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101 Taliban militants killed in Afghan operations, MoI says
Date: 2014-08-03 12:15:46 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:33 - ID:855971
At least 101 Taliban militants including their local commanders were killed following counter-terrorism operations in the past 24 hours. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said Monday that the militants were killed in Kunduz, Zabul, Helmand, ....
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Rain hampers search for over 100 missing in Nepal
Date: 2014-08-03 07:35:41 GMT - Nepal - International - SN:10 - ID:855377
Fresh rainfall was hampering a search Sunday for scores of villagers missing after a massive landslide in northern Nepal, where army troops used explosives to blast a river blockage in an attempt to release a dangerous water buildup, ABC news ....
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China factory blast kills at least 65
Date: 2014-08-03 07:12:41 GMT - China - International - SN:7 - ID:855344
Sixty-five people were killed and dozens seriously burned Saturday by an explosion at an eastern Chinese automotive parts factory that supplies General Motors, FOX News quoted Chinese state media as saying on Sunday. The blast at the factory in ....
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S.Korea, US to Hold High-level OPCON Transfer Talks
Date: 2014-08-03 07:08:00 GMT - south korea - International - SN:6 - ID:855340
South Korea and the United States will reportedly hold high-level talks next week to discuss the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) from Washington to Seoul, according to South Korea's Diplomatic sources. During the high-level talks, ....
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Abe eager to boost free trade ties with Latin America
Date: 2014-08-03 07:05:53 GMT - Japan - International - SN:5 - ID:855338
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed his eagerness Saturday to boost Japan's economic and trade ties with the four Latin American nations comprising the Pacific Alliance, after seeking an early conclusion of a free trade agreement with ....
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Israeli police using drones to monitor Arab neighborhoods
Date: 2014-08-02 13:54:50 GMT - USA - International - SN:22 - ID:854643
Israeli police have overseen the deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles to secure the capital, the World Tribune newspaper reported on Saturday. Jerusalem Mayor Niv Barakat said police were using rotary-wing UAVs to monitor the city’s Arab ....
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Netanyahu trying to market victory against Hamas -- Ynet
Date: 2014-08-01 16:53:30 GMT - Israel - International - SN:17 - ID:853691
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is no longer searching for a "victory image" in the war against Hamas, but for an "exit image," a conclusion which will help him market to the Israeli public that we have in fact won, a Ynet report read ....
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US defends supplying Israel with arms
Date: 2014-08-01 16:50:46 GMT - USA - International - SN:15 - ID:853686
The United States has defended its decision to provide Israel with arms during the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, Sky News reported. Israel has the right to defend itself, said White House Spokesman Josh Earnest. Earnest noted that ....
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Hammond welcomes Gaza humanitarian ceasefire
Date: 2014-08-01 09:36:14 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:6 - ID:853071
UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has welcomed the 72 hour unconditional humanitarian ceasefire announced in Gaza. "I welcome the news of an agreement of a ceasefire to halt the violence we have seen. This is an achievement we have all been ....
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British minister calls for allowing aid to Syria without obstacles
Date: 2014-08-01 09:24:22 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:4 - ID:853056
British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Tobias Ellwood called for allowing aid supplies to Syria without any hindrances. There are around 10 million Syrians who are really in dire need of aid supplies, he added. ....
