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Hollande drops bid to strip dual-citizen terrorists of citizenship
Date: 2016-03-30 11:50:55 GMT - France - International - SN:9 - ID:4618361
French President Francois Hollande backtracked on a constitutional amendment proposal that would strip dual nationals convicted of terrorism of their French citizenship, France 24 reported. The president said he would not push ahead with plans ....
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UN chief urges countries to let in more Syrian refugees
Date: 2016-03-30 09:51:37 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:7 - ID:4617021
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged governments around the world to let in more people from Syria and "counter fear-mongering" about refugees. Ban spoke at a one-day conference in Geneva meant to further efforts to resettle Syrian refugees. ....
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UN: Syria's neighbors face major challenge over refugees crisis
Date: 2016-03-30 08:44:07 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:6 - ID:4616397
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) stressed that Syria neighboring countries face grave challenges over the Syrian refugees crisis. In a statement Wednesday wired by Sky News channel, the UNHCR said the refugees crisis ....
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Myanmar swears in first elected civilian president
Date: 2016-03-30 07:41:30 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - International - SN:3 - ID:4615837
Myanmar's new president has been sworn in, the first elected civilian leader in more than 50 years. Htin Kyaw from the National League for Democracy (NLD) takes over from Thein Sein, who introduced wide-ranging reforms during his five years in ....
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Cyprus FM says hijacker was clearly 'unstable'
Date: 2016-03-29 18:07:15 GMT - Cyprus - International - SN:13 - ID:4614333
Cyprus' foreign minister said on Tuesday that the Egyptian who hijacked a domestic EgyptAir flight and diverted it to the island nation appeared to be "psychologically unstable," ABC News reported. Ioannis Kasoulides told reporters it was clear ....
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Cypriot president congratulates police, foreign ministry on ending Egyptian plane's hijacking
Date: 2016-03-29 15:02:06 GMT - Cyprus - International - SN:9 - ID:4612897
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday congratulated the country's police and foreign ministry for their efforts to end the hijacking of an Egyptian plane at the Cypriot Larnaca airport. "Congratulations to the Cyprus Police and the ....
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UN chief says youth employment necessary to face terror
Date: 2016-03-29 11:33:20 GMT - Tunisia - International - SN:4 - ID:4610869
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon asserted the importance of providing job opportunities for youth to combat terrorism. Jobless young men are more subject to being affected by the inciting discourse given by terror groups, the UN chief ....
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Russia supports Pakistan's anti-terror efforts - Putin
Date: 2016-03-28 11:21:29 GMT - Russia - International - SN:9 - ID:4602701
Russia supports the efforts of the Pakistani authorities to combat terrorism and is interested in enhancing cooperation in the anti-terror sphere, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. "The Russian side supports the efforts of the Pakistani ....
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Iran condemns terrorist attacks in Iraq, Pakistan
Date: 2016-03-28 09:17:03 GMT - Iran - International - SN:7 - ID:4601465
Iran has strongly condemned recent deadly terrorist attacks in Iraq and Pakistan, calling for concerted global efforts to counter terrorism and extremism, Press TV reported. At least 65 people were killed and 280 others, mostly women and ....
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Pakistan PM condemns Lahore blast
Date: 2016-03-28 09:15:29 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:6 - ID:4601421
Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif strongly condemned the Lahore blast that left 72 people dead, including 29 children and seven women, the BBC reported. He expressed condolences over the loss of many innocent lives in this deadly ....
