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14 people killed in stampede during religous gathering in northwest of China
Date: 2014-01-06 08:18:02 GMT - China - International - SN:20 - ID:481700
At least 14 people were killed and ten others injured in a stampede during a religious gathering in northwest China's Ningxia Autonomous Region on Sunday afternoon, local sources reported. The stampede took place during the process of handing out ....
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More than 1,600 Nigerians evacuated from CAR
Date: 2014-01-06 08:14:29 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:18 - ID:481692
The Defense Headquarters has said it commenced the evacuation of Nigerians trapped in the conflict of the Central African Republic, All Africa reported on its website. A statement by the Director Defense Information, Major General, Chris ....
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Bangladesh's ruling Awami League 'wins boycotted poll' - preliminary results
Date: 2014-01-06 08:13:07 GMT - Bangladesh - International - SN:17 - ID:481688
Bangladesh's ruling Awami League has won a violence-plagued general election whose outcome was never in doubt, according to preliminary results, the BBC reported on Monday. The opposition had boycotted the vote, and fewer than half the 300 ....
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US voices support for Iraqi operations against ISIL -- White House
Date: 2014-01-06 08:03:50 GMT - USA - International - SN:12 - ID:481659
Deputy National Security Advisor Blinken spoke with Iraqi National Security Advisor Faleh al-Fayyad on Sunday to express the United States' support for ongoing operations by the Iraqi Security Forces in coordination with local and tribal movements ....
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Israel opposition leader slams PM Netanyahu
Date: 2014-01-06 07:54:05 GMT - Israel - International - SN:10 - ID:481642
Israel's opposition chairman MK Isaac Herzog slammed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Yair Lapid in his first speech as Labor party chairman, local media reported. Addressing the Labor party's convention, Herzog said "I ....
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Afghan intelligence foil coordinated attacks in Helmand
Date: 2014-01-06 07:45:56 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:6 - ID:481617
At least five suspected insurgents were arrested along with three motorcycle borne improvised explosive device in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, Khaama Press paper reported. The Afghan Intelligence said Sunday that the militants were ....
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Spanish police nabs Al Qaeda-linked terror suspect
Date: 2014-01-06 07:42:56 GMT - Spain - International - SN:5 - ID:481611
Spain's Interior Ministry says police have arrested a man suspected of belonging to an al-Qaida linked terror organization and participating in the Syrian conflict, ABC News reported on Sunday. The suspect, named as Abdeluahid Sadik Mohamed, was ....
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UK PM Cameron aims to win Scots' hearts
Date: 2014-01-06 07:41:05 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:4 - ID:481609
The campaign against Scottish independence must move beyond economics to arguments of the “head and heart”, Prime Minister David Cameron has said. The UK offers security in a "diverse, dangerous world", according to Cameron, who said he will ....
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US Secretary of State arrives in Riyadh
Date: 2014-01-05 14:33:29 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - International - SN:52 - ID:480837
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived Sunday in Riyadh on a visit to the kingdom as part of his current Middle East tour. Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Saud Al-Faisal received him at King Khaled International Airport. Kerry is ....
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Kerry vows Israeli-Palestinian peace deal will be fair, balanced
Date: 2014-01-05 13:13:14 GMT - Israel - International - SN:46 - ID:480635
US Secretary of State John Kerry vowed Sunday any Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement would improve the security of both sides and would be "fair and balanced," as he was preparing on Sunday morning to depart from his latest round of shuttle ....