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2 Americans among 21 killed in attack on restaurant in Kabul
Date: 2014-01-19 07:55:26 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:3 - ID:506979
At least two Americans were among 21 killed in a Taliban attack Friday on a Kabul restaurant popular with foreigners and affluent Afghans, the deadliest violence against foreign civilians in the country since the start of the war nearly 13 years ....
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Israeli MK urges Livni, Lapid to quit Netanyahu’s government
Date: 2014-01-18 18:56:00 GMT - Israel - International - SN:46 - ID:506595
The Labor Party is ratcheting up pressure on the more dovish elements of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition to quit a government that is less inclined to negotiate peace with the Palestinians, the Jerusalem Post reported on ....
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Obama recognizes global rights to privacy, still falls far short on safeguards
Date: 2014-01-18 16:34:50 GMT - USA - International - SN:38 - ID:506372
In response to President Obama’s speech today on surveillance, Steven W. Hawkins, executive director of Amnesty International USA, issued the following statement on Saturday: “The big picture takeaway from today's speech is that the right to ....
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Gul has no bank account in Swiss banks - Turkish presidency
Date: 2014-01-18 14:35:39 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:27 - ID:506132
Turkish presidency has denied allegations claiming that President Abdullah Gul has a bank account in one of the banks of Switzerland. The allegations of vice chairman of Turkey's Workers' Party Hasan Basri Ozbey that Gul has a bank account in one ....
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Chinese president affirms support to GCC
Date: 2014-01-18 10:12:08 GMT - China - International - SN:12 - ID:505534
China will continue to develop long-term friendship with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), said Chinese President Xi Jinping. The two sides should strengthen planning and expand their cooperation, added the president during his meeting with a ....
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Tehran summons UAE diplomat over Iranian’s death
Date: 2014-01-18 09:10:58 GMT - Iran - International - SN:10 - ID:505386
Tehran summoned an Emirati diplomat over the death of Seyyed Ali Hosseini, an Iranian national who was held in custody by UAE security forces, Iran's Press TV reported Saturday. “In the absence of the UAE ambassador, we summoned the chargé ....
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IAEA delegation arrives in Iran
Date: 2014-01-18 09:09:41 GMT - Iran - International - SN:9 - ID:505383
A delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrived here on Saturday as part of its role in overseeing the implementation of Geneva nuclear deal between Iran and the six world powers. The agreement, which was reached among ....
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Hagel hails Obama's decisions to reform NSA programs
Date: 2014-01-18 07:10:49 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:505222
US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel praised a decision by President Barack Obama to reform the signal intelligence programs. "I fully support the reforms to signals intelligence programs that President Obama outlined today - not only as ....
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Arrest warrants against 41 persons cancelled
Date: 2014-01-17 18:02:57 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:51 - ID:504792
Istanbul Attorney General has decided to cancel arrest warrants issued for 41 persons over alleged corruption cases, opposition Yeni Chag newspaper reported Friday. As for Prime Minister Recep Tayyib Erdogan's son, Justice Minister Bekir ....
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Israeli MK says Netanyahu waging war on the world
Date: 2014-01-17 17:59:31 GMT - Israel - International - SN:50 - ID:504784
Israeli Labor MK Nahman Shai launched harsh criticism against Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Friday, after the Prime Minister slammed Europe's decision to summon envoys over Israel's construction in Judea, Samaria and al-Quds (East Jerusalem,) ....
