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“Hands off my internet”: Turkey protesters clash with police over government reforms
Date: 2014-02-09 09:15:50 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:13 - ID:545042
Chanting ‘Hands off my internet” protesters took to the streets of Istanbul to show their anger over new laws restricting access to web pages in Turkey. The new rules could block sites within hours without a court order, euronews reported ....
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Israeli FM backs peace deal with Palestinians
Date: 2014-02-09 08:53:59 GMT - Israel - International - SN:9 - ID:544994
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman came to the defense of John Kerry following a series of attacks on the U.S. Secretary of State by other senior figures in the Israeli cabinet, Haaretz of Sunday reported. Lieberman said he supported ....
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Wild elephants injure two in southwest China
Date: 2014-02-09 07:03:44 GMT - China - International - SN:4 - ID:544770
A group of wild elephants trying to cross a river in China's far southwest left two tourists injured, ABC news reported Sunday. The incident occurred Saturday afternoon in Yunnan province when the river-crossing pachyderms ran into a family of ....
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7 dead, 1000 wounded as blizzard hits Japan
Date: 2014-02-09 07:00:35 GMT - Japan - International - SN:2 - ID:544765
The heaviest snow in two decades has struck Tokyo and other areas across Japan, leaving seven dead and over 1,000 others injured, Russia Today Channel reported. More than 740 flights were grounded as the weather agency issued a severe storm for ....
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Vaccine developed as China reports more H7N9 cases
Date: 2014-02-08 18:17:53 GMT - China - International - SN:57 - ID:544379
China reported more human cases of H7N9 on Saturday after researchers in Shanghai announced preliminary success in developing a vaccine, local media reported. The health authority in east China's Zhejiang Province confirmed a human case of H7N9 ....
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Iran, IAEA begin talks on more cooperation
Date: 2014-02-08 11:25:24 GMT - Iran - International - SN:31 - ID:543608
Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have begun negotiations on more bilateral cooperation, the Press TV reported. "The talks will be about cooperation which has taken place between the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) ....
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3 soldiers killed, 18 wounded in vehicle accident in Turkey
Date: 2014-02-08 09:46:30 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:24 - ID:543388
Three soldiers of the Turkish Armed Forces were killed Saturday and 18 others injured in a military vehicle crash in eastern Turkey, Dogan news agency reported. The military vehicle carrying a group of soldiers turned over near Karahisar village ....
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Psaki denies discussion of amending API
Date: 2014-02-08 09:44:22 GMT - USA - International - SN:23 - ID:543382
Spokesperson for the United States Department of State Jennifer Psaki has ruled out any attempts to amend the Arab Peace Initiative between Israel and the Arab world. "There is not a discussion of amending the API," Psaki said in reply to a ....
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Hundreds wounded in Bosnia unrest
Date: 2014-02-08 08:38:30 GMT - Bosnia and Herzegovina - International - SN:1 - ID:543125
Hundreds of people have been injured in three days of protests over high unemployment and perceived inability of politicians to improve the situation, the BBC reported. Police used rubber bullets and tear gas to quell unrest in the capital ....
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Putin hails ceasefire in Syria's Homs
Date: 2014-02-08 07:40:15 GMT - Russia - International - SN:12 - ID:543175
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday welcomed a three-day ceasefire in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, saying that it would alleviate pressing humanitarian problems of its people, RIA Novosti reported on Friday. Speaking to high-ranking ....
