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Canada deports convicted terrorist after 26 years
Date: 2013-05-14 08:22:48 GMT - Canada - International - SN:3 - ID:107562
Canada's immigration minister said Monday a Palestinian man convicted of hijacking an airliner in Greece in 1968 has been deported from Canada 26 years after entering the country using an alias. Immigration Minister Jason ....
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Security Council condemns deadly car bomb attacks in Turkey
Date: 2013-05-14 08:09:41 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:107545
The Security Council members condemned Monday the deadly attack in Turkey over the weekend and expressed their sincere condolences to the families of the victims, as well as to the Turkish government and people. Media ....
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5 killed, seven injured in deadly eruption of volcano Mount Mayon
Date: 2013-05-07 12:32:54 GMT - Philippines - International - SN:16 - ID:97266
A volatile volcano has erupted in Mount Mayon, south-east of Manila, the capital of the Philippines, with five people reported dead. Mount Mayon, 330km (206 miles) south-east of the capital Manila, sent a cloud of ash and ....
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Former US president Bill Clinton to visit Israel in June
Date: 2013-05-07 11:47:47 GMT - Israel - International - SN:14 - ID:97184
Former US president Bill Clinton was due to visit Israel in June, the Jerusalem Post reported on Tuesday. Clinton was expected to give a lecture on June 17 as part of a conference on sustainability and sustainable ....
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Hopefuls start signing up for Iran’s presidential polls
Date: 2013-05-07 10:11:24 GMT - Iran - International - SN:10 - ID:96990
The registration of hopefuls for Iran’s 11th presidential election, which is due on June 14, has officially begun on the order of the Iranian Interior Ministry. Hopefuls have five days, until May 11, to sign up for ....
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Kerry arrives in Moscow on two-day visit
Date: 2013-05-07 09:41:27 GMT - Russia - International - SN:8 - ID:96946
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived here on Tuesday on a two-day official visit to Russia for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the Syrian crisis and a set of issues of common interest. Kerry's visit to Russia is ....
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US reinforces medical staff at Guantanamo Bay for hunger strike
Date: 2013-04-30 11:38:35 GMT - USA - International - SN:7 - ID:87402
The US has reinforced medical staff at Guantanamo Bay to try to handle a spreading hunger strike by prisoners at the detention facility. About 40 nurses and other specialists arrived at the weekend, camp spokesman Lt Col ....
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UN chief appoints new special representative for Somalia
Date: 2013-04-30 08:52:24 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:87120
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Monday the appointment of Nicholas Kay from the United Kingdom as his Special Representative for Somalia, the UN News Center reported. Kay succeeds Augustine Mahiga, ....
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Karzai: US gives funds to national security team
Date: 2013-04-30 08:45:39 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:3 - ID:87112
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday that his national security team has been receiving payments from the US government for the past 10 years. Karzai confirmed the payments when he was asked about a story published in ....
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Hagel: US still assessing reports about Syria's use of chemical weapons
Date: 2013-04-30 07:53:39 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:87065
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Monday his country and its allies are still trying to figure out details of Syria’s suspected use of chemical weapons against its own people, as international officials pressed for broader ....
