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Australian couple kidnapped by jihadists in Burkina Faso – Islamist group
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (UPDATED) – Two Australians have been kidnapped in Burkina Faso, officials said Saturday, January 16, as a Malian Islamist group said the couple were in the hands of...
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Dissenters on EDCA: It exceeds scope of defense treaties
MANILA, Philippines – Four Supreme Court justices dissented with the majority opinion that dismissed petitions questioning the constitutionality of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA).Of...
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National mourning in Burkina after hotel attack leaves 29 dead
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (UPDATED) – At least 29 people, including 10 foreigners, were killed in an Al-Qaeda attack on a top hotel in Burkina Faso, an unprecedented strike in the capital illustrating...
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UN chief welcomes 'milestone' Iran nuclear deal implementation
UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the implementation of the Iran nuclear accord Saturday, January 16, and voiced hope that the success will boost regional stability."This is a...
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Iran nuclear deal goes into force, sanctions lifted
VIENNA, Austria – Iran took a huge step to ending its international isolation Saturday, January 16, as sanctions on the Islamic republic were lifted following the entry into force of last July's...
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3 probes launched into tragic France drug trial
RENNES, France – French authorities launched 3 investigations Saturday, January 16, at a research laboratory in the northwestern city of Rennes into a drug trial that left one person brain-dead and...
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New poll shows widening support for UK to leave EU
LONDON, United Kingdom – A new opinion poll published Sunday, January 17, showed the number of Britons wanting to leave the European Union rising in the wake of the Paris terror attacks and Cologne...
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Binay to APO frat brothers: Help uplift Filipinos' lives
MANILA, Philippines – During a recent trip, Vice President Jejomar Binay sought support from his fraternity brothers based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).Binay, who is running for president, spoke...
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Israel will not allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons – Netanyahu
JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Iran on Sunday, January 17, that Israel would not allow it to obtain nuclear weapons, after sanctions were lifted under Tehran's historic nuclear...
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Bangsamoro, infra bills among Senate priorities as session resumes
MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Franklin Drilon said on Sunday, January 17, that the Senate "will waste no time" in working on the passage of remaining priority bills as plenary sessions resume...
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Sri Lanka turns to social media for help with new constitution
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka's prime minister Sunday, January 17, announced officials would use social media to seek public opinion on a proposed new constitution aimed at preventing a return to...
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Sanctions go, but doubts in Iran about better times
TEHRAN, Iran – Mohammad Ehsani has just about had enough. A trader in Tehran's ancient Grand Bazaar, he doesn't think the lifting of international sanctions on Iran will benefit him at all."Business...
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Pakistan PM to visit Saudi and Iran 'to ease tension'
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will lead a high-level delegation to Saudi Arabia and Iran this week to try to ease tension between the Muslim countries, a minister said...
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Czech leader says Muslims 'impossible to integrate' in Europe
PRAGUE, Czech Republic – Czech President Milos Zeman, known for his fiery anti-migrant comments, said on Sunday. January 17, that it was almost impossible to integrate the Muslim community into...
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4 freed Iranian-Americans heading to Switzerland – state TV
TEHRAN, Iran – Four Iranian-American citizens freed by Iran in a prisoner swap with the United States have left Tehran and are flying to Bern in Switzerland, Iranian state television reported Sunday,...
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ISIS and Jakarta attacks: What we need to know
MANILA, Philippines – I knew the neighborhood of last week’s Jakarta attacks well because for nearly 20 years, I worked in that building. That was “our” Starbucks. I set up CNN’s bureau there in 1995...
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Security forces hunt possible surviving Burkina hotel attackers
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – Security forces were hunting Sunday, January 17, for any possible surviving gunmen from an attack on a top hotel in Burkina Faso that left at least 29 people dead and showed...
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Pope welcomes 5,000 migrants in Rome prayers
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Sunday, January 17, welcomed 5,000 migrant worshippers at a special mass at St Peter's to mark the world day of migrants and refugees, urging them to treasure their...
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Rouhani: Skeptics of Iran nuclear deal 'proven wrong'
TEHRAN, Iran – President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday, January 17, that sceptics who said a nuclear deal with world powers would not bring benefits to Iran "were all proven wrong"."Within a few hours" of...
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Mexican director Iñarritu defends Sean Penn's meeting with El Chapo
MADRID, Spain – Mexican filmmaker Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu has defended Hollywood actor Sean Penn's meeting with Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, saying in an interview published Sunday,...
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