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Putin declares Russian troop deaths in peacetime a secret - BBC News - 0 views

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Putin Russia Peacetime

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to make losses of Russian troops in peacetime a secret. The amendment bans information about the deaths of Russian forces "during special operations" in peacetime. The Kremlin has consistently denied sending regular troops and armour to help rebels in eastern Ukraine.
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politics US

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    The indictment was unsealed in the District Court of Northern Illinois on Thursday. The Justice Department alleges that Hastert made large withdrawals after he agreed to pay an unnamed subject $3.5 million. The indictment does not explain precisely what the "past misconduct" is, but instead details at length various withdrawals and financial transactions he made with the unidentified subject.
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Who is killing Pakistan's educated elite? - 0 views

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Pakistan crisis

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    KARACHI, Pakistan - "We live in a kingdom of fear, fortified by religious extremism and intolerance," columnist Ghazi Salahiddin recently wrote in The News on Sunday, one of Pakistan's leading English-language newspapers. Such hyperbole reinforces stereotypes about Pakistan. But sometimes, stereotypes contain more than a grain of truth.
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US court backs hold on Obama immigration action - BBC News - 0 views

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Immigration politics obama policy

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    A US court has backed a temporary hold on President Barack Obama's plans to shield almost five million illegal immigrants from deportation. The hold was imposed after 26 states launched a legal challenge against the executive action, alleging it was unconstitutional. An appeals court has now denied a government request to overturn it.
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Muslims 'dehumanised' warns Qatar's Sheikha Moza - BBC News - 0 views

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Muslim Qatar Middle East

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    A senior member of the Qatar royal family has warned that Muslims are being "dehumanised" by the coverage of violent extremism in the Middle East. "Why do Muslim lives seem to matter less than the lives of others?" asked Sheikha Moza bint Nasser in a speech at Oxford University on Tuesday.
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Iraq starts operation to drive Islamic State from Anbar - BBC News - 0 views

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crisis Iraq Middle East

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    Pro-government forces in Iraq have formally launched an operation to drive Islamic State out of Anbar province. The announcement was made by a spokesman for the Popular Mobilisation (al-Hashid al-Shaabi), a force comprising dozens of Shia militias. He said the operation would see government troops and militiamen move southwards from Salahuddin province and seek to cut off IS militants in Ramadi.
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Iran nuclear talks: 'Tricky issues' remain, Kerry says - CNN.com - 0 views

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Iran Kerry crisis Switzerland Nuclear

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    Difficult issues remain on the table as the world's most powerful diplomats meet in Switzerland with Iranian nuclear negotiators, Kerry told CNN on Monday. "We are working very hard to work those through. We are working late into the night and obviously into tomorrow. We are working with a view to get something done," he said.
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Yemen crisis: Dozens killed by 'air strike' near refugee camp - 0 views

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Yemen air strike crisis rebels

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    An air strike has killed at least 40 people at a refugee camp in northwest Yemen, aid workers have said. State media said Saudi planes were responsible, but the Yemeni foreign minister said "artillery strikes" by Houthi rebels were to blame.
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Czech tourists freed in Pakistan after two years - 0 views

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Abduction Pakistan crisis negotiation

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    Two Czech women tourists who were kidnapped two years ago in Pakistan have been released and have returned home, Czech PM Bohuslav Sobotka says. Hana Humpalova and Antonie Chrastecka, both 26, were abducted while travelling on a bus in south-western Balochistan province in March 2013. A Turkish Muslim humanitarian body helped negotiate the release.
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French local elections: Polls suggest Sarkozy victory - 0 views

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France elections politics

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    France will elect thousands of local councillors on Sunday as it holds the second round of departmental elections. These elections are seen as a test case ahead of 2017's presidential election. Former president Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP lead after last week's first round. Marine Le Pen's far-right National Front did not receive the votes expected, coming in second place.
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Nigeria election: Voting continues after extension - 0 views

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politics Nigeria election terrorism

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    Voting is to continue in some parts of Nigeria after technical problems during Saturday's presidential election. The electoral commission postponed voting because of problems with electronic card readers - new technology intended to reduce fraud. There was also some violence with more than 20 people reportedly killed in attacks by unknown gunmen.
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Uzbekistan set to re-elect president Islam Karimov - 0 views

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Uzbekistan politics elections

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    Uzbekistan has been voting in a presidential election all but certain to be won by long-term incumbent Islam Karimov. He faces three other candidates for the position but all come from parties supporting his presidency. Opposition activists are in jail or live abroad; independent challengers were not allowed to run.
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Tunis Bardo Museum attack: Thousands join protest march - 0 views

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anti-terrorism Tunisia demonstrations

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    Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Tunis for an anti-terrorism march. Chanting "Tunisia is free! Terrorism out!", they marched to the Bardo Museum, the scene of an attack in which 21 tourists and a Tunisian died. French President Francois Hollande and other world leaders attended a ceremony at the museum.
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Arab League agrees to create joint Arab military force - 0 views

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crisis Arab League military

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    The leaders of countries in the 22-nation Arab League agreed to the principle of creating a joint Arab military force at a summit in Egypt on Sunday. The decision was announced in the closing session of a two-day meeting in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
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Pence: 'Not going to change' religious freedom law - 0 views

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    Indiana Gov. Mike Pence defended his state's new religious freedom law Sunday while refusing to say if it would allow discrimination against gays and lesbians. Facing a rising tide of criticism and business boycotts against his state, Pence said he would consider a second law that "amplifies and clarifies" the first one but added, "We're not going to change the law."
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France to Deploy Thousands of Troops to Protect Jewish Schools and 'Sensitive Sites' - 0 views

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France Terrorism Religion

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    PARIS - Confronting a nation in shock from last week's terrorist attacks, the French authorities on Monday began to unveil a broad array of measures to send thousands of soldiers and police officers to guard Jewish schools and other sites, reinforce electronic surveillance and reach into schools and prisons that have a reputation as crucibles of jihadist recruitment.
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Jewish schools tense after Paris attacks - 0 views

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Paris Religion Terrorism

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    After attacks left 17 people dead, the French government is deploying thousands of security personnel to key sites. The BBC's Lucy Williamson went to visit a Jewish school in Paris with armed soldiers at the gate. The men in camouflage eye us warily as we approach the Lucien De Hirsch school in northern Paris, their rifles held tight across their rigid frames.
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Croatia elects first woman president - 0 views

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Croatia Equality

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    Opposition challenger Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic has become the first female president of Croatia, winning by the narrowest of margins. She secured 50.5% of the vote with 99% of ballots counted, while incumbent Ivo Josipovic was close behind on 49.5%. Mr Josipovic has conceded defeat and congratulated his opponent.
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UK accused of hypocrisy over plans to limit enforcement of EU climate goals - 0 views

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UK Climate Environment

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    British lobbying to reduce monitoring of EU countries' action on climate change has sparked outrage among MEPs and environmentalists. EU states agreed last October to cut their carbon emissions 40% by 2030, but a UK plan co-authored with the Czech Republic proposes that countries' emissions cuts should only be overseen with a 'light touch' regime with a diminished role for Brussels.
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Russians mark less than merry Orthodox Christmas amid rouble fears - 0 views

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Russia Religious Economy

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    Russians celebrated Orthodox Christmas with fears about the weak rouble still at the forefront of many people's minds. On Wednesday morning, the rouble was trading at more than 63 to the dollar, compared with a rate of 33 on Orthodox Christmas last year.
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