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5 ISIS Bombs Found Hidden In Iconic Iraq Mosque: UN Agency
A United Nations agency said it has discovered five bombs in a wall of Mosul's iconic Al-Nuri mosque, planted years ago by Islamic State group jihadists, during restoration work in the northern Iraqi city.
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UN Peacekeepers Continue To Work In "Challenging Settings": S Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions continue to operate in a variety of challenging settings which involve terrorists, armed groups and non-state actors.
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UN Chief's Report On ISIS Must Also Cover Actvities Of Lashkar, Jaish: India At UN
India on Wednesday said that the global community must not lose sight of the ease with which the Haqqani Network and its supporters, "especially the Pakistani authorities", have worked along with terror groups in South Asia as it asserted that the UN chief's report on the ISIS should also cover activities of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad tha...
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"Separates Families": 174 Indians Go To Court Against Trump Move On H-1B
A group of 174 Indian nationals, including seven minors, has filed a lawsuit against the recent presidential proclamation on H-1B that would prevent them from entering the United States or a visa would not be issued to them.
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UN Ready To Work On Proposal For Combat Force In South Sudan
The United Nations is ready to work with east African bloc IGAD to refine the group's proposal for an intervention force within the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, UN peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous told the Security Council on Wednesday.
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UK Foreign Secretary Calls UN Julian Assange Report 'Ridiculous'
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond poured scorn on a UN working group report on Julian Assange, calling it ridiculous, and said the Wikileaks founder was a fugitive from justice.
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US Reporter Spends 500th Day in Iran Prison
Iranian-American journalist Jason Rezaian spent his 500th day in Iran's Evin prison on Wednesday, as his employer again demanded his freedom.
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Russia Works With US, Rebels in Syria Air Campaign
Moscow said Tuesday it worked with opposition groups in its latest Syrian airstrikes while the US said its pilots communicated with Russian aircraft, in tentative signs the powers are working together to end the civil war ahead of UN talks.
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UN Body Calls Detention of Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim 'Arbitrary'
A UN body has determined that former Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been jailed illegally and called for his immediate release, according to a copy of the opinion released today by his family.
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Framework Impressive But Final Iran deal Far From Done
Iran and world powers scored a major breakthrough with a framework deal aimed at stopping Tehran getting nuclear weapons, but major work is needed to finalise the potentially historic accord, analysts today.
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Hundreds evacuated from besieged district of Syrian capital
Aid agencies in Syria have evacuated hundreds of people from the rebel-held Damascus suburb of Yarmouk, a government-aligned Palestinian group said on Saturday
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Al Qaeda said to be changing its ways after Edward Snowden's NSA leaks
US intelligence agencies are scrambling to salvage their surveillance of Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups who are working frantically to change how they communicate after a National Security Agency contractor leaked details of surveillance programs.
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5 ISIS Bombs Found Hidden In Iconic Iraq Mosque: UN Agency
A United Nations agency said it has discovered five bombs in a wall of Mosul's iconic Al-Nuri mosque, planted years ago by Islamic State group jihadists, during restoration work in the northern Iraqi city.
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UN Peacekeepers Continue To Work In "Challenging Settings": S Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions continue to operate in a variety of challenging settings which involve terrorists, armed groups and non-state actors.
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UN Chief's Report On ISIS Must Also Cover Actvities Of Lashkar, Jaish: India At UN
India on Wednesday said that the global community must not lose sight of the ease with which the Haqqani Network and its supporters, "especially the Pakistani authorities", have worked along with terror groups in South Asia as it asserted that the UN chief's report on the ISIS should also cover activities of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad tha...
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"Separates Families": 174 Indians Go To Court Against Trump Move On H-1B
A group of 174 Indian nationals, including seven minors, has filed a lawsuit against the recent presidential proclamation on H-1B that would prevent them from entering the United States or a visa would not be issued to them.
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UN Ready To Work On Proposal For Combat Force In South Sudan
The United Nations is ready to work with east African bloc IGAD to refine the group's proposal for an intervention force within the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, UN peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous told the Security Council on Wednesday.
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UK Foreign Secretary Calls UN Julian Assange Report 'Ridiculous'
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond poured scorn on a UN working group report on Julian Assange, calling it ridiculous, and said the Wikileaks founder was a fugitive from justice.
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US Reporter Spends 500th Day in Iran Prison
Iranian-American journalist Jason Rezaian spent his 500th day in Iran's Evin prison on Wednesday, as his employer again demanded his freedom.
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Russia Works With US, Rebels in Syria Air Campaign
Moscow said Tuesday it worked with opposition groups in its latest Syrian airstrikes while the US said its pilots communicated with Russian aircraft, in tentative signs the powers are working together to end the civil war ahead of UN talks.
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UN Body Calls Detention of Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim 'Arbitrary'
A UN body has determined that former Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been jailed illegally and called for his immediate release, according to a copy of the opinion released today by his family.
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Framework Impressive But Final Iran deal Far From Done
Iran and world powers scored a major breakthrough with a framework deal aimed at stopping Tehran getting nuclear weapons, but major work is needed to finalise the potentially historic accord, analysts today.
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Hundreds evacuated from besieged district of Syrian capital
Aid agencies in Syria have evacuated hundreds of people from the rebel-held Damascus suburb of Yarmouk, a government-aligned Palestinian group said on Saturday
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Al Qaeda said to be changing its ways after Edward Snowden's NSA leaks
US intelligence agencies are scrambling to salvage their surveillance of Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups who are working frantically to change how they communicate after a National Security Agency contractor leaked details of surveillance programs.
