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Stream of al Qaeda threats worries U.S. intelligence
Date: 2014-05-21 15:10:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:111 - ID:734823
WASHINGTON, May 21 (MENA) - A series of al-Qaeda-based threats to attack American and Western targets in Europe, as well as threats to launch attacks inside the United States, has caused significant concern inside the U.S. intelligence community, ....
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Britain may halt extradition of Abu Hamza aide
Date: 2014-05-21 13:24:19 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:84 - ID:734118
LONDON, May 21 (MENA) - The extradition of a key lieutenant of Abu Hamza al-Masri will be permanently blocked next month unless the United States produces satisfactory assurances about his treatment in detention, The Times newspaper ....
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Putin: Russian-Iranian cooperation should continue regardless of international context
Date: 2014-05-21 12:00:15 GMT - China - World - SN:65 - ID:734161
SHANGHAI, May 21 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes that Russian-Iranian cooperation will continue despite international turbulence around Iran. "I presume that we will be able to continue this work, despite the turbulence in ....
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Syrian, Middle East crises danger on stability: Putin
Date: 2014-05-21 09:03:26 GMT - Russia - World - SN:30 - ID:733809
MOSCOW, May 21 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Syrian problems and Middle East settlement problems are a serious destabilizing factor. Speaking at a session of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia ....
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Thai army chief summons political rivals to seek end to crisis
Date: 2014-05-21 07:25:42 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:23 - ID:733694
BANGKOK, May 21 (MENA) - Thailand’s army chief summoned leaders of rival political groups and parties, Election Commission members and senators to a meeting on Wednesday, a day after he declared martial law, to discuss a way out of the country’s ....
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S.Korean President returns home from UAE amid speculation about prime minister
Date: 2014-05-21 06:06:46 GMT - south korea - World - SN:13 - ID:733549
SEOUL, May 21 (MENA) – South Korean President Park Geun-hye returned home from a brief trip to the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday amid speculation she could accept the resignation of Prime Minister Chung Hong-won and nominate his successor this ....
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7 killed in central China knife attack
Date: 2014-05-21 06:06:30 GMT - China - World - SN:12 - ID:733548
BEIJING, May 21 (MENA) - A Chinese state news agency says a man stabbed seven people to death in a village in a central province, Fox News Channel reported on Wednesday. The China News Service said the attack occurred at 4 a.m. Wednesday in the ....
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Pakistan air strikes 'kill 32' militants
Date: 2014-05-21 06:05:57 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:11 - ID:733547
ISLAMABAD, May 21 (MENA) – Pakistan air strikes kill at least 32 militants in North Waziristan including "important commanders", officials say BBC reported on Wednesday. What were described as precision air strikes hit targets near to the border ....
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Taliban attack kills 6 police officers in Afghanistan
Date: 2014-05-21 05:44:49 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:10 - ID:733512
KABUL, May 21 (MENA) - An Afghan official says a Taliban attack on several police checkpoints in the country's northeast has killed six officers, Fox News Channel reported on Wednesday. Gen. Fazeluddin Ayar, the police chief in Badakhshan ....
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Nigeria asks UN al-Qaeda committee to blacklist Boko Haram
Date: 2014-05-20 20:44:08 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:190 - ID:733315
NEW YORK, May 20 (MENA) - Nigeria has formally asked the UN Security Council al-Qaeda sanctions committee to blacklist the Islamist militant group Boko Haram after the kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls, the Voice of Russia cited UN diplomats as ....
