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Congress cancels vote on bill to impose restrictions on Iraqi, Syrian refugees
Date: 2015-12-16 13:28:24 GMT - USA - International - SN:10 - ID:3940157
The US Congress decided on Wednesday not to vote on a bill to impose instant restrictions on the entry of Syrian and Iraqi refugees to the United States. The Congress added that it may not make major reforms to the Visa Waiver Program in response ....
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Pentagon warns Daesh offshoot growing in Afghanistan, 'operationally active'
Date: 2015-12-16 07:42:30 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:3936509
The Pentagon delivered a warning Tuesday about the growth of the Daesh offshoot in Afghanistan, saying the branch has become “more operationally active” there by carving out territory and openly fighting the Taliban, Fox News reported. The ....
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Denmark Charges first Syria fighter over joining Daesh
Date: 2015-12-16 07:17:03 GMT - Denmark - International - SN:3 - ID:3936401
A Danish man who traveled to Syria in 2013 to join Daesh militant group was on Tuesday charged with breaching Denmark's anti-terrorism laws, in the country's first case of its kind, the BBC reported. Danish lawmakers meanwhile passed new ....
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Russia opens commercial representation office in UAE
Date: 2015-12-15 16:28:59 GMT - Russia - International - SN:12 - ID:3934161
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev decided on Tuesday to open a commercial representation office in Abu Dhabi, the UAE. The office will be established this year, a statement by issued the Russian government said. ....
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French FM praises Syria opposition conference in Riyadh
Date: 2015-12-15 15:28:09 GMT - France - International - SN:11 - ID:3933737
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius praised Tuesday the Syrian opposition conference in Riyadh that ran for three days started on December 10. In a statement, Fabius said ceasefire in Syria became a necessity in a credible transition state in ....
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Italy interior minister says 1.6 million Muslims in Italy should not be dubbed supporters of terrorism
Date: 2015-12-15 14:28:53 GMT - Italy - International - SN:10 - ID:3933181
Italian Interior Minister Angelino Alfano has said that it would be foolish to consider 1.6 million Muslims living in Italy as supporters of terrorism. This would be like driving them to sympathize with the terrorist Daesh group, Alfano said in ....
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lavrov, Kerry speak over phone ahead of visit
Date: 2015-12-14 18:44:19 GMT - Russia - International - SN:19 - ID:3927605
Russia's foreign ministry said on Monday that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov had agreed in a phone call on the preconditions necessary for another meeting of world powers on Syria. Kerry had ....
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Erdogan says nomalization with Israel possible
Date: 2015-12-14 18:17:43 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:18 - ID:3927481
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hinted at rapprochement with Israel, saying such rapprochement would be beneficial for the entire region. Erdogan, however, reminded of Turkey's three precondtions for a possible rapprochement with Israel, ....
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Russia rejects US claims on Moscow isolation
Date: 2015-12-14 17:04:31 GMT - Russia - International - SN:16 - ID:3926929
The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed astonishment at Washington's repeated claims that Moscow is internationally isolated. In a statement on Monday the Russian foreign Ministry described the claims as silly . Russia and the U.S. are ....
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Typhoon Melor strikes Philippines; damaging winds, serious flooding Expected
Date: 2015-12-14 08:11:49 GMT - Philippines - International - SN:3 - ID:3922125
Powerful Typhoon Nona arrived in the central Philippines Monday morning after undergoing a last-minute spurt of intensification, Sky news reported. The tropical cyclone, known by the name Melor internationally, is forecast to tear a swath from ....
