Articles filed under Terrorism
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Deadline near, deal sets up Homeland Security vote in SenateFeb 24, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Three days before a partial Homeland Security shutdown, lawmakers cleared the way Wednesday for Senate passage of legislation to fund the agency withou...
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Vatican seeks to quell Mexican anger over pope's drug remarkFeb 24, 2015 10:00 pm - VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican sought Wednesday to defuse a diplomatic tiff with Mexico after Pope Francis referred to the possible "Mexicanization" of his native Argen...
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173 people die in extremist attacks in Kenya in 2014: policeFeb 24, 2015 10:00 pm - NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Islamic extremists killed 173 people in Kenya in 2014, the highest number in the three years that Kenya has experienced violence blamed on neighbor...
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Cyprus signs military deal to let Russian navy ships dockFeb 24, 2015 10:00 pm - MOSCOW (AP) - Cyprus on Wednesday signed a deal with Russia allowing its navy ships to make regular port calls on the divided Mediterranean island. The deal with Europea...
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Paris named host city for International Jazz Day 2015Feb 24, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Jazz musicians from around the world will gather this April in Paris for International Jazz Day, an event UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock hopes...
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2 appear in NY court on charges they sought to join IS groupFeb 24, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Two men accused of plotting to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group and wage war against the U.S. have appeared in federal court in New York C...
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Residents in Czech town honor 8 killed in shootingFeb 24, 2015 10:00 pm - PRAGUE (AP) - Hundreds of residents of a small town in southeastern Czech Republic gathered Wednesday to honor the victims of the worst shooting attack in the country's ...
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NY surveying banks on cyber security defensesFeb 24, 2015 10:00 pm - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York financial regulators are considering tougher cyber security requirements for banks to mandate more complex computer sign-ins and certificati...
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UK police defend actions in missing girls caseFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - British police defended their actions Tuesday as criticism mounted over the way authorities handled the case of three teenage girls believed to be heading ...
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EU works on air passenger deal to track foreign fightersFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union moved Tuesday to unblock a major legislative logjam holding up the exchange of air passenger information deemed vital to track foreign...