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House Republicans vote to sue President Obama
Date: 2014-07-31 07:47:19 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:851631
The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution to sue President Barack Obama for allegedly exceeding his constitutional powers, the Voice of America reported Thursday. The 225-201 vote along party lines means House lawyers will now draft ....
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UN chief demands end to hostilities in Malaysian plane crash area in Ukraine
Date: 2014-07-30 18:11:30 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:51 - ID:851313
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called for stopping armed hostilities in the area of the Malaysian plane crash in eastern Ukraine and for giving international experts access to the site, Itar Tass news agency reported. Ban said ....
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Iran condemns violence in Xinjiang, China
Date: 2014-07-30 18:10:54 GMT - Iran - International - SN:50 - ID:851309
Foreign Ministry spokesman Marzieh Afkham on Wednesday condemned violent attacks in China's Xinjiang, saying that Iran principled policy is rejecting extremism and violence. She made the remarks following terror attack in Chinas Xinjiang region ....
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Three Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza
Date: 2014-07-30 18:10:08 GMT - Israel - International - SN:49 - ID:851307
Three Israeli soldiers have been killed earlier in the day during operational activity in the southern Gaza Strip, said an Israeli army Spokesman said Wednesday evening, Ynet reported. Their families were informed of their passing, he added. ....
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Political dialogue only way to achieve Libyan people's aspirations - British foreign office spokeswoman
Date: 2014-07-30 17:07:48 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:48 - ID:851246
The aspirations of the Libyan nation will only be achieved through political dialogue, said British Foreign Office Spokeswoman Farah Dakhlallah. In statements to MENA correspondent, Dakhlallah voiced concern over escalating violence in Libya, ....
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Cameron: Two-state solution beginning to look impossible
Date: 2014-07-30 13:43:35 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:39 - ID:850979
British Prime Minister David Cameron has said that the "facts on the ground" are "beginning to make a two-state solution impossible" in the Middle East, according to ITV. The Prime Minister announced an extra £3 million aid for Gaza today as he ....
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Russian newspaper: New Russian weapons arrive to Iraq
Date: 2014-07-30 12:58:14 GMT - Russia - International - SN:34 - ID:850894
Russian Vedomosti Newspaper reported on Wednesday that a fresh batch of Russian weapons has arrived to Iraq. The Iraqi delegation, which paid a visit to Russia last week, signed up to one-billion dollar contracts relating to the supply of large ....
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Zarif calls for forcing Zionist regime to stop continued attacks on defenseless Gazans
Date: 2014-07-30 11:27:54 GMT - Iran - International - SN:28 - ID:850738
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif on Wednesday underlined piling up pressure on the Zionist regime to stop ceaseless attacks on the defenseless people, while rushing up aid to the Palestinian people in Gaza, according to ....
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38 security officials freed over bugging charges
Date: 2014-07-30 11:07:05 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:26 - ID:850713
An Istanbul judge released 3 out of 49 security officials who were arrested as part of a "parallel state" probe, Cihan news agency reported Wednesday. The judge extended the detention of 11 other security officials over the same charges. The ....
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Knesset passes law to re-arrest released Palestinians
Date: 2014-07-30 10:45:32 GMT - Israel - International - SN:24 - ID:850684
Prisoners who are released in diplomatic negotiations and return to terrorism can be re-incarcerated, according to a law the Knesset passed Tuesday night, JPost reported Wednesday. The legislation proposed by Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense ....