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State: $33 billion in GCC weapon sales in 11 months
Date: 2016-03-28 08:12:09 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:4600933
The US State Department has facilitated $33 billion worth of weapons sales to its Arab Gulf allies since May 2015, according to the Defense News Magazine. The six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have received weapons including ballistic ....
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Lahore blast leaves 72 dead
Date: 2016-03-28 07:22:35 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:4 - ID:4600605
The death toll of a suicide bombing attack in a park in Lahore, Pakistan, where families were celebrating Easter, has risen to at least 72 people, with children among the dead, Geo news reported. More than 300 people were hurt when explosives ....
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US condemns Pakistan blast
Date: 2016-03-28 07:19:54 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:4600589
The United States is condemning an “appalling” terrorist attack in Lahore, Pakistan. "This cowardly act, which targeted innocent civilians in the Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park, has killed dozens and left scores injured. The United States stands with the ....
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Chile confirms 1st sexually transmitted Zika infection
Date: 2016-03-27 08:06:13 GMT - Chile - International - SN:4 - ID:4594233
The Chilean government confirmed Saturday the nation's first case of sexually transmitted Zika virus, Fox News Latino reported. The Health Ministry said in a statement that the female patient is the 46-year-old partner of a man who caught the ....
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Fire at prison kills 5 inmates in western Indonesia
Date: 2016-03-27 08:03:12 GMT - Indonesia - International - SN:3 - ID:4594229
A fire started by rioting prisoners at a penitentiary in western Indonesia has killed five inmates, ABC quoted the police as saying on Sunday. The fire at Malabero prison in Bengkulu on Sumatra Island began Friday night after officers of the ....
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Reopening of Brussels Airport not before Tuesday
Date: 2016-03-26 11:05:58 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:9 - ID:4589765
Brussels Airport authorities said on Saturday that it will not reopen for passenger flights before Tuesday. Brussels Airport was closed to all flights in the wake of the terrorist attacks that targeted the airport as well as a metro station in ....
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Dunford: More US troops may be needed in Iraq to support counter-Daesh efforts
Date: 2016-03-26 09:11:39 GMT - USA - International - SN:7 - ID:4588957
To accelerate operations against the Daesh terrorists in Iraq, it may be necessary to send more US service members to Iraq, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. According to a Pentagon's post on its website, Marine Corps Gen. Joe ....
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Wife, sister of main suspect in killing of Italian student Regeni in custody for 4 days
Date: 2016-03-26 07:16:19 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:1 - ID:4588305
The wife and the sister of the main suspect in the killing of Italian PhD student Giulio Regeni were ordered Friday to remain in custody for four days pending investigations. The husband of the sister will be also placed in custody for the same ....
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EU stance towards Syria unchangeable, says Mogherini
Date: 2016-03-24 07:38:07 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:4 - ID:4576585
The European Union (EU) stance towards the Syrian regime has not changed, a senior EU official said. Federica Mogherini, the EU's foreign policy chief, made the statements at a joint press conference with UN Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de ....
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Austrian interior min.: Intelligence sharing platform required after Brussels terror attack
Date: 2016-03-24 07:14:26 GMT - Austria - International - SN:3 - ID:4576485
Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner said that a platform for sharing all intelligence services is needed to fight terrorism. At a press conference on Wednesday, the minister said that such a platform for intelligence exchange needs to ....
