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Islamic State video purports to show beheading of U.S. journalist

YoopyaAugust 20, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaAugust 20, 2014July 16, 202302

(Reuters) – Islamic State insurgents posted a video on Tuesday purportedly showing the beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley and images of another U.S. journalist...

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North Korea fires three short-range rockets as pope visits South Korea

YoopyaAugust 14, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaAugust 14, 2014July 16, 202306

(Reuters) – North Korea fired three short-range rockets off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea’s Ministry of Defense said, shortly before Pope Francis arrived...

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Pope’s South Korea visit brings China opportunity

YoopyaAugust 14, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaAugust 14, 2014July 16, 202306

BEIJING (AP) — Pope Francis’ greeting to Chinese President Xi Jinping as he flew to South Korea on Thursday marked a rare cordial exchange between...

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Pakistani woman killed over Facebook rumors

YoopyaAugust 12, 2014July 29, 2023

by YoopyaAugust 12, 2014July 29, 202303

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) – A Pakistani mob burned down several homes belonging to the minority Ahmadi sect in the country’s east, killing a woman and...

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U.S. air mission in Iraq still focused on refugee aid

YoopyaAugust 12, 2014September 2, 2023

by YoopyaAugust 12, 2014September 2, 202300

U.S. forces in Iraq remain committed to using airstrikes to help refugees, though any attempts to seriously blunt the advance of the Islamic State would...

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Asia news: Afghan official: Blast at market in east kills 38

YoopyaJuly 15, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 15, 2014July 16, 202307

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says a suicide car bomber has killed at least 38 people in the country’s east. Mohammad Reza Kharoti,...

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World: Powerful typhoon pounds Japan’s Okinawa islands

YoopyaJuly 8, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 8, 2014July 16, 202309

TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon pummeled the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa on Tuesday, paralyzing transport and prompting U.S. forces based there to cancel...

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Asia news: 46 Indian nurses stranded in Iraq return home

YoopyaJuly 5, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 5, 2014July 16, 202301

NEW DELHI (AP) — Dozens of Indian nurses stranded in territory held by Islamic extremists in Iraq returned home to southern India on Saturday aboard...

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Middle East: Clashes spread after Palestinian boy’s funeral

YoopyaJuly 5, 2014July 25, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 5, 2014July 25, 202304

JERUSALEM (AP) — Clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters spread from Jerusalem to Arab towns in northern Israel Saturday following the funeral of an...

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Europe: Exclusive: Iran eases demands in Vienna nuclear talks – Western diplomats

YoopyaJuly 4, 2014July 29, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 4, 2014July 29, 202304

(Reuters) – Iran has reduced demands for the size of its future nuclear enrichment program in talks with world powers although Western governments are urging...