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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 ....
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Red Cross to withdraw foreign staff from Afghanistan following attack
Date: 2013-06-04 14:30:22 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:14 - ID:139929
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is removing some international staff and curtailing operations in Afghanistan following last week's fatal attack on their Jalalabad compound, a spokesman said on Tuesday. The ICRC has held ....
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Iran marks 24th anniversary of Imam Khomeini’s passing
Date: 2013-06-04 11:55:05 GMT - Iran - International - SN:9 - ID:139590
Iran is commemorating the 24th anniversary of the passing of the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Seyyed Rouhollah Khomeini. Iranians across the country and abroad are holding mourning ceremonies to mark the decease of Imam ....
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Turkish stock exchange plunges following protests
Date: 2013-06-04 11:21:45 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:6 - ID:139509
Istanbul's stock exchange suffered its biggest one-day loss in a decade as it closed down 10.5 percent lower as anti-government protests stretched into the country, CNN Turk reported. Investor concern mounted and the Turkish lira weakened to ....
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Suicide bomber 'kills nine Afghan children'
Date: 2013-06-03 14:26:23 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:7 - ID:138312
A suicide bomber has killed at least nine children and a policeman in eastern Afghanistan, the BBC, quoting the police, reported Monday. The attacker, who was on a motorcycle, struck at a market in Samkani district near the Pakistan border. At ....
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Turkish PM: social media and opposition to blame for protests
Date: 2013-06-03 14:19:26 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:6 - ID:138288
Thousands of protesters have controlled Istanbul's main square once again after two days of violent clashes with rampaging riot police, as Turkey's prime minister vowed to press on with the controversial redevelopment that provoked the clashes, The ....
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No one has right to increase tension - Erdogan
Date: 2013-06-02 14:10:27 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:12 - ID:136703
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said that "no one had the right to increase tension in Turkey by using uprooted trees as an excuse." Erdogan's comments came during a General Assembly meeting of the Turkish Exporters' ....
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12 dead in Oklahoma after Tornadoes hit
Date: 2013-06-02 13:43:47 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:136654
The death toll from tornadoes that ripped through Oklahoma and neighboring states has jumped to 12, Sky News reported. At least two children are among the dead, confirmed Amy Elliott with the state Medical Examiner's Office. The bodies ....
