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US moves prisoners from Afghanistan to Pakistan, Yemen
Date: 2014-08-28 07:33:59 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:894942
The US has moved 11 new prisoners out of a military prison near the Afghan capital, the Pentagon said. The Obama administration seeks to shut down a controversial detainee program in Afghanistan ahead of its troop withdrawal, ABC News ....
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Russia to continue humanitarian aid provision to east of Ukraine under Red Cross aegis
Date: 2014-08-27 12:29:08 GMT - Russia - International - SN:48 - ID:893960
Russia will continue the provision of humanitarian aid to Ukraine’s embattled east regions under the aegis of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. Commenting on Russian President ....
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UN Human Rights report cites murder, kidnap, torture in Ukraine
Date: 2014-08-27 08:26:37 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:31 - ID:893375
Separatists in Ukraine and Ukraine government forces are guilty of a wide array of human rights abuses, including torture, a UN report said. The report by the 34-member UN monitoring mission, prepared by the UN human rights office in Geneva, said ....
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Ministers critical over ceasefire with Hamas
Date: 2014-08-27 08:24:01 GMT - Israel - International - SN:18 - ID:893240
Harsh criticism has met the decision by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to accept a long-term ceasefire with Hamas starting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Radio Israel reported. Netanyahu informed members of the Security Cabinet about the decision ....
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Nigeria army: 480 soldiers who fled to Cameron return home
Date: 2014-08-27 08:17:48 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:28 - ID:893343
Some of the Nigerian soldiers that fled to Cameroon following a fierce battle with Boko Haram militants in locations around Borno and Adamawa states have returned as residents of Mubi town in Adamawa State reported seeing tired and tattered-looking ....
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Dengue fever contracted in Japan for first time in 70 years
Date: 2014-08-27 08:09:34 GMT - Japan - International - SN:26 - ID:893328
The health ministry said Wednesday it has confirmed that someone has contracted dengue fever while in Japan for the first time in nearly 70 years, Kyodo reported. A Japanese teen in Saitama Prefecture with no record of overseas travel ran a high ....
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Seven western states join US to arm Kurds in Iraq: Hagel
Date: 2014-08-27 08:02:50 GMT - USA - International - SN:17 - ID:893238
Seven western governments in addition to the United States have pledged to provide weapons and ammunition to Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq, Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel said. "In addition to support from the US, and the ....
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Malaysia and Israel share no economic ties
Date: 2014-08-27 07:36:45 GMT - Malaysia - International - SN:22 - ID:893259
Malaysia is standing firm on its foreign policy which does not allow any diplomatic relations to be established with Israel, International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said as quoted by Bernama. He also said that in ....
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Kerry praises Egypt over brokering Palestine-Israel ceasefire deal
Date: 2014-08-27 07:17:57 GMT - USA - International - SN:11 - ID:893202
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry applauded Egypt's effort in brokering the ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. Kerry said he closely worked with officials in Egypt, Israel, and Palestine to coordinate the ceasefire ....
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Bin Laden's son-in-law should get life in prison, US prosecutors say
Date: 2014-08-27 06:56:30 GMT - USA - International - SN:8 - ID:893184
US prosecutors are saying a life prison sentence is the only answer for the son-in-law of Osama bin Laden after he was convicted for his role as al-Qaida's spokesman after the Sept. 11 attacks, Fox News reported. In papers submitted Monday, ....
