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Obama announces $1bn fund for European Reassurance Initiative
Date: 2014-06-03 12:54:35 GMT - Poland - International - SN:52 - ID:758615
US President Barack Obama has announced plans for a $1 billion (£ 600 million) fund to increase US military deployments to Europe, during a visit to Poland, the BBC reported Tuesday. Obama, who will meet Nato leaders amid concerns over the ....
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S.Korean PM calls for fair, clean local elections
Date: 2014-06-03 12:37:58 GMT - south korea - International - SN:31 - ID:758207
The prime minister called for utmost government efforts to ensure a fair and clean election Tuesday, one day before the country is set to elect mayors, governors, local councilors and eduction chiefs, Yonhap news agency reported. Wednesday's ....
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34 Taliban militants killed in joint Afghan operations
Date: 2014-06-03 12:27:44 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:49 - ID:758553
At least 34 Taliban militants were killed following joint military operations conducted by Afghan national security forces, Khaama Press reported. The operations were conducted in Nangarhar, Baghlan, Sar-e-Pul, Balkh, Uruzgan and Helmand ....
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Thailand's junta lifts curfew on three beach resorts
Date: 2014-06-03 11:49:44 GMT - Thailand - International - SN:44 - ID:758446
Thailand's military junta lifted a curfew Tuesday at three popular beach resorts but said the restriction imposed after its May 22 coup would stay in place for the rest of the country, including the capital, Bangkok, ABC news reported. In a ....
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Thousands in Spain join anti-monarchy protest
Date: 2014-06-03 10:06:07 GMT - Spain - International - SN:32 - ID:758230
Thousands of protesters in Spain have taken to the streets to call for a referendum on the future of the monarchy, following King Juan Carlos's decision to abdicate, BBC reported Tuesday. On Monday, the king announced his intention after nearly ....
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Putin may meet with UK PM Cameron in Normandy
Date: 2014-06-03 09:37:39 GMT - Russia - International - SN:27 - ID:758157
Russia's President Vladimir Putin may meet with UK Prime Minister David Cameron in Normandy, France, on June 6 within the framework of D-Day 70th anniversary, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. “Such possibility is being discussed now,” ....
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US president in Poland
Date: 2014-06-03 09:32:41 GMT - Poland - International - SN:26 - ID:758146
US President Barack Obama is in Poland for security talks - with the Ukraine crisis likely to top the agenda, BBC reported. Obama is also expected to reiterate America's support for its Nato allies in Europe and keep up pressure on Russia over ....
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Biden to attend Ukraine presidential inauguration
Date: 2014-06-03 09:18:14 GMT - USA - International - SN:24 - ID:758104
Vice President Biden will attend Saturday's inauguration of Ukraine's new president, Petro Poroshenko, USA Today reported. In Kiev, Biden will meet with Ukraine's leaders to discuss violence in the eastern part of the country and Russia's ....
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UK firm evacuates staff from Sierra Leone over Ebola threat
Date: 2014-06-03 08:56:31 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:21 - ID:758051
A British firm has evacuated "non-essential" personnel from Sierra Leone following an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, BBC reported. The first company to go public on such a move, London Mining said production at its Marampa mine was ....
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Indian minister dies in car crash
Date: 2014-06-03 07:54:05 GMT - India - International - SN:16 - ID:757913
Gopinath Munde, India's newly-appointed Rural Development Minister, has died in a car crash in the capital, Delhi, the BBC reported. Munde was on his way to the airport to take a flight to his home state of Maharashtra when his car was hit by ....
