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7 killed as New York train hits vehicle
Date: 2015-02-04 07:46:28 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:1890633
A commuter train has hit a vehicle at a level crossing north of New York City, killing at least seven people and injuring 12, officials said as quoted by the BBC on Wednesday. The train, with about 800 passengers on board, hit the Jeep Cherokee ....
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Queen Rania mourns death of Jordanian pilot
Date: 2015-02-04 07:40:47 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:1890593
Queen Rania mourned on Wednesday the killing of pilot Muath al-Kasaesbeh by Daesh militan group. The captured pilot was burnt alive in a cage by Daesh militants, triggering off anger in Jordan and forcing the government to execute two Iraqi ....
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Jordan executes 2 Iraqi militants after pilot death
Date: 2015-02-04 07:39:12 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:1890589
Jordan executed on Wednesday two Iraqi militants, including a woman, following the killing of a Jordanian pilot by Daesh militants, according to a statement by the Jordanian Interior Ministry. Sajida al Rishawi and Ziad Karbouli were executed in ....
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Iranian website targets top Israeli army officials
Date: 2015-02-03 18:47:51 GMT - Israel - International - SN:76 - ID:1888801
The Iranian website Masruk posted photos and identifying details - some of them inaccurate - of three Israeli army officers they blame for the Israeli airstrike last month on Iranian Revolutionary Guards and Hezbollah positions in Syria, according ....
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US considers 'lethal aid' to Ukraine government
Date: 2015-02-03 18:29:16 GMT - USA - International - SN:75 - ID:1888713
The United States is now considering sending lethal aid to help the Ukrainian government fend off attacks from pro-Russian rebels in the eastern part of Ukraine, the CNN reported Tuesday. This assistance would come in the form of so-called ....
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Strong Egypt Party to announce stance on elections Wednesday
Date: 2015-02-03 18:27:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:74 - ID:1888705
Strong Egypt Party will hold a press conference Wednesday to announce its stance on the upcoming parliamentary elections. The party's higher committee took a decision about the polls during its meeting last week and assigned the political bureau ....
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91 Daesh terrorists killed in clashes with Iraqi security forces
Date: 2015-02-03 18:23:10 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:1888661
Iraqi security forces and air forces have killed 91 members of the terrorist Daesh group including a senior leader in Salaheddin Province. Spokesman for Iraqi Interior Ministry Maj.-Gen. Saad Mo’en said they killed Daesh's field commander in ....
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New anti-terror coalition formed to support army, police
Date: 2015-02-03 18:21:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:72 - ID:1888657
Egyptian parties and national powers on Tuesday launched a new anti-terror coalition to support the Armed Forces and police. The coalition, formed in a meeting at Al Wafd party HQ, called on the Egyptian people to unite in confronting terrorism ....
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Residents of New Damietta disperse MB demo
Date: 2015-02-03 18:10:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:71 - ID:1888541
Residents of New Damietta have dispersed a march of terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (M|B) group. They scattered the rally even before the security forces arrived. ....
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Egypt, British Council ink protocol on FameLab competition in 2015
Date: 2015-02-03 17:46:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:70 - ID:1888369
The British Cultural Council in Egypt and Ministry of Scientific Research inked a cooperation protocol on FameLab competition in 2015. This is the 6th season of the competition, a statement of the British Council said, adding that Egypt is ....