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Nigerian army dismisses coup against president
Date: 2014-06-19 07:29:48 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:8 - ID:786116
Nigeria's top military officer on Wednesday dismissed talk of a possible coup in Africa's most populous nation, which is currently in the grip of a raging Islamist insurgency and unrest. "Why should anyone be thinking in negative fashion? Tell ....
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Former Turkish president Evren sentenced to life
Date: 2014-06-18 13:51:30 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:58 - ID:785209
Former Turkish President Kenan Evren was sentenced to life in jail on Wednesday for leading a 1980 coup that resulted in widespread torture, arrests and deaths, Euronews reported. Evren, who also served as president after three years of ....
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Blair condemns 'wicked and terrible' kidnapping of 3 Israeli teens
Date: 2014-06-18 12:02:28 GMT - Israel - International - SN:50 - ID:784899
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday condemned the kidnapping of three Israeli teens in the West Bank, adding that the Quartet, which he represents, views the kidnapping as a "wicked and terrible act", The Jerusalem Post ....
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Afghan president hopeful demands halt of vote count
Date: 2014-06-18 11:38:42 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:45 - ID:784824
Afghan presidential election candidate Abdullah Abdullah has demanded an immediate halt to vote-counting over allegations of widespread fraud, the BBC reported. Abdullah said ballot boxes had been stuffed to the benefit of his rival Ashraf Ghani ....
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Iran will do everything to protect Iraq shrines: Hassan Rouhani
Date: 2014-06-18 11:35:47 GMT - Iran - International - SN:43 - ID:784817
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that Iran would do whatever it takes to protect revered Muslim holy sites in Iraq against militants fighting the Baghdad government, Fars news agency reported. “Dear Karbala, Dear Najaf, Dear ....
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UK Counterterror police on alert over Iraq violence
Date: 2014-06-18 11:34:17 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:42 - ID:784809
British Police are on heightened alert for terror plots directed or inspired by the jihadist group leading the brutal campaign of violence in Iraq, the country’s most senior counterterrorism officer said Tuesday as quoted by Times ....
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Ukraine's Poroshenko offers unilateral ceasefire
Date: 2014-06-18 11:01:41 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:40 - ID:784671
Ukraine's president has proposed a unilateral ceasefire by his troops to allow pro-Russian separatists to lay down their weapons. Petro Poroshenko said the peace plan would be implemented "shortly", BBC reported. His announcement comes after ....
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Russia hopes for objective report on human rights in Ukraine – Churkin
Date: 2014-06-18 07:53:34 GMT - Russia - International - SN:23 - ID:784177
Russia hopes for the objective assessment of the situation in Ukraine in the next UN report on human rights, which will be submitted this week, The Voice of Russia quoted the Russian permanent representative at the world organization, Vitaly ....
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Key Ukraine gas pipeline hit by blast
Date: 2014-06-18 07:50:29 GMT - Russia - International - SN:22 - ID:784165
Ukrainian police officials said the Urengoi-Pomary-Uzhgorod Pipeline, also known as the Trans-Siberian Pipeline, was damaged in the northeastern Lokhvytsia region, Itar Tass reported. Nobody appeared to be injured and Ukraine's state gas company, ....
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S. Korea, Saudi Arabia agree to expand direct air route
Date: 2014-06-18 07:46:03 GMT - south korea - International - SN:21 - ID:784153
South Korea and Saudi Arabia have agreed to more than double the number of weekly flights between the two countries, Yonhap news agency said Wednesday quoting the transport ministry here. In a recent aviation meeting, the two countries agreed to ....
