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UN: 2015 worst on record for civilian casualties in Afghanistan
Date: 2016-02-14 08:50:25 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:4 - ID:4309885
Afghanistan's war is killing and maiming record numbers of civilians, according to a new report released by the UN which shows casualty figures surging following the withdrawal of Nato-led combat forces, the Telegraph reported. In 2015, the UN ....
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UK needs Trident to play 'outsized' role in world affairs, says US defence secretary
Date: 2016-02-14 08:08:54 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:4309649
Britain must keep its Trident nuclear deterrent to maintain its “outsized” role in the world, the US defence secretary, Ash Carter, has said. Carter said the nuclear-armed submarines were an “important part of the deterrent structure of ....
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'No time to lose' to install Libya unity government: French FM
Date: 2016-02-14 08:07:29 GMT - France - International - SN:2 - ID:4309645
There is "no time to lose" to put in place a unity government in Libya, where Daesh is rapidly expanding its presence, France 24 quoted the new French foreign minister as saying on Saturday. "There is no time to lose for the national unity ....
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Confusion reigns over Syria cease-fire deal
Date: 2016-02-13 08:10:26 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:4304185
A deal announced by global powers to work toward a cease-fire in Syria was met with skepticism and defiance by the warring sides as well as confusion over what areas it would cover and how quickly aid would be delivered in the meantime, The Wall ....
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France to attend EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting on Libya, Syria Monday
Date: 2016-02-13 08:08:39 GMT - France - International - SN:4 - ID:4304173
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault will attend on Monday meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels to tackle the situation in Libya and Syria. During the meeting, participants will tackle the conditions in Libya prior to the ....
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Lavrov: US-led coalition not to allow Turkey to invade Syria
Date: 2016-02-10 11:41:54 GMT - Russia - International - SN:10 - ID:4287317
Moscow assumes the US-led coalition will not allow Turkey to conduct a full-scale invasion into Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. "I don’t think the coalition that is headed by the Americans and in which Turkey is included would ....
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S. Korea, U.S., Japan hold video conference to discuss NK threat
Date: 2016-02-10 08:21:28 GMT - south korea - International - SN:5 - ID:4285557
Senior defense officials of South Korea, the United States and Japan held a video conference Tuesday to share information on North Korea's recent long-range rocket launch and discuss measures to counter the rising threat, Yonhap News Agency quoted a ....
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2 persons killed in crash of Indonesian Air Force plane
Date: 2016-02-10 08:01:55 GMT - Indonesia - International - SN:3 - ID:4285449
An Indonesian air force plane crashed into a house Wednesday on the country's main island of Java, killing both people on board and critically injuring a woman in the home,ABC news reported quoting official as saying. The plane was on a routine ....
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Six children among 12 dead in tanker collision near Nankana Sahib
Date: 2016-02-10 07:59:00 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:2 - ID:4285425
At least 12 people including six children died when a car collided with a tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas near Nankana Sahib on Wednesday, the Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported, quoting rescue officials. The accident took place as the car ....
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China worried over US-Korea plans to deploy THAAD system
Date: 2016-02-08 07:50:34 GMT - China - International - SN:5 - ID:4270893
China asked both the US and South Korea not to "impair" its security interests after they decided to launch talks on the deployment of an advanced American missile defense system on South Korean soil, hours after North Korea's provocative long-range ....
