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Abe reshuffles Cabinet to tighten grip on power
Date: 2014-09-03 07:28:14 GMT - Japan - International - SN:20 - ID:903837
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday carried out his first Cabinet reshuffle since returning to office in December 2012 with the aim of tightening his grip on power, Kyodo reported. Abe retained close allies such as Chief Cabinet ....
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Obama to send approximately 350 additional military personnel to Iraq
Date: 2014-09-03 07:21:11 GMT - USA - International - SN:16 - ID:903811
US President Barack Obama announced Tuesday he is sending approximately 350 additional military personnel to Iraq to protect U.S. diplomatic facilities and workers in Baghdad. The White House said in a press release that the personnel will not ....
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US to Israel: Deeply concerned on expropriation of lands in West Bank
Date: 2014-09-03 07:03:35 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:903779
The U.S. State Department said Tuesday that Israel's decision to appropriate 4,000 donums of occupied West Bank land was "deeply concerning" and urged it to "reverse the decision." "We are deeply concerned about the declaration of a large area as ....
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Britons urged to be vigilant in Pakistan
Date: 2014-09-02 10:00:42 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:12 - ID:902523
The British Government urged its citizens in Pakistan to stay vigilant as protesters led by opposition leaders Imran Khan and firebrand Muslim cleric Tahir ul-Qadri have been on the streets for weeks. "You should avoid this and any other ....
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Obama notifies Congress of airstrikes in Iraq
Date: 2014-09-02 08:37:22 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:902322
US President Barack Obama notified the Congress about his authorization for conducting targeted airstrikes and humanitarian assistance to help Iraqis threatened by Daesh militants. In his notification to the Congress, Obama said he "authorized US ....
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Iranian president to clerics: The Internet's not that bad
Date: 2014-09-02 05:43:04 GMT - Iran - International - SN:2 - ID:902029
Iran's president Monday urged the country's clerics to be more tolerant of the Internet and new technologies, which are often the target of criticism by influential hard-liners in the Islamic Republic, CBS news reported. Hassan Rouhani made the ....
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70 Boko Haram terrorists killed in Nigeria
Date: 2014-09-01 19:08:12 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:87 - ID:901885
Nigerian military officials said they killed about 70 Boko Haram fighters when the Islamic extremists attacked the northeastern town of Bama Monday morning, the ABC news reported. The officials, who insisted on anonymity because they were not ....
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UN to send investigators to Iraq to investigate Islamic State crimes
Date: 2014-09-01 19:06:23 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:84 - ID:901882
The UN Human Rights Council on Monday unanimously agreed to send an emergency mission to Iraq to investigate Islamic State atrocities, as Baghdad warned the country was "facing a terrorist monster," according to the Daily Star. The 47 members ....
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Netanyahu testified before Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee about Gaza op
Date: 2014-09-01 17:34:05 GMT - Israel - International - SN:82 - ID:901782
The commission of inquiry into the Gaza military operation that was established by The Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, headed by Likud MK Ze’ev Elkin, began its work even before the ceasefire came into effect, Yedioth Ahronoth reported. ....
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Western leaders banned from Russian airport's duty free shop - Telegraph
Date: 2014-09-01 17:03:38 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:76 - ID:901720
A sign banning UK Prime Minister David Cameron, US President Brack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Canada’s PM Stephen Harper, France’s President Francois Hollande, Australia’s PM Tony Abbott, and Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe appeared in Duty Free ....
