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Death toll in Mogadishu blasts rises to 17
Date: 2018-12-22 18:00:35 GMT - Somalia - International - SN:3 - ID:7726392
At least 17 people have been killed in two blasts near the presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu, Somali police said. In addition, 25 others were wounded in the bombings on Saturday morning, Shabelle Media Network quoted police officer ....
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White helmets should be put on UN terrorist list - Russian Envoy
Date: 2018-12-21 18:48:01 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:8 - ID:7725210
Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia stressed during a UN round table discussion on the White Helmets group’s activities in Syria that "the White Helmets deserve to be on the United Nations’ designated terrorist list," Sputnik ....
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Train slams into bus in Serbia; 5 killed, 30 injured
Date: 2018-12-21 17:23:44 GMT - Serbia - International - SN:6 - ID:7725142
Serbian authorities said that a train slammed into a bus carrying mostly high school students in southern Serbia Friday, killing five people and injuring 30, ABC News reported. The collision took place around 7:30 a.m. in foggy weather on a ....
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Shooting in central Vienna leaves 1 dead, 1 wounded
Date: 2018-12-21 17:14:50 GMT - Austria - International - SN:5 - ID:7725134
Austrian authorities said that a shooting Friday in central Vienna has killed one person and wounded another, ABC News reported. Police said on Twitter that two people with gunshot wounds were found at about 1:30 p.m. in the Lugeck square area ....
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US preparing for 'full' withdrawal from Syria - defense official
Date: 2018-12-19 23:09:58 GMT - USA - International - SN:10 - ID:7722736
Planning is underway for a "full" and "rapid" withdrawal of US troops from Syria, a US defense official told CNN on Wednesday. The decision, which would be a reversal from previously stated US policy, was made by President Donald Trump, who has ....
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Trump says Daesh defeated in Syria
Date: 2018-12-19 17:57:26 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:7722509
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced the defeat of Daesh terrorist group in Syria. "We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency," Trump said on his Twitter account. This came after a ....
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40 civilians killed in gunmen attack in Mali
Date: 2018-12-13 19:43:07 GMT - Mali - International - SN:9 - ID:7713901
Armed men on motorbikes killed more than 40 Tuareg civilians this week in northern Mali, where clashes over land and scarce water are common, the BBC reported quoting an official as saying on Thursday. The violence compounds an already dire ....
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May to hold talks with Merkel on Brexit deal
Date: 2018-12-11 09:24:20 GMT - Germany - International - SN:6 - ID:7709339
UK Prime Minister Theresa May will hold crisis Brexit talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a bid to gain reassurances on her exit deal, the BBC reported. The move follows a day of high drama at Westminster which saw the Prime Minister ....
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'Yellow vests' denounce Macron speech as 'charade'
Date: 2018-12-11 08:27:40 GMT - France - International - SN:4 - ID:7709239
Groups of "yellow vest" protesters across France responded scathingly to the "crumbs" offered by President Emmanuel Macron in a speech intended to defuse their revolt, but others acknowledged his efforts, France 24 reported Tuesday. "Nonsense," ....
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Guterres: Human rights are under siege around the world
Date: 2018-12-09 21:53:58 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:9 - ID:7707378
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said that human rights are under siege around the world. Delivering a message on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Guterres underscored that the ....