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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 ....
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Parties speaking of splitting Iraq are not aware of consequences - Iranian official
Date: 2014-06-30 07:46:45 GMT - Iran - International - SN:3 - ID:804415
Iranian Deputy foreign minister for the Arab-African affairs said Sunday the wise Iraqi Kurdish leaders are not thinking about autonomy, adding that certain parties speaking of splitting Iraq are not aware of consequences. Talking to IRNA, ....
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6.2-magnitude quake hits off Japan's Iwo Jima
Date: 2014-06-29 09:08:06 GMT - Japan - International - SN:13 - ID:803147
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit off the Japanese island of Iwo Jima on Sunday, Euro news reported quoting the US Geological Survey. The quake was situated 167km east-southeast of Iwo Jima, which is part of Japan’s Volcano Islands ....
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N. Korea fires 2 short-range missiles into East Sea
Date: 2014-06-29 07:36:53 GMT - south korea - International - SN:4 - ID:803006
North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the East Sea early Sunday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, in the second such launch in three days, Yonhap reported. "North Korea fired each one missile presumed to be Scuds from the vicinity ....
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Obama calls Boehner lawsuit threat a 'stunt'
Date: 2014-06-28 17:33:33 GMT - USA - International - SN:56 - ID:802648
Despite Republican House Speaker John Boehner’s threat this week to sue President Obama over his use of executive orders, the president refused to apologize for his actions during an exclusive interview with ABC News and took the Republican Party to ....
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Khamenei: Enemies investing on civil wars in region
Date: 2014-06-28 17:07:46 GMT - Iran - International - SN:54 - ID:802617
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei stressed that enemies were focusing on triggering civil wars in the region, IRNA reported Saturday. Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks here Saturday morning on the ....
