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Kerry embarks on European tour for ministerial meeting on fighting Daesh
Date: 2014-12-01 08:49:28 GMT - USA - International - SN:22 - ID:1446593
US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Brussels, Belgium, on Monday to take part in the NATO Foreign Ministerial and associated meetings to open on Tuesday, US State Department Spokesman Jen Psaki said. On Wednesday, the Secretary will ....
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Thousands protest against Russian health cuts
Date: 2014-12-01 08:33:58 GMT - Russia - International - SN:15 - ID:1446441
Thousands of Russians have staged marches in Moscow and other cities in protest at health reforms which include plans to close hospitals and cut jobs, the BBC reported on Sunday. Protesters marched through the capital carrying banners and flags ....
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China blocks British MPs' visit to Hong Kong
Date: 2014-12-01 08:31:54 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:14 - ID:1446413
The Chinese embassy in London has told a group of MPs it will be stopped from making a planned trip to Hong Kong, the BBC reported on Sunday. Richard Ottoway, who chairs the Foreign Affairs Committee, accused the Chinese authorities of acting in ....
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American airlines jet lands safely at JFK after bomb threat
Date: 2014-12-01 08:28:44 GMT - USA - International - SN:13 - ID:1446365
An American Airlines flight from Barcelona landed safely at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday after a bomb threat against Flight 67, ABC News reported. The jet, with roughly 209 people and a crew of nine on board, was taken to a ....
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Poroshenko confirms no threats uttered by Putin during their phone conversation
Date: 2014-12-01 07:27:52 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:1 - ID:1445869
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Sunday dismissed allegations that Russian President Vladimir Putin had voiced threats in a telephone conversation between them, Itar-Tass news agency reported. “First of all, I want to categorically refute ....
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Netanyahu, Lapid blame each other for early elections
Date: 2014-11-30 12:06:20 GMT - Israel - International - SN:20 - ID:1441881
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took steps over the weekend to make Finance Minister Yair Lapid the scapegoat for the early elections he intends to initiate next month, The Jerusalem Post newspaper reported Sunday. The prime minister ....
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Abducted Afghan army soldier kills 5 Taliban rebels in Ghazni
Date: 2014-11-30 10:13:49 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:13 - ID:1440769
An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier killed at least five Taliban insurgents after he was kidnapped in eastern Ghazni province, Khaama Press reported on Sunday. According to local government officials, the incident took place in Andar district, ....
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Moldovans vote, torn between pull of EU, Russia
Date: 2014-11-30 08:49:34 GMT - Moldova - International - SN:9 - ID:1439977
Moldovans have begun voting in elections where they are choosing between parties that want to move closer to Europe and those that want to move back into Russia's orbit, the ABC reported. Sunday's parliamentary election takes on wider ....
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Darren Wilson quits police force
Date: 2014-11-30 08:35:01 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:1439921
US police officer Darren Wilson - who fatally shot unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in the Missouri town of Ferguson - has resigned from the force, the BBC reported quoting his lawyer Neil Bruntrager. Bruntrager said the resignation was ....
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Obama shops small business for books, patron asks about Guantanamo
Date: 2014-11-30 08:21:16 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:1439793
US President Barack Obama tried to garner support Saturday for independently-owned businesses with a family shopping trip to a local, favorite bookshop, but most anything in Washington comes with a political concern, FOX News reported on ....
