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Blast near Peshawar hotel kills 9 in Pakistan
Date: 2014-02-05 08:23:42 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:13 - ID:538239
Nine people were killed and 50 others injured when a powerful bomb blast ripped through a local hotel frequented mostly by Shias in the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Peshawar, Pakistan. The incident took place at Pak Hotel near ....
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Cameron phoned Putin to discuss Syrian conflict, Iran's nuclear program
Date: 2014-02-05 07:50:30 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:7 - ID:538170
UK Prime Minister David Cameron phoned Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday to discuss a range of bilateral and global issues, a Downing Street spokesperson said. This was their first call in 2014 and discussions focused on P5+1 co-operation ....
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Peres defends US handling of peace effors, commitment to Israel
Date: 2014-02-04 18:44:53 GMT - Israel - International - SN:66 - ID:537801
Israeli President Shimon Peres on Wednesday defended the US handling of peace efforts and its commitment to Israel, in a veiled criticism of Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon’s recent withering critique of US Secretary of State John Kerry. At a ....
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At least 13 killed as train crashes into taxi bus in Ukraine
Date: 2014-02-04 18:14:20 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:64 - ID:537767
At least thirteen people have died and seven others were injured when a commuter train slammed into a shuttle bus in Sumy province in the northeastern part of the Ukraine, the Voice of Russian reported Tuesday. "The shuttle bus ignored the ....
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Putin signs law on military police
Date: 2014-02-04 17:54:35 GMT - Russia - International - SN:61 - ID:537707
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on military police, approved by the State Duma lower house on January 24 and by the Federation Council upper house on January 29, Itar Tass reported Tuesday. The document makes amendments to the ....
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Turkish parl. to debate bill on internet amid censorship claims
Date: 2014-02-04 17:49:24 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:60 - ID:537700
The Turkish Parliament is set to resume debates on an omnibus bill that includes an arrangement giving the Directorate of Telecommunication (TİB) president the authority to block access to certain material in the event of an appeal concerning a ....
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OIC urges parterns to aid CAR refugees in Chad
Date: 2014-02-04 16:20:11 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - International - SN:49 - ID:537519
The Secretary General of Organization of the Islamic Conference Eiad Amin Madani urged all Islamic partners to provide urgent humanitarian aid for Chad, which received huge influx of refugees coming from Central Africa Republic. In a statement, ....
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Queen to meet Pope Francis in Rome
Date: 2014-02-04 13:53:12 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:33 - ID:537239
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are to visit Rome later this year for an audience with Pope Francis, Buckingham Palace has said. The royal couple will also have a private lunch with Italian president Giorgio Napolitano. The one-day trip in ....
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Ethiopian president vows support for foreign investments
Date: 2014-02-04 12:36:27 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:25 - ID:537022
Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome said Tuesday that Addis Ababa will provide support to encourage investments to do business in the African country. Ethiopia continues to offer incentives to companies contributing to projects here, Mulatu said ....
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Pakistan peace talks with Taliban are delayed
Date: 2014-02-04 12:02:08 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:20 - ID:536941
Pakistani government negotiators say they are not planning to meet a Taliban team for preliminary peace talks in Islamabad as expected on Tuesday, reported the BBC. The government side said before talks began they wanted further clarification ....
