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Death toll from mudslides in Hiroshima reaches 50
Date: 2014-08-24 08:05:25 GMT - Japan - International - SN:12 - ID:888382
The death toll from the deadly mudslides in the city of Hiroshima rose to 50 on Sunday, with 38 still missing, as rain forced rescue workers to suspend operations in the early hours due to safety concerns, Kyodo News Agency reported. Prime ....
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AU authorizes deployment of humanitarian mission
Date: 2014-08-24 08:00:23 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:10 - ID:888368
The Peace and Security Council of the African Union, at its 450th meeting held in Addis Ababa, decided, given the emergency situation caused by the Ebola outbreak, to authorize the immediate deployment of an AU-led Military and Civilian Humanitarian ....
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Iran condemns terrorist attack on Sunni mosque in Northern Iraq
Date: 2014-08-24 07:55:01 GMT - Iraq - International - SN:9 - ID:888351
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham strongly deplored the recent terrorist attack on a Sunni mosque in Diyala province in Northern Iraq, FARS reported on Sunday. At least 73 people were killed after a militant group opened fire ....
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Iran unveils new Cruise missiles, drones
Date: 2014-08-24 07:51:50 GMT - Iran - International - SN:8 - ID:888341
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday unveiled 4 new defensive products which have been designed and developed by the local military experts, including two new cruise missiles and two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Fars news agency. The ....
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EU bill 'malicious attempt' to evade Israel from accountability - PFLP
Date: 2014-08-23 15:18:36 GMT - palestine - International - SN:50 - ID:887731
The EU bill introduced to the UN Security Council (UNSC) is nothing but a "malicious attempt" to let Israel escape from war crimes in its aggression on the Gaza Strip, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) has said. The PFLP ....
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Islamic authority in Austria condemns attack on 2 veiled women
Date: 2014-08-23 09:33:07 GMT - Austria - International - SN:27 - ID:887071
The Islamic Religious Authority in Austria said Saturday that an unidentified person attacked two veiled women who were walking on the street in Vienna. An 84-year-old woman was attacked by a man in his 30s while walking on a street in the ....
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India, Pakistan trade gunfire in Kashmir; 4 dead
Date: 2014-08-23 08:52:33 GMT - India - International - SN:23 - ID:886978
India and Pakistan traded gunfire in the disputed Kashmir region early Saturday, killing two villagers on each side and wounding several others, ABC News reported. Dharmendra Pareek, a top official of India's paramilitary force, said Indian ....
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PKK supporters block highway
Date: 2014-08-23 07:53:27 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:22 - ID:886888
Demonstrators affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has been blocking a key highway in the eastern province of Muş for two days, burned and destroyed a large number of cars belonging to civilians. The PKK has been blocking the ....
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Putin: Further delays of aid delivery to Ukraine would have been unacceptable
Date: 2014-08-23 07:03:14 GMT - Russia - International - SN:13 - ID:886817
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that further delays in the delivery of Russian aid to eastern Ukraine, which is facing a humanitarian disaster, would have been unacceptable, Russia Today reported. Putin made the remarks in a ....
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White House: Killing of journalist Foley terrorist attack against US
Date: 2014-08-23 06:56:56 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:886800
White House Deputy National Security advisor Ben Rhodes on Friday described the brutal killing of US journalist Jim Foley by Islamic State militants as a terrorist attack against the United States, Voice of America reported. "We see that as an ....
