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5 killed, 7 injured in S.Korean shooting accident at inter-Korean border
Date: 2014-06-23 06:48:01 GMT - south korea - International - SN:1 - ID:792564
Five South Korean soldiers were killed and seven others wounded after a soldier went on a shooting spree at a front-line Army unit, the Army said. The 22-year-old sergeant, who is identified only by his surname Lim, is currently at large. The ....
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Israel has ‘unequivocal proof’ Hamas responsible for kidnappings - Netanyahu
Date: 2014-06-22 12:51:05 GMT - Israel - International - SN:24 - ID:791586
Israel has “unequivocal proof” that Hamas is responsible for the kidnapping of three Israeli teens more than a week ago, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his Cabinet. The proof and information have been shared by Israel with several ....
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Terrorism will boomerang on sponsors: Rouhani
Date: 2014-06-22 10:53:59 GMT - Iran - International - SN:17 - ID:791292
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has warned the supporters of Takfiri terrorism of the backlash of such acts of terror in their own countries, Press TV reported on Sunday. Rouhani said that those who support terrorists should know that the time ....
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Suspect in shooting spree in shootout at elementary school in S.Korea
Date: 2014-06-22 08:43:41 GMT - south korea - International - SN:9 - ID:791066
Officials have cordoned off the vicinity of an elementary school, where an Army sergeant who fled after a shooting spree at a border post is said to be in a shootout with authorities, Yonhap news agency reported. Local residents said they heard ....
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Cruise ship carrying nearly 200 people evacuated in Netherlands
Date: 2014-06-22 08:22:33 GMT - Netherlands - International - SN:8 - ID:791025
A cruise ship carrying 154 passengers and 40 crew was evacuated after it sprang a leak on a river in the eastern Netherlands early on Sunday morning, Euronews quoted emergency services as saying. All the passengers, mostly pensioners from Germany ....
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Iran urges involvement of all Iraq ethnic groups in politics
Date: 2014-06-22 07:21:20 GMT - Iran - International - SN:5 - ID:790895
Iran’s Majlis speaker says Iran urges active and constructive participation of all Iraqi ethnic groups in the political structure of their country, Press TV reported on Sunday. Ali Larijani said that Iran enjoys friendly ties with Iraq’s Shia, ....
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US downgradesThailand and Qatar for abysmal human trafficking records
Date: 2014-06-21 10:51:03 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:31 - ID:789760
The US has signaled its mounting concern over modern-day slavery in Thailand and Qatar after it downgraded both countries on its human trafficking watch-list following revelations of appalling maltreatment of migrant workers. Thailand was ....
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France arrests 2 Syria jihad suspects
Date: 2014-06-21 07:48:36 GMT - France - International - SN:21 - ID:789437
Two people have been arrested in southern France on suspicion of recruiting militants to fight in Syria. In press statements Saturday, judicial sources said that the two, who were detained yesterday, went to Syria and joined jihadists to take ....
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Japan, S Korea coordinate on wording of Kono statement
Date: 2014-06-21 07:20:07 GMT - Japan - International - SN:12 - ID:789379
Japan said Friday it had coordinated with South Korea behind the scenes on the wording of the so-called 1993 Kono statement regarding Asian women who were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels, Kyodo news agency reported Friday. ....
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France: Probe launched into threat letter to Moroccan gen. in Paris
Date: 2014-06-21 07:12:02 GMT - France - International - SN:11 - ID:789365
A probe has been launched into the incident of sending a a threat letter to Moroccan General Abdelaziz Bennani at the Paris military hospital of Val-de-Grâce, said French Foreign Ministry spokesman Romain Nada This comes after Morocco has ....