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Bomb kills civilian in Afghan capital
Date: 2013-10-21 10:53:58 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:35 - ID:347118
Afghan police said a bomb stuck onto a car killed a civilian in downtown Kabul, but that authorities are unclear as to the motives for the attack, the ABC news reported. Deputy Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Dunish said Monday's explosion was ....
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8 Filipino troops killed in land mine attacks
Date: 2013-10-21 10:43:36 GMT - Philippines - International - SN:32 - ID:347087
Communist rebels attacked Philippine troops twice with land mines and gunfire Monday, killing at least eight soldiers and militiamen and wounding four others in the country's south, ABC News reported quoting officials as having said. About 50 New ....
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France summons US ambassador over 'spying'
Date: 2013-10-21 10:41:38 GMT - France - International - SN:31 - ID:347083
France has called in the US ambassador to protest at allegations in Le Monde newspaper about large-scale spying on French citizens by the US National Security Agency, Al-Jazeera channel said Monday quoting French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius. ....
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Six people killed, 12 injured in explosion on Pakistani train
Date: 2013-10-21 08:54:48 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:21 - ID:346769
At least six persons were killed and 12 others injured when an explosion ripped through a train carrying hundreds of passengers in Balochistan province, southwestern Pakistan, after Eid holidays, CNN reported on Monday. The blast was caused by ....
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Mexico strongly condemns alleged US electronic spying
Date: 2013-10-21 08:10:57 GMT - Mexico - International - SN:14 - ID:346673
Mexico has strongly condemned alleged US spying after a report said that a former president's emails were hacked by the National Security Agency, the BBC reported. Data leaked by fugitive US analyst Edward Snowden showed ex-President Felipe ....
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Netanyahu will not meet with Pope during Italy visit
Date: 2013-10-21 08:06:48 GMT - Israel - International - SN:12 - ID:346663
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not meet with Pope of Vatican Francis I during a visit to Italy, scheduled for Wednesday, said Israeli Prime Minister's Office in a statement released Monday, The announcement made six days ago that ....
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Brazil troops deployed ahead of Rio oil field auction
Date: 2013-10-21 08:03:46 GMT - Brazil - International - SN:11 - ID:346660
The Brazilian government has begun deploying troops on the streets of Rio de Janeiro ahead of a major auction for oil exploration rights, BBC reported. Some 1,100 soldiers sealed off the seafront hotel, where the auction of the huge offshore ....
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US state secretary meets Pakistani PM
Date: 2013-10-21 08:01:20 GMT - USA - International - SN:10 - ID:346653
US State Secretary John Kerry had a meeting on Sunday with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is currently visiting the United States. Following the meeting, Kerry said that his talks with Sharif took up bilateral ties and promoting ....
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8 dead, 61 hospitalized in central Nigeria cholera outbreak
Date: 2013-10-21 07:43:02 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:7 - ID:346620
At least eight people have been confirmed dead and 61 others hospitalized in a cholera outbreak at a refugee camp housing internally displaced persons in the central Plateau State, Anadolu Agency reported on Sunday. "There has been an outbreak of ....
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Japan to down intruding foreign drones if warnings ignored
Date: 2013-10-21 07:29:10 GMT - Japan - International - SN:2 - ID:346591
Japan plans to shoot down foreign drones that intrude into Japanese airspace if warnings for them to leave are ignored, Kyodo News quoted a source close to the government as saying on Sunday. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued his approval on ....