Talks To Include Aleppo In Syria’s 'Regime Of Calm' Sunday May 1st, 2016 at 9:31 AM
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Russia said on May 1 that negotiations are under way to include Syria’s Aleppo Province in the temporary “regime of calm.”
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Syria conflict: US seeks to de-escalate fighting
BBC News The United States says it is working on specific initiatives to de-escalate fighting in Syria and revive a nationwide cessation of hostilities. A priority is to stop bloodshed in Aleppo where more than 200 people have died in a week of government air ... US says working on 'specific initiatives' to de-escalate Syrian violenceReuters US demands halt to Syrian regime's Aleppo bombingGlobalPost Death toll rises in Syrian city of Aleppo as ceasefire breaks downPBS NewsHour Hindustan Times-International Business Times UK -ABC Online- NDTV all 41 news articles » |
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Report: Powerful Explosion in Southern Turkey; 9 Wounded
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Tailor hacked to death in Bangladesh
CNN Dhaka, Bangladesh (CNN) A Hindu tailor was hacked to death in Bangladesh on Saturday, the latest victim in a series of similar attacks in this South Asian nation. Police said Nikhil Joarder was inside his tailoring shop in the central Bangladeshi ... ISIS Claims Responsibility for Killing of Hindu Man in BangladeshNBCNews.com ISIS Says It Killed Bangladesh Tailor Once Jailed for BlasphemyNew York Times Hindu tailor hacked to death in BangladeshLos Angeles Times VICE News-benarnews-Business Insider-Twitchy all 69 news articles » |
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Firebrand Malema rallies South Africa's poor pledging land, jobs, wifi
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DOHA (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthi movement said on Saturday its foe Saudi Arabia had handed over 40 prisoners as part of an agreement to quell border fighting as U.N.-backed peace negotiations to end Yemen's civil war crept forward.
Followers of Iraq's Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr are seen in the parliament building after they stormed Baghdad's Green Zone after lawmakers failed to convene for a vote on overhauling the government
Nearly 250 people have recently died in Aleppo as Russia said it would not ask President Assad to halt bombing raids on the city.
Fiery South African opposition politician Julius Malema told 40,000 cheering supporters that President Jacob Zuma should step down before the army turns on him because of the corruption allegations against him.
Foreign investigators and the government battled each other with dueling news conferences in the inquiry’s final week.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's President Vladimir Putin fired several high-ranking law enforcement officials on Saturday in one of the biggest overhauls of the country's power structures in recent years.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is working on "specific initiatives" to reduce the violence in Syria and sees stopping the bloodshed in Aleppo as a top priority, a U.S. State Department spokesman said on Saturday.
With demolitions rising in the occupied West Bank, the UN claims Israel is using planning laws in a "discriminatory" manner.
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Republican presidential candidates have been wooing local party leaders in California, a state that could be decisive in selecting the party's nominee for U.S. president. VOA's Mike O’Sullivan reports delegates to the California party convention have been evaluating choices, while front-runner Donald Trump drew hundreds of raucous protesters Friday.
Much of India is experiencing record-breaking temperatures and droughts.
The US says it is working on initiatives to de-escalate fighting in Syria and revive a nationwide cessation of hostilities, particularly in embattled Aleppo.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Even though President Barack Obama and his wife can't wait to get out of the White House, being a lame duck can hurt a guy....
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'Reckless' Russian fliers continue to taunt American jets
New York Post A Russian plane performed an “unsafe and unprofessional” barrel roll over a US Air Force jet above the Baltic Sea — the latest in a string of such incidents, the Pentagon announced on Saturday. The Russian Su-27 came within 25 feet of a US RC-135 ... and more » |
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Fort Bragg soldier accused in assault on fellow soldier
WNCT FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Fayetteville police have charged a Fort Bragg soldier with kidnapping and rape of a soldier assigned to his unit. A statement from police on Saturday said 26-year-old Johnathan Simpson is charged with first-degree rape, ... and more » |
Turkish media: Explosion near police station in southern Turkey wounds 9 people.
Haideral-Abadi’s call came a day after demonstrators breached the heavily fortified Green Zone and burst into Iraq’s parliament demanding reform.
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European counterterrorism officials say American laws and corporate policies are hampering their efforts to prevent the next attack, because legal procedures for getting international evidence from U.S.-based social-media firms are dangerously outdated.
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ANKARA (Reuters) - U.S.-led coalition drones struck an Islamic State explosives depot in the northern Syrian town of Dabiq after receiving intelligence from Ankara, Turkish military sources said on Sunday.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday that talks are taking place to include Syria's Aleppo province in the temporary "regime of calm" lull in fighting, Russian agencies reported.
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Venezuela's president has ordered a 30 percent increase in the country's minimum wage. Nicolas Maduro's announcement comes as the South American country is experiencing rampant inflation and economic stagnation. The change officially pushes the minimum wage up to just over $1,500 a month, based on the official exchange rate. However, the actual monthly wage is only a tiny fraction of that based on the current black market rate, which largely sets prices of goods for...
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Iraq Parliament Collapses, Lawmakers Flee Baghdadby webdesk@voanews.com (Sharon Behn)
Baghdad teeters on the edge of political chaos Sunday. The city is in a state of emergency, protesters are occupying parts of the once-secure International Zone (IZ), lawmakers have run away and the military is on high alert. By Sunday morning, protesters led by Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr continued to crowd the streets in front of the country’s now-empty parliament and gather in what is known as the zone’s “Celebration Square.” Lawmakers fled Saturday after protestors stormed...
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11 killed in twin suicide bombings in Iraq; ISIS claims responsibility
CNN (CNN) A pair of suicide bombings in southern Iraq killed at least 11 people and wounded 13 others, including children, state-run al-Iraqiya TV said. ISIS released a statement on Twitter claiming responsibility for the attack Sunday in al-Samawa city. Islamic State suicide attacks kill 32 in southern IraqReuters UN: Violence in April kills at least 741 IraqisPalm Beach Post Iraqi officials: Double car bombings in southern Iraq kill at least 18 people, wound up to 40 othersOdessa American Xinhua -The Indian Express -India.com -RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty all 22 news articles » |
Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators stage a sit-in rally in Baghdad’s heavily fortified green zone on Sunday. Protesters push through a security cordon while waving Iraqi flags and chanting against the government. Demonstrators on Saturday occupied the Iraqi parliament in protest against delays in government reform
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Dozens of antigovernment protesters remained in Baghdad’s International Zone a day after hundreds stormed Iraq’s parliament.
Damascus extends cease-fire by 24 hours by Associated Press
Syria’s state news agency says the military has extended its cease-fire around Damascus for another 24 hours. Thousands of rebels are fighting pro-government forces in the region.
Jamiel Shaw explains on 'America's News HQ' why he supports Donald Trump
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Iraq parliament stormed | DW News by deutschewelleenglish
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In Iraq, hundreds of supporters of the radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have stormed the fortified Green Zone in the capital Baghdad. They broke into the parliament building where they demanded sweeping reforms to tackle corruption.
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Hundreds of protesters climbed over the blast walls surrounding Baghdad's highly-fortified Green Zone for the first time on Saturday and stormed into parliament. Photo: Reuters
Ohio police still do not have a motive in the fatal shootings of eight family members out of Pike County. CNN's Nick Valencia reports.
On this edition for Saturday, April 30, Iraqi protesters demanding government reforms storm the parliament in Baghdad. Later, descendants of holocaust survivors are searching for artwork that was seized by Nazis in an ongoing quest for restitution and justice. Megan Thompson anchors from New York.
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Workers across Asia rally on May Day | DW Newsby deutschewelleenglish
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Unions and workers around the world have been celebrating Labor Day. This year, demonstrators in Southeast Asia focused on issues such as workers’ rights and the impact of trade deals.
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