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US warns citizens to leave Yemen amid terror alert
Date: 2013-08-06 11:08:41 GMT - USA - International - SN:13 - ID:230913
The US State Department has ordered citizens and non-emergency government staff to leave Yemen "immediately" due to security threats, BBC reported. It comes after the sudden closure of 20 US embassies and consulates on Sunday. This was ....
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Rohani: Iran favors stronger relations with neighboring states
Date: 2013-08-06 09:57:54 GMT - Iran - International - SN:11 - ID:230836
Iran/President Rohani: Iran favors stronger relations with neighboring states TEHRAN, Aug 6 (MENA) - Iranian President Hassan Rohani says the Islamic Republic has always favored expansion of ties with all countries of the world, ....
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Kremlin denies media reports that Putin will meet Berlusconi in Italy
Date: 2013-08-06 08:04:41 GMT - Russia - International - SN:1 - ID:230707
The Kremlin denied Monday Italian media reports claiming that Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Italy for a meeting with former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. "The president is working in his residence today," ....
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US army chief visits Israel next week for Mideast developments talks
Date: 2013-08-05 13:10:38 GMT - Israel - International - SN:22 - ID:229761
An Israeli military source said US Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey will visit Israel next week for talks on the latest developments in the Middle East, Yediot Ahronot newspaper reported Monday. Dempsey is to hold talks with Israeli ....
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No changes to planned Obama-Putin meeting - Kremlin sources
Date: 2013-08-05 12:30:09 GMT - Russia - International - SN:17 - ID:229668
Russia has not received any official notification that US President Barack Obama intends to cancel a planned bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow next month, Putin’s spokesman said Monday s quoted by Novosti news ....
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'Significant threat stream' from Al-Qaeda forces embassy closings: Dempsey
Date: 2013-08-05 09:54:30 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:229410
The rare decision by the US State Department to close more than a dozen embassies across the Muslim world Sunday follows the discovery of a serious threat from a branch of al-Qaeda aimed at US and Western interests, US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman ....
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Peace Now: New settlement decision calls into question 'good faith' in negotiations
Date: 2013-08-05 09:45:58 GMT - Israel - International - SN:7 - ID:229393
Israeli NGO Peace Now on Sunday responded to a decision to put 91 Jewish settlements on a priority funding list, stating that the expansion of settlements calls into question Israel's "good faith" in the current peace talks, The Jerusalem Post ....
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Clashes between protesters, police in Istanbul's Istiklal street
Date: 2013-08-04 11:23:28 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:6 - ID:228202
Clashes have flared up between Turkish protesters and police forces in Istiklal Street, the main pedestrian thoroughfare and shopping street in Istanbul, broadcaster NTV reported on Sunday. The angry protesters hurled stones and fireworks at ....
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Flash floods kill 35 in eastern Afghanistan
Date: 2013-08-04 11:11:26 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:5 - ID:228187
Afghan officials said flash floods have killed at least 35 people in four eastern provinces, while an estimated 50 people are still missing, Foxs News reported Sunday. Provincial spokesmen in Nangarhar, Kabul, Khost, and Nuristan said that all ....
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Strong quake shakes northeastern Japan, no immediate reports of injuries, no tsunami risk
Date: 2013-08-04 09:35:56 GMT - Japan - International - SN:1 - ID:228041
A strong earthquake shook northeastern Japan on Sunday in the same region devastated by a giant tsunami and temblor 2-1/2 years ago, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, Fox News reported. The quake with a preliminary ....