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Name: AFP

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 12 mins ago - 10 reports

8 killed in Iraq violence

AFP BAGHDAD VIOLENCE in Iraq on Saturday killed eight people including a police officer, his wife and two children, and gunmen also kidnapped 18 security officers, officials said.Gunmen broke into the home of the administrator for the Rashid area, south ... [Published Qatar Tribune - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Iraq, Anbar Operations Command, Baghdad, Kidnapping

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 33 mins ago - 2 reports

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Internet in 'coma' as Iran election looms

Tehran. Iran is tightening control of the Internet ahead of next month's presidential election, mindful of violent street protests that social networkers inspired last time around over claims of fraud, users and experts say, AFP reported.The authorities ... [Published Focus Bulgaria - 46 mins ago]

Entities: Iran, Elections, Internet Fraud, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 3 reports

Bashar al-Assad

Assad insists he will not quit, car bomb hits Damascus (AFP)

DAMASCUS (AFP) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad insisted he will not resign before the end of his mandate in 2014 as a car bomb exploded in the capital Damascus on Saturday killing at least three people. ... [Published Yahoo! News Australia - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Car Bomb, Damascus, Bashar al-Assad

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 reports

Japan's elderly not acting their age (AFP)

SAITAMA, Japan (AFP) - When amateur actress Etsuko Shigemoto walks out in front of a Paris audience in an all-Japanese production this month she will forget about being 87 years old. ... [Published Yahoo! News Australia - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Saitama, Japan, Paris

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 6 reports

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Pakistan)

Pakistan: Pakistani politician gunned down in Karachi

Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Pakistan 05/19/2013 03:01 GMT KARACHI, May 19, 2013 (AFP) - Gunmen have killed a Pakistani politician from Imran Khan's party in the southern port city of Karachi on the eve of a partial re-run of May 11 polls that ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Pakistan), Karachi, Altaf Hussain

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 8 hours ago - 3 reports

US train accident injures 60 people (AFP)

NEW YORK (AFP) - A rush-hour collision between two commuter trains in a suburb north of New York City Friday injured 60 passengers, five of them seriously. ... [Published Yahoo! News Australia - May 18 2013]

Entities: New York City

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 3 reports

Philippines beat UAE in relegation battle

The Philippines beat the United Emirates 24-8 in the Asia Five Nations on Saturday as the hosts' maiden win ensured their survival in their first season in the region's top flight.Andrew Russell of the United Arab Emirates (C) is tackled by Philippine ... [Published XinMsn - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Asghar Farhadi, Philippines, United Arab Emirates, Andrew Russell, Bérénice Bejo

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 15 hours ago - 5 reports

French president signs gay marriage bill into law (AFP)

PARIS (AFP) - France on Saturday became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage after President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law following months of bitter political debate. ... [Published Yahoo! News Australia - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Gay, Same-Sex Marriage, François Hollande

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 17 hours ago - 5 reports

Twin bombs kill 9, wound 60 in Afghan south: officials (AFP)

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFP) - Two car bombs exploded in a sprawling housing development in southern Afghanistan linked to the family of President Hamid Karzai, killing at least nine people and wounding more than 6 ... [Published Yahoo! News Australia - May 17 2013]

Entities: Bomb, Afghanistan, Kandahar

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 19 hours ago - 6 reports

At least 58 Sunnis killed in Iraq bomb blasts

At least 58 people were killed in Iraq after and bomb exploded in a commericial Sunni area in western Baghdad.The first bomb exploded as worshippers were departing the Saria mosque in the city of Baquba, north of Baghdad. A second bomb later exploded ... [Published Albawaba - May 18 2013]

Entities: Sunni Islam, Bomb Explosion, Iraq, Baghdad, Bomb

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 21 hours ago - 12 reports

Cannes Festival rocked as Chopard jewels stolen (AFP)

CANNES, France (AFP) - Jewellery worth $1.4 million due to be loaned to stars at the Cannes Film Festival was stolen from a local hotel in a pre-dawn heist but the coveted Palme d'Or trophy was safe, officials said.The robbery took place in the hotel ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 18 2013]

Entities: Chopard & Cie SA, Cannes (France), Armed Robbery, Jewellery, Cannes Film Festival

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 23 hours ago - 7 reports

Tunisia bans Salafist congress in possible showdown (AFP)

TUNIS (AFP) - The Tunisian government on Friday banned hardline Salafist group Ansar al-Sharia from holding its annual congress at the weekend, saying it posed a threat to public order and setting the scene for a possible showdown. ... [Published Yahoo! News Australia - May 17 2013]

Entities: Salafism, Tunisia, Ansar al-Sharia, Government of Tunisia

Quotes

...According to Tehran's prosecutor's office, one of them, Mohammad Heydari, was convicted of "receiving payment to provide intelligence on various security issues and national secrets in repeated meetings with the ..."

Iran hangs two spies for spying for Israel US [Published The Sydney News - 12 mins ago]

"It is at the very least an unfortunate decision that will embolden the regime and prolong the suffering. It's ill-timed and very unfortunate" General Martin Dempsey told a news conference when asked about the reported shipment of anti-ship cruise missiles

US: Russia's missile shipment will embolden Syria [Published Ma'an News Agency - 24 mins ago]

"It has almost been two weeks, but I haven't seen any results" he said

China Investigates North Korea Boat Hijack Claim [Published Naharnet - 25 mins ago]

"The Taiwanese are highly emotional and... the media in Taiwan is heating things up so tempers are running high."

Philippines waiting for Taiwan anger to cool [Published Saudi Gazette - 30 mins ago]

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