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London Luton airport evacuated after suspicious item found
Date: 2014-09-08 15:32:17 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:59 - ID:912456
London Luton airport has been evacuated following a security alert, disrupting air travel for thousands of passengers, the Guardian reported on Monday. A spokeswoman for the airport said "London Luton airport has evacuated the terminal building ....
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Obama calls on Afghan candidates to complete power-sharing deal soon
Date: 2014-09-08 14:03:06 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:58 - ID:912276
The US President Barack Obama has told presidential candidates Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai to complete a power-sharing deal as soon as possible so the country can form a new government. “The President spoke with Afghan ....
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'Qatar, Turkey must be punished for supporting terrorism' - Shimon Peres
Date: 2014-09-08 14:02:26 GMT - Israel - International - SN:57 - ID:912275
Former Israeli president Shimon Peres called for "using tough economic sanctions against Qatar and Turkey to punish them for financing terrorism". During his speech for the 14th annual International Conference of the Institute for ....
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Obama: Ebola ‘could be a serious danger’ if US doesn’t act
Date: 2014-09-08 11:53:47 GMT - USA - International - SN:47 - ID:912011
President Barack Obama said the United States must lead the international community in containing the spread of Ebola in Africa, warning there could be a long-term threat to the homeland if the country doesn’t act. “Americans shouldn’t be ....
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Duchess of Cambridge is pregnant with her second child
Date: 2014-09-08 11:51:44 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:46 - ID:912003
The Duchess of Cambridge is pregnant again, Kensington Palace announced this morning. Kate, 32, whose son, Prince George is just a year old, is expecting her second baby with husband Prince William next year. In a statement the palace said: ....
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Senator urges action against Daesh to prevent another 9/11-scale attack
Date: 2014-09-08 11:45:50 GMT - USA - International - SN:44 - ID:911979
The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has said that Daesh must be defeated before it becomes organized enough to launch a 9/11-scale attack on the US, according to The Washington Times. As the country approaches the 13th ....
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New UN Human Rights chief urges world to protect civilians in Iraq, Syria
Date: 2014-09-08 11:39:46 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:42 - ID:911959
New UN Human Rights Chief Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein called on Monday for the world to protect women and religious and ethnic minorities targeted by Daesh militants in Iraq and Syria which he said were "increasingly conjoined conflicts", the Economic ....
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Destroying ISIS may take years, U.S. officials say
Date: 2014-09-08 08:35:23 GMT - USA - International - SN:27 - ID:911481
The Obama administration is preparing to carry out a campaign against Daesh that may take three years to complete, requiring a sustained effort that could last until after President Obama has left office, according to senior administration ....
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Taliban suicide attack kills 3 Afghan policemen
Date: 2014-09-08 07:56:02 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:21 - ID:911398
An Afghan official said a Taliban suicide bomber has killed a district police chief and his two guards in southern Kandahar province, ABC news network reported. Samim Khpolwak, spokesman for the provincial governor in Kandahar, says the attack ....
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U.S. urges N. Korea to free detained Americans
Date: 2014-09-08 07:54:16 GMT - south korea - International - SN:20 - ID:911395
The United States renewed its appeal to North Korea on Sunday to release three American citizens held in the communist nation after Pyongyang said the country's highest court will try one of them next week, Yonhap news agency ....
