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Kidnapped politician, 8 others killed in Northern Afghanistan
Date: 2014-04-02 08:58:08 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:31 - ID:644667
Authorities in Afghanistan said Taliban militants have killed nine people, including a politician who was kidnapped three days ago. "Hussain Nazari, who was a candidate for the provincial council in northern Afghanistan, and more eight persons ....
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S. Korea says two drones are from N. Korea
Date: 2014-04-02 08:51:57 GMT - south korea - International - SN:29 - ID:644644
South Korea has concluded that the two drones that were recently found near the border with North Korea were from the communist nation, a defense ministry official said Wednesday, prompting the military to seek measures to tighten air space ....
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Lufthansa cancels 900 flights due to strike
Date: 2014-04-02 08:46:25 GMT - Germany - International - SN:27 - ID:644631
Germany's Lufthansa said it has canceled almost 900 domestic and intercontinental flights on the first day of a three-day strike by the pilots' union, ABC network reported. Airline spokeswoman Barbara Schaedler said that up to 900 flights were ....
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5 wounded in clashes Mardin city
Date: 2014-04-02 08:36:05 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:26 - ID:644606
Five people were wounded in an exchange of fire between two families in Mardin city in southeastern Turkey, NTV network reported Wednesday. A member of pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDPA), who won in Sunday's municipal elections, was ....
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Holder: Guilty verdict for bin Laden relative won't revive effort to try 9/11 mastermind in NY
Date: 2014-04-02 08:33:35 GMT - USA - International - SN:24 - ID:644600
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday he still believes Manhattan is the right place to put the self-professed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks on trial but he won't revisit the decision to have his fate decided by a military tribunal ....
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US Congress passes bill to assist Ukraine and sanctions against Russia
Date: 2014-04-02 08:32:20 GMT - Russia - International - SN:23 - ID:644597
US House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday to provide economic assistance to Ukraine and the imposition of sanctions against Russia, ITAR-TASS news agency reported. Earlier this document was approved by the Congress. The results of ....
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UN launches preparation for holding 3rd conference on Syria
Date: 2014-04-02 08:30:31 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:22 - ID:644594
The international community has launched preparation for the holding of a third conference on Syria ("Geneva-3"), UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Tuesday. He said the Geneva-2 process, started at the beginning of the year, did not ....
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8.2 earthquake hits Chile, killing 5 and displacing 80,000
Date: 2014-04-02 08:26:16 GMT - Chile - International - SN:19 - ID:644569
A massive 8.2 magnitude quake has struck off the coast of northern Chile, killing 5 people and displacing around 80,000, "Russia Today" channel reported on Wednesday. The Chilean navy said the first sign of the tsunami hitting the coast was ....
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Dennis Ross: Pollard's release shows weakness towards spies
Date: 2014-04-02 08:18:35 GMT - USA - International - SN:17 - ID:644563
Dennis Ross, a former senior adviser to the US president on the Middle East said Tuesday the Barack Obama administration’s decision to put the release of Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard will serve as a sign of the US weakness toward the spies and the ....
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Radical Muslim leader shot dead in Kenya
Date: 2014-04-02 08:16:38 GMT - Kenya - International - SN:16 - ID:644561
A radical Islamic leader who had been sanctioned by the United States and the United Nations for supporting an al-Qaeda-linked Somali militant group was assassinated late Tuesday, his lawyer and officials said. Attorney Mbugua Mureithi said ....
