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US wants to extend cessation of hostilities in Syria
Date: 2016-03-12 08:34:26 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:4492685
US has signs that the several Syrian opposition groups are now willing to continue the deal of cessation of hostilities in Syria, as Washington desires to extend the deal too, the Department of State said. Department of State's spokesman John ....
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US calls for UNSC consultations on Iran's ballistic missiles
Date: 2016-03-12 08:03:23 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:3 - ID:4492485
US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power called on the UN Security Council (UNSC) to hold consultations on Monday on the growing threats after Iran's ballistic missiles launch. Describing such missiles as "provocative" and ....
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Pentagon: US airstrike on Syria targeted Daesh leader of Chechen origin
Date: 2016-03-09 08:25:36 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:4473341
A U.S. airstrike on March 4, near al Shaddadi city in Syria, targeted senior Daesh leader Tarkhan Tayumurazovich Batirashvili, also known as Abu Umar al-Shishani, and "Omar the Chechen.", Pentagon Spokesman Peter Cook said in a statement released ....
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Egypt on right path to development - EU
Date: 2016-03-09 08:23:12 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:1 - ID:4473325
M Egypt is on the right path to development as the government is adopting several encouraging and successful policies, especially in the energy sector, head of the European Union Delegation to Egypt James Moran said. Speaking before the ....
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Pakistan Taliban claim responsibility for NW Pakistan suicide attack
Date: 2016-03-07 11:39:29 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:10 - ID:4459993
A splinter group of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for a suicide attack that killed eight people and injured 14 others in the country's northwest Charsadda district on Monday morning, Shanghai Daily reported. "We have carried ....
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US conferred with Iran before Iraq invasion, Book Says
Date: 2016-03-07 07:44:36 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:4457685
Senior American officials held confidential talks with Iran about Iraq’s future in advance of the United States-led invasion to topple Saddam Hussein, and secured a promise that the Iranian military would not fire at United States warplanes that ....
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North Korea threatens nuclear attack as US, Seoul start drills
Date: 2016-03-07 07:27:11 GMT - south korea - International - SN:2 - ID:4457585
North Korea on Monday threatened to launch nuclear strikes at the United States and its military bases in Northeast Asia as the United States and South Korea began one of their annual large-scale joint military exercises, Yonhap news agency ....
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Ghani calls on Taliban to choose between war and peace
Date: 2016-03-06 09:53:51 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:7 - ID:4452173
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani called on Taliban militants group to choose between war and peace, insisting that the group is facing a major test to choose between the country, nation and militancy, Khaama Press reported. In his speech during ....
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Slovak PM says will try to form government as election winner
Date: 2016-03-06 09:21:34 GMT - Slovakia - International - SN:3 - ID:4451845
Slovakia's leftist Smer party will try to form a new government after Saturday's election in which it won the most votes but fell short of an overall majority, Smer leader and Prime Minister Robert Fico was quoted as saying by Today Online. Fico ....
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US National Guard may join cyber offense against Daesh: Ash Carter
Date: 2016-03-06 08:09:21 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:4451257
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the National Guard's cyber squadrons will play an increasingly important role in assessing the vulnerabilities of US industrial infrastructure and could be asked to join the fight against Daesh, NDTV reported on ....