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Turkey's public prosecution to launch investigation into wiretapping of Erdogan
Date: 2014-02-26 09:21:27 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:30 - ID:577542
Turkey's public prosecution released a statement on Wednesday that it will launch an investigation to verify the authenticity of the wiretap records of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyeb Erdogan and his son Belal. The chief prosecutor of ....
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New Ukrainian govt members to be named on Independence Square on Wednesday evening
Date: 2014-02-26 08:45:55 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:24 - ID:577429
The Maidan council and political parties have agreed to include public representatives in the new Ukrainian government and to introduce the new government members on Independence Square on Wednesday evening, said parliament deputy Valeriy Patskan ....
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Seoul expands travel advisory for Sinai
Date: 2014-02-26 08:39:46 GMT - south korea - International - SN:21 - ID:577417
South Korea expanded its travel advisory for the Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday due to the possibility of further terrorist attacks following a deadly bombing attack there last week, Yonhap reported. Three South Koreans as well as one Egyptian were ....
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Dempsey visits Afghanistan as contingency withdrawal plans begin
Date: 2014-02-26 08:37:19 GMT - USA - International - SN:20 - ID:577409
Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Afghanistan Tuesday night hours after US President Barack Obama has directed the Pentagon to ensure that it has adequate plans in place to accomplish an orderly ....
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Israeli lawmakers fail to reach consensus on extending supervission to Al-Aqsa mosque
Date: 2014-02-26 08:17:41 GMT - palestine - International - SN:16 - ID:577373
The Israeli Knesset adjourned its session on Tuesday without reaching a resolution on a petition demanding legislation to extend Jewish sovereignty to the al-Aqsa Mosque or 'Temple Mount'. The session has witnessed sharp debates on the petition ....
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US, UK support Ukrainian people
Date: 2014-02-26 08:16:16 GMT - USA - International - SN:15 - ID:577366
US Secretary of the State John Kerry and his British counterpart William Hague stressed Tuesday their countries' commitments to support the Ukrainian people during their transition period. Kerry and Hague discussed a number of issues, topped by ....
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Iran more worrisome than before: Yaalon
Date: 2014-02-26 08:14:53 GMT - Israel - International - SN:14 - ID:577362
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said Tuesday the Iranian regime made Israel worry more than ever, Israeli local media cited the minister as talking to Kol Yisrael. “Our main worry is the Iranian regime, and today we are more worried than ....
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Ethiopia ‘remains vigilant’ of Al-shabaab threats
Date: 2014-02-26 08:10:29 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:12 - ID:577346
Ethiopia says it remains vigilant of Al-Shabaab threats amid reports of a major assault on the al-Qaeda linked Islamist group in Gedo region of Somalia. Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Dina Mufti told Ethiopian news website WIC that ....
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France denies remarks attributed to amb. on Morocco
Date: 2014-02-26 08:04:42 GMT - France - International - SN:10 - ID:577330
France has anew denied recent remarks attributed to French Ambassador to the United States François Delattre which were deemed offending to Morocco. In a press conference on Tuesday, French Foreign Ministry spokesman Romain Nadal said the French ....
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Death toll from Nigeria school massacre rises to 43: hospital source
Date: 2014-02-25 18:44:57 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:72 - ID:576858
The death toll from a school massacre in Nigeria by suspected Boko Haram Islamists on Tuesday has risen to 43, a hospital source in the troubled northeastern Yobe state said, according to the Daily Star. "Ambulances have been bringing in bodies ....