 48 hours, Khaama Press reported. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the operations were conducted by Afghan National Army (ANA) forces in Nangarhar, ....
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Indonesia landslide kills 18, leaves 90 missing
Date: 2014-12-13 10:08:25 GMT - Indonesia - International - SN:1 - ID:1525825
A mudslide set off by torrential rains rushed down hills into a village in central Indonesia and swept away scores of homes, killing at least 18 people and leaving 90 others missing, ABC News reported quoting officials as saying Saturday. About ....
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Afghan police say Supreme Court official shot dead
Date: 2014-12-13 09:07:08 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:2 - ID:1525829
Afghan officials say a senior official of the country's Supreme Court has been shot dead by gunmen in the capital, Kabul, The News Tribune reported Saturday. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack early Saturday morning that killed ....
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Berlin aims to open much-delayed airport in 2017
Date: 2014-12-13 09:03:38 GMT - Germany - International - SN:13 - ID:1526385
Berlin's new airport should be open within three years, barring further unforeseen problems, the ABC News reported Friday. German news agency dpa quoted Rainer Bretschneider, the deputy chairman of the airport's supervisory board, as saying that ....
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Pakistan police: 4 Taliban plotting attack killed
Date: 2014-12-13 08:41:47 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:11 - ID:1526237
A senior police officer in Pakistan says officers killed four Taliban fighters likely plotting to attack a planned Shiite rally, ABC News reported. Officer Rai Zameerul Haq says the four men were spotted traveling in a vehicle Saturday near the ....
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Nicaragua: 8 fishermen rescued after boat capsized in Caribbean
Date: 2014-12-13 08:37:05 GMT - Nicaragua - International - SN:10 - ID:1526221
Nicaraguan authorities have rescued eight more crewmen from a fishing boat that capsized in the Caribbean four days ago and are still searching for 18 others, according to ABC News. Navy officials said the lobster boat MN Wayward Wind turned over ....
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Pentagon: airstrikes against Daesh continue in Syria, Iraq
Date: 2014-12-13 08:10:27 GMT - USA - International - SN:7 - ID:1526025
US and partner-nation military forces have continued to attack terrorist Daesh sites in Syria and Iraq over the last three days, the US Department of Defense said on Friday. "Fighter and bomber aircraft have conducted seven airstrikes in Syria ....
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Hagel, Ya'alon discuss regional issues on phone
Date: 2014-12-13 07:46:07 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:1525901
US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has discussed in a telephone conversation with his Israeli counterpart Moshe Ya'alon regional issues of mutual concern. A statement by the Pentagon said the two sides talked about operations against ....