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Entertainer Rolf Harris convicted of indecent assault
Date: 2014-07-01 06:58:47 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:5 - ID:805919
A British court on Monday convicted veteran entertainer Rolf Harris of 12 counts of indecent assaults on four female victims between 1968 and 1986, one of whom had been as young as seven or eight when she was abused. Australian-born Harris – an ....
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White House condemns killing of Israeli teens
Date: 2014-07-01 06:56:15 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:805915
The White House strongly condemned on Monday the killing of three Israeli teenagers. "We condemn in the strongest possible terms violence that takes the lives of innocent civilians," said Press Secretary Josh Earnest Monday night in response to ....
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Netanyahu slams Arab Israeli leaders for failing to condemn kidnapping of teens
Date: 2014-06-30 17:25:25 GMT - Israel - International - SN:67 - ID:805571
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday slammed Arab Israeli leaders for failing to condemn the kidnapping of three Israeli teens in the West Bank earlier this month, Jerusalem Post reported. Speaking at a meeting of his Likud ....
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Cameron says drive for European Union reform remains on track
Date: 2014-06-30 10:01:53 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:34 - ID:804686
British Prime Minister David Cameron has declared that he can “do business” with European Commission president Jean Claude Juncker, insisting that Britain’s drive for European Union reform remains on track, reported the Daily Telegraph on ....
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60 militants killed during clashes with Afghan army soldiers
Date: 2014-06-30 09:49:33 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:29 - ID:804656
At least 60 militants were killed during clashes with the Afghan national army (ANA) soldiers in various parts of Afghanistan, reported Khaama website. Officials in the ministry of defense of Afghanistan said the militants were killed during the ....
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At least 15 rockets explode in southern Israel as tensions escalate
Date: 2014-06-30 09:48:07 GMT - Israel - International - SN:28 - ID:804654
Code Red siren alerts citizens of southern Israel throughout the night and morning to take shelter; homes lightly damaged from latest barrage; around 40 rockets have been launched since boys were kidnapped, The Jerusalem Post reported. At least ....
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N. Korean leader Kim guides test-launch of rockets: KCNA
Date: 2014-06-30 09:37:56 GMT - North Korea - International - SN:24 - ID:804636
North Korean state media reported Monday its leader Kim Jong-un has guided the recent test launches of ballistic rockets to boost deterrence. The North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Kim "guided a tactical rocket firing drill," ....
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1 killed in mosque attack in Thailand
Date: 2014-06-30 09:36:45 GMT - Thailand - International - SN:23 - ID:804635
A group of gunmen on Monday opened fire at a mosque in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south, killing one man and injuring another after the start of Ramadan on the weekend, police said as quoted by the ABC. Police Col. Panyawat Petchum said an ....
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Pakistani forces kill 16 militants during offensive campaign
Date: 2014-06-30 09:24:39 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:19 - ID:804616
Pakistani fighter jets Sunday killed 16 militants in airstrikes, the military said, as an offensive against Taliban insurgents in the country's north-west enters its third week, Voice of Russia reported. Military planes bombed seven suspected ....
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Netanyahu calls for supporting Kurdish independence
Date: 2014-06-30 08:11:56 GMT - palestine - International - SN:9 - ID:804463
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced support for Kurdish statehood on Sunday, citing the Kurds' political stability in contrast to the sectarian break-up of Iraq. "We should support the Kurdish aspiration for independence," he told a ....