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20 hostages slain in Dhaka attack
Published on 02/07/2016
» DHAKA: Armed militants killed 20 civilians, most of them foreign, after taking them hostage in a cafe in the capital of Bangladesh overnight and many of the victims were hacked to death, an army spokesman said on Saturday.
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Real life can't really mimic the movies
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 23/05/2016
» In the final scene of the Oscar-winning road movie, Thelma & Louise, the two desperate housewives and fugitives look at one another and hold hands. "Let us keep going." "What do you mean?" "Go!" "You sure?" Then, they hit the gas of the 1966 Ford Thunderbird convertible classic and fly off the cliff.
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US, Britain on charm offensive over Iran nuclear deal
AFP, Published on 17/07/2015
» TEHRAN - Washington and London sought to ease concerns over the nuclear accord with Iran, even as the Islamic state's supreme leader warned major powers are not to be trusted over its implementation.
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The devil and the deep blue sea
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 22/03/2015
» Thanakon Kaeokamkong was resting after a six-hour shift when he was roused by loud knocks on his cabin wall. “I opened my eyes and saw a black man walk in,” Mr Thanakon recalled. “He was wearing military fatigues and carrying a large gun. He pointed the gun at me and told me to step outside.”
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UN seeks to rescue 26 Asian crew
News, Published on 03/03/2015
» United Nations agencies are seeking to rescue 26 more Asian crewmen being held captive by Somali pirates after successfully helping to free the Thai crew of the fishing vessel Prantalay 12 in a mission joined by Thai government agencies.
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Japan outraged as video purportedly shows hostage beheaded
Published on 01/02/2015
» TOKYO — Japan and other nations condemned with outrage and horror on Sunday the beheading purportedly by the Islamic State group of Kenji Goto, a journalist who sought through his coverage of Syria to convey the plight of refugees, children and other victims of war.
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Shutdown averted for now as Congress extends US funding
AFP, Published on 13/12/2014
» The US Senate gave itself four additional days to pass a $1.1 trillion federal spending bill, easing the threat of a government shutdown that was looming at midnight.
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Boko Haram says kidnapped schoolgirls 'married off'
AFP, Published on 01/11/2014
» KANO (NIGERIA) - Boko Haram has claimed the 219 schoolgirls it kidnapped in Nigeria earlier this year have converted to Islam and been married off, according to a new video obtained by AFP on Friday.
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US, Arab allies strike IS jihadists in Syria
AFP, Published on 23/09/2014
» The United States and its Arab allies unleashed deadly bomb and missile strikes on jihadists in Syria on Tuesday, opening a new front in the battle against the Islamic State group.
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Fiji says UN negotiating demands with hostage takers
AFP, Published on 02/09/2014
» Fiji revealed for the first time Tuesday the demands being made by Al-Qaeda-linked Syria rebels who took more than 40 UN peacekeepers hostage in the Golan Heights last week.
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