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CIA chief on ISIS: Not just an organization, 'it's a phenomenon'
Date: 2016-05-02 07:44:11 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:4829533
On the fifth anniversary of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Brennan spoke exclusively with NBC's Chuck Todd on "Meet the Press". In a wide-ranging interview, Brennan soberly discussed the threat ....
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Two journalists detained at press syndicate upon arrest warrants -- police
Date: 2016-05-02 07:43:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4829529
Two website journalists have been detained at the Syndicate of Journalists upon arrest warrants issued by the prosecution, said the Interior ministry's security media office on Monday. The pair, identified as Amr Ismail Badr and Mahmoud Hosni ....
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Japanese PM leaves for visits to Europe, Russia before G-7 summit
Date: 2016-05-01 11:47:00 GMT - Japan - International - SN:10 - ID:4826301
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe left Sunday for a weeklong visit to major European countries and Russia to lay the groundwork for a Group of Seven summit he will host in late May and address a decades-old territorial row with Moscow. Abe plans ....
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OIC calls for self-restraint in Iraq
Date: 2016-05-01 11:01:18 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:4825897
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) urged all political currents in Iraq to exercise self-restraint, renounce violence and work on solving disputes through peaceful means. The OIC urged the political factions in Iraq to support the ....
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Shoukry, Sarraj discuss Libya's latest developments
Date: 2016-05-01 09:52:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:4825505
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri phoned head of Libya's national accord government Fayez Mustafa al Sarraj to discuss the latest developments on the Libyan arena. In statements on Sunday, Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed Abu Zeid said that ....
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Pope Tawadros greets Coptic diaspora on Easter
Date: 2016-05-01 08:45:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:4825025
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese sent greetings to the Coptic diaspora on the occasion of Easter. The papal message was recorded by video and translated to 19 languages. ....
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Priest & peace activist Daniel Berrigan dies
Date: 2016-05-01 07:45:32 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:4824693
Daniel Berrigan, a Catholic priest and peace activist who was imprisoned for burning draft files in a protest against the Vietnam War, has died at the age of 94, Sky News reported Sunday. Berrigan died on Saturday at Murray-Weigel Hall, a Jesuit ....
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South Korean president leaves for Iran
Date: 2016-05-01 07:44:37 GMT - south korea - International - SN:5 - ID:4824681
South Korean President Park Geun-hye left for Tehran on Sunday on a historic trip meant to boost political and economic relations between the two countries, Yonhap news agency reported. Park is set to meet with her Iranian counterpart, Hassan ....
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Yemeni FM condemns seizure of camp in Omran province by Houthi militias
Date: 2016-05-01 07:43:37 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:4824669
Yemeni Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdulmalik al Mekhlafi has condemned the seizure of a camp in Omran province in northern Yemen by Houthi militias and forces loyal to former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh. Mekhlafi, who is ....
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Venezuela hikes minimum wage 30% amid economic crunch
Date: 2016-05-01 07:42:38 GMT - Venezuela - International - SN:3 - ID:4824657
Venezuela's president is ordering a 30 percent increase in the minimum wage, the latest move by the socialist government to grapple with high inflation and economic stagnation, Belleville News Democrat (BND) reported. The boost announced Saturday ....
