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Land mine kills UN peacekeeper in Mali
Date: 2014-07-01 12:35:43 GMT - Mali - International - SN:28 - ID:806644
The U.N. said one peacekeeper died and six were injured after their vehicle struck a land mine in northern Mali, ABC News reported Tuesday. The incident occurred Monday 30 kilometers west of Timbuktu, which like the rest of northern Mali fell to ....
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German Socialist Schulz elected to lead MEPs again
Date: 2014-07-01 12:32:36 GMT - France - International - SN:27 - ID:806630
The new European Parliament has begun its first session and elected German Socialist Martin Schulz to a new term as parliament president. He got 409 votes in the 751-seat chamber, after his Socialist S&D bloc backed the conservative Jean-Claude ....
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Crimea takes in about 12, 000 Refugees from Ukraine
Date: 2014-07-01 11:49:18 GMT - Russia - International - SN:23 - ID:806537
Around 12,000 refugees arrived in Crimea from the south-east of Ukraine, swept by clashes between the Ukrainian army and local independence supporters, Zhan Krasutsky, a coordinator of Crimea’s unified center for refugees and humanitarian aid told ....
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S. Korea, China likely to adopt appendix on cooperation at summit
Date: 2014-07-01 11:43:27 GMT - south korea - International - SN:22 - ID:806520
South Korea and China are likely to adopt an appendix to an envisioned joint communique to highlight cooperation in various fields when their leaders hold a summit later this week, sources said Tuesday. Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled ....
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Turkish PM Erdogan to stand for presidency: party
Date: 2014-07-01 11:37:27 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:20 - ID:806510
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to stand for the presidency in August elections, his party announced Tuesday, paving the way for him to extend his dominance of the country's politics for at least another five years. "The candidate ....
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Japan cabinet approves landmark military change
Date: 2014-07-01 11:35:20 GMT - Japan - International - SN:19 - ID:806497
Japan's cabinet has approved a landmark change in security policy, paving the way for its military to fight overseas, the BBC reported Tuesday. Under its constitution, Japan is barred from using force to resolve conflicts except in cases of ....
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Iranian president calls for building friendly ties with neighboring countries
Date: 2014-07-01 11:24:59 GMT - Iran - International - SN:18 - ID:806470
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for building a friendly relations with neighboring countries, IRNA news agency reported. During a ceremony marking Industry and Mines Day at Tehran’s Islamic Summit Conference Hall, Rouhani said the ....
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Hong Kong crowds rally for democracy
Date: 2014-07-01 11:21:04 GMT - Hong Kong - International - SN:16 - ID:806463
Tens of thousands of protesters are taking part in what organizers say could be Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy rally in more than a decade, the BBC reported Tuesday. The annual rally, marking the day Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997, is ....
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Turkey PM Erdogan's nephew gets jail sentence over drug charges
Date: 2014-07-01 09:14:52 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:8 - ID:806158
The nephew of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been sentenced to four years and two months in prison on charges of drug trafficking, the Turkish media reported. In a major drug case in İstanbul, Mehmet Erdogan has been convicted of ....
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Ya'alon vows to track down murderers of 3 Israeli teens
Date: 2014-07-01 08:08:30 GMT - palestine - International - SN:7 - ID:806031
Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon vowed Tuesday to track down the murderers and punish Hamas for the act. Defense minister suggests West Bank operation which has included hundreds of arrests of Hamas operatives in the West Bank over the past ....
