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Boko Haram kidnaps 30 in northeast Nigeria
Date: 2014-10-27 10:15:54 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:29 - ID:1208081
Boko Haram gunmen kidnapped at least 30 boys and girls from a village in northeast Nigeria during the weekend, CNN reported. The abductions are the latest in a string of recent kidnappings by Boko Haram that dims hope for the anticipated release ....
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Obama praises Tunisian polls
Date: 2014-10-27 09:06:41 GMT - USA - International - SN:16 - ID:1207417
US President Barack Obama has praised Tunisian legislative election, which was held earlier in the day, the US-funded Radio Sawa reported. Obama called the election as a “historic political transition.” Obama reiterated the US commitment to ....
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Iranian MP anticipates speedy removal of sanctions
Date: 2014-10-27 08:51:18 GMT - Iran - International - SN:8 - ID:1207257
An Iranian parliamentarian anticipated speedy removal of the anti-Iran sanctions, IRNA news agency reported in Sunday. Head of Majlis Energy Commission Ali Marvi said "the international and regional developments as well as the global economic ....
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Israeli minister urges PM to apologize for US
Date: 2014-10-27 08:23:19 GMT - Israel - International - SN:5 - ID:1207057
Israel's Environment Minister Amir Peretz emphasized the importance of US-Israel ties on Sunday. "The events surrounding the visit of Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon need to spark a red light. The US is our strategic partner," he was quoted by ....
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Gunman kills voter in northeastern Brazil
Date: 2014-10-27 08:08:09 GMT - Brazil - International - SN:4 - ID:1206957
The police said a gunman has shot and killed a man waiting to vote for president in Brazil's northeastern state of Rio Grande do Norte, ABC news reported Sunday. Police Sgt. Alfredo Carneiro told the G1 news portal that 20-year-old Robson Diego ....
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Japan to send mission to N. Korea from Mon. over abduction probe
Date: 2014-10-26 09:29:55 GMT - Japan - International - SN:18 - ID:1201445
A Japanese government delegation is set to make a four-day visit to North Korea from Monday to assess Pyongyang's investigation into the fates of Japanese nationals it abducted decades ago, Kyodo reported. In talks with North Korea's special ....
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Pentagon urges patience in Anti-Daesh campaign
Date: 2014-10-25 18:18:45 GMT - USA - International - SN:38 - ID:1198893
It is imprudent to assess the US strategy against terrorists from the Daesh organization after only three months, Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said during a Pentagon news conference Saturday. The Pentagon press secretary said the strategy against ....
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Moscow understands that Norway joined anti-Russian sanctions under pressure - Lavrov
Date: 2014-10-25 16:55:29 GMT - Norway - International - SN:30 - ID:1198469
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Saturday Moscow understands that Norway joined anti-Russian sanctions under pressure from outside, Tass reported. "Our relations with Norway face certain tensions at the moment, as Norway joined ....
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Nuclear talks should see all anti-Iran sanctions lifted: MP
Date: 2014-10-25 16:31:37 GMT - Iran - International - SN:21 - ID:1197577
A senior Iranian lawmaker says the nuclear talks between Tehran and the P5+1 group should lead to the lifting, and not suspension of, sanctions against the Islamic Republic. “The Islamic Republic has never accepted the issue of suspension, but ....
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UN chief slams deadly terrorist attack in Egypt
Date: 2014-10-25 07:51:41 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:4 - ID:1193861
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned a terrorist attack in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula that left at least 28 people dead at a local military checkpoint. "The secretary-general extends his deep condolences to the families of the ....
