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16 killed in Kabul Supreme Court bombing
Date: 2013-06-12 09:57:49 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:5 - ID:151448
KABUL (MENA) - Afghan police said a suicide bomb attack in Kabul has killed at least 16 people and injured more than 40 others outside the Supreme Court, the BBC reported Tuesday. The attacker drove a car packed with explosives at buses that ....
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Obama again dismisses restrictions by Congress on military aid to Egypt --newspaper
Date: 2013-06-11 18:12:48 GMT - USA - International - SN:49 - ID:150810
WASHINGTON (MENA) - The administration of President Barack Obama has again waived restrictions on US military aid to Egypt, the World Tribune reported on Tuesday. For the second straight year, the administration employed a waiver to overcome ....
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Turkish president approves controversial bill restricting alcohol
Date: 2013-06-11 11:28:10 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:15 - ID:149942
Turkish President Abdullah Gul has approved the controversial bill restricting the sale and advertising of alcohol. The 15 day limit allocated for the president’s decision was set to end as of June 11. "If I see constitutional problems ....
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Nelson Mandela, 94, in intensive care
Date: 2013-06-11 10:41:52 GMT - South Africa - International - SN:12 - ID:149831
Nelson Mandela is in intensive care as he recovers from a recurring lung infection. The 94-year-old former president and civil rights leader remains in serious but stable condition, according to President Jacob Zuma’s spokesperson Mac ....
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Venezuela says it foiled plot to assassinate President Maduro
Date: 2013-06-11 10:37:05 GMT - Venezuela - International - SN:10 - ID:149819
Venezuela has thwarted a plan by two paramilitary groups to kill President Nicolas Maduro. Interior Minister Miguel Rodriguez Torres said members of the groups, made up of nine Colombian citizens, were arrested Sunday in the country's ....
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Istanbul governor pledges not to interfere in protests
Date: 2013-06-11 10:18:23 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:9 - ID:149799
Istanbul Governor Huseyin Avni Mutlu pledged not to interfere in the anti-government protests or tents set up by the protesters in Istanbul's Taksim Square after a large number of Turkish riot police seized them on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, ....
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Turkish riot police fire tear gas at Taksim Square to disperse protesters
Date: 2013-06-11 10:15:33 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:8 - ID:149798
The Turkish riot police fired tear gas at anti-government protesters in Taksim Square to disperse them. Satellite channels quoted Istanbul Governor Huseyin Avni Mutlu as saying that this move aims at removing the barricades erected by ....
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US F-16s, Patriot missiles to Jordan, as Obama weighs Syria intervention
Date: 2013-06-11 09:06:06 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:149694
A spokeswoman for the White House said Monday that US fighter jets and Patriot missiles arrived in Jordan over the weekend, as the Obama administration this week considers "all possible options" in increasing its support to rebels in neighboring ....
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Turkey's union to start two-day strike
Date: 2013-06-04 14:39:33 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:18 - ID:139962
One of Turkey's big trade union groups is staging a two-day strike to support continuing anti-government protests in a number of cities, BBC reported on Tuesday. The left-wing Kesk trade union confederation, representing some 240,000 workers, ....
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UN commends Nigeria’s peace support efforts
Date: 2013-06-04 14:36:05 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:17 - ID:139951
The United Nations has once again commended Nigeria for her peace support efforts in Liberia and other parts of the world. UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, gave the commendation recently in Monrovia, Liberia, during a Medals Presentation ....
