Egypt President Sisi warns of 'long battle' with militants
Full Article BBC News
31 Jan 2015

Egypt faces a long and difficult battle with militants, the country's president has said, in his first remarks since a deadly attack in the Sinai region. Abdul Fatah al-Sisi spoke a day after a group linked to Islamic State said it killed at least 32 soldiers and police. "This battle will be difficult, strong, evil and will take a long...

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Family members of security forces killed in Sinai on Thursday arrive to Almaza military airport to receive their bodies for burial, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 30, 2015. An Egyptian militant group affiliated with the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for coordinated and simultaneous attacks Thursday killing at least 32 security officers.
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updated 31 Jan 2015; published 31 Jan 2015
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Sissi Says Egypt Faces Long, Tough Battle Against Militants
updated 16 Jul 2014; published 08 Jun 2014
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updated 26 Oct 2014; published 26 Oct 2014
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In Egypt, Emergency Rule After Sinai Blasts
updated 25 Oct 2014; published 25 Oct 2014
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Egypt Leader: Foreign Hands Behind Sinai Attack
updated 26 Sep 2014; published 26 Sep 2014
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لقاء الرئيس السيسي والرئيس باراك اوباما فى اجتماعات نيويورك
updated 30 Oct 2014; published 30 Oct 2014
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Egypt declares state of emergency following violence
Serena Williams wins sixth Australian, 19th major title
Full Article The Malta Independent
31 Jan 2015

Serena Williams won her 19th Grand Slam title, continued her unbeaten run in six Australian Open finals and extended her decade-long domination of Maria Sharapova with a 6-3, 7-6 (5) victory despite a hacking cough on Saturday night. After celebrating prematurely on her third match point, letting her racket go before hearing a let call to what she...

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Serena Williams of the U.S. holds the trophy in front of photographers, after defeating Maria Sharapova of Russia
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updated 31 Jan 2015; published 31 Jan 2015
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Serena Williams Beats Maria Sharapova to Win Australian Open 2015
updated 31 Jan 2015; published 31 Jan 2015
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Serena Williams Wins at Australian Open 2015 - Serena Williams beats Maria to win Australian Open
updated 31 Jan 2015; published 31 Jan 2015
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Serena Williams wins 6th Australian, 19th major title in the Australian Open women's singles final
updated 31 Jan 2015; published 31 Jan 2015
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Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova to win Australian Open
updated 31 Jan 2015; published 31 Jan 2015
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Serena Williams Beats Maria Sharapova to WIN Australian Open
updated 31 Jan 2015; published 31 Jan 2015
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Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova to win Australian Open
Mediators seek Ukraine truce as 15 troops killed
Full Article Khaleej Times
31 Jan 2015

The latest talks are aimed at defusing fighting that has left at least 5,100 people dead. Kiev — Kiev’s pro-Western leaders and mediators hoped to reach a “binding” truce with pro-Russian separatists on Saturday despite Ukraine suffering one of its bloodiest days yet in the nine-month conflict with 15 troops killed....

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Russian backed separatist rebels advance, while looking for shelter, in the direction of the airport in the Kievsky district in Donetsk, Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015.
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updated 04 Oct 2014; published 04 Oct 2014
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Ukraine conflict Heavy fighting for Donetsk Airport
updated 05 Oct 2014; published 05 Oct 2014
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Ukraine: DPR militia uncover unexploded mines in Donetsk
updated 28 Jun 2014; published 28 Jun 2014
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Ukraine crisis: President Poroshenko extends truce for east
updated 29 Jun 2014; published 29 Jun 2014
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Ukraine Wants The Mediation Of European Union In Talks With Putin.
updated 27 Jun 2014; published 27 Jun 2014
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Ukrainian President Poroshenko extends truce for eastern Ukraine.
updated 01 Oct 2014; published 01 Oct 2014
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Battle for Donetsk Airport: Governor suggests controversial swap with Kremlin-backed insurgents
IS hostage drama shows change in propaganda technique
Full Article Sun Star
31 Jan 2015

BEIRUT — The latest Islamic State hostage drama involving a veteran Japanese war correspondent and a young Jordanian pilot marks the first time the group has publicly demanded prisoner releases. It also signals a change in the extremist group's propaganda technique. Far from the high-tech, slickly edited videos involving beheaded Western hostages...

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People walk by a screen showing TV news reports of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto, held by the Islamic State group, in Tokyo Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015.
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updated 15 Dec 2014; published 15 Dec 2014
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Pete Santilli Episode #863 - Iranian Gunman Man Haron Monis Dead In Sydney Australia
updated 25 Jan 2015; published 25 Jan 2015
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ISIS' Demand for Release of Sajida al-Rishawi Seen as Propaganda Ploy
updated 20 Sep 2014; published 20 Sep 2014
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Turkish Hostages Freed - 66,000 Kurds Flee Into Turkey - Turkish Kurds Join Battle Against ISIS
updated 25 Jan 2015; published 25 Jan 2015
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Japanese Hostage - Reporter says ISIS is Intelligence Services!!!
updated 25 Jan 2015; published 25 Jan 2015
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ISIS claims it's beheaded one Japanese hostage, offers a swap for the other : 24/7 News Online
updated 24 Sep 2013; published 24 Sep 2013
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Kenya hostage crisis: 'Extremists recruit youth angered by West'
Greece says it will not negotiate with EU-IMF creditors
Full Article Al Jazeera
31 Jan 2015

Greece's new left-wing finance minister has said he will not negotiate the terms of the country's bailout with the "troika" team from the European Union and International Monetary Fund (IMF) overseeing it. Yanis Varoufakis said on Friday that instead he wanted direct talks with eurozone leaders, to try to cancel some of the money Greece owes....

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Greece says it will not negotiate with EU-IMF creditors
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updated 31 Jan 2015; published 31 Jan 2015
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Greece's Varoufakis: 'No debt talks with EU-IMF troika': World News
updated 28 Jan 2015; published 28 Jan 2015
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Greece: PM Tsipras tells anti-bailout cabinet he is seeking a 'viable and fair' solution with EU
updated 28 Jan 2015; published 28 Jan 2015
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PM Alexis Tsipras tells first cabinet meeting: 'Greece will not default'
updated 30 Jan 2015; published 30 Jan 2015
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Greece's Varoufakis: 'No debt talks with EU-IMF troika'
updated 31 Jan 2015; published 31 Jan 2015
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Greece's Varoufakis: 'No debt talks with EU-IMF troika' : 24/7 News Online
updated 03 Oct 2013; published 03 Oct 2013
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Portugal EU/IMF Creditors Approve Bailout Review, Goals Unaltered

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How many Grand Slam tennis titles does Serena Williams have?
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The Examiner
With her sixth win at the Australian Open on January 31, 2015, Serena Williams has now won 19 Grand Slam singles tennis titles. Serena Williams has also won many more Grand Slam...
From the archive, 31 January 1948: The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
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Indian reformer is shot at point blank range by a Hindu nationalist ...
Mitt Romney's exit opens up Republican presidential primary race
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Former German president Richard von Weizsaecker dies at 94
Plenary Chamber of the Bundestag The official German reunification ceremony on 3 October 1990, was held at the Reichstag building, including Chancellor Helmut Kohl, President Richard von Weizsäcker, former Chancellor Willy Brandt and many others.
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VOA News Thousands of Shi'ite Muslims took to the streets across Pakistan Saturday to protest a powerful bomb blast at a mosque in Sindh province during Friday prayers, killing at least 58...
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WASHINGTON: The White House has described this week in the West Wing as "Namaste Obama" reflecting the successful visit of us President Barack Obama to India. "That's January 23...
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Hezbollah: we don't want war with Israel but do not fear it
File - Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, speaks to the crowd in a rare public appearance during Ashura, that marks the death of Shiite Islam's Imam Hussein, in the suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013.
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DNA India
The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Friday his group did not want war with Israel but was ready for one, and reserved the right to respond to Israeli attacks any time, anywhere. "We do not want a war but we are not afraid of it and we...
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