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Kunduz MSF clinic workers killed
Date: 2015-10-03 08:08:19 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:2 - ID:3458137
A clinic run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has been bombarded in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, killing three MSF aid workers, the BBC News reported. The medical charity says 30 people were also unaccounted for. There is no word on the ....
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Putin wins parliamentary approval to deploy Russian forces abroad
Date: 2015-09-30 10:31:05 GMT - Russia - International - SN:7 - ID:3441681
Russia's upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, has approved a request by President Vladimir Putin to authorize the the use of military force abroad, CNBC reported Wednesday. The Kremlin did not say which country the decision would ....
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Obama’s call at U.N. to fight ISIS with ideas is largely seen as futile
Date: 2015-09-30 08:14:43 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:3440585
US President Barack Obama has called upon a conclave of world leaders on Tuesday to fight violent extremism not just with weapons but with ideas, jobs and good governance, a strategy he has long advocated. There are few signs that it is succeeding, ....
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Pentagon to open communication channel with Russia over Syria
Date: 2015-09-30 08:11:12 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:3440533
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has ordered his staff to set up a communication channel with Moscow to coordinate military operations by the US and Russia in Syria. The order was issued on Tuesday a day after US President Barack Obama met with ....
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Putin and Obama have profound differences on Syria
Date: 2015-09-29 10:57:02 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:3434517
Speaking at the United Nations on Monday, President Barack Obama and President Vladimir Putin of Russia affirmed the need for international cooperation. But those sentiments are undermined by profound differences on the nature of the Syrian crisis — ....
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Austria emphasizes the need for Bashar al-Assad in talks on settling Syria crisis
Date: 2015-09-29 08:18:57 GMT - Austria - International - SN:5 - ID:3433205
Austrian President Heinz Fischer and Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz agreed on the necessity of involving Syrian President Bashar A Assad in any talks to settle the Syrian dispute. The remarks were made during the participation of the two top ....
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David Cameron to meet Iranian president over Syria conflict
Date: 2015-09-28 12:53:09 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:9 - ID:3428497
British Prime Minister David Cameron will hold face-to-face talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani as part of a bid to revive the Syrian peace process, the BBC reported. The pair will meet on Tuesday in New York, where they are both ....
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Putin: 'We support the legitimate government of Syria'
Date: 2015-09-28 09:58:26 GMT - USA - International - SN:7 - ID:3427057
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Syrian President Bashar al Assad needed to remain as head of the Syrian government . In an interview with Charlie Rose on "60 Minutes" on CBS, Putin said that Assad needed to remain as head of Syria's ....
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Kerry, Lavrov discuss Russian military involvement in Syria
Date: 2015-09-28 08:18:34 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:3426221
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held "constructive" talks on Sunday night on the sidelines of the 70th UNGA session in New York. A senior US official said the two discussed the repercussions of Russia's ....
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Kerry, Lavrov meet in NY
Date: 2015-09-27 18:41:08 GMT - USA - International - SN:11 - ID:3424317
US Secretary of State John Kerry met on Sunday with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on the fringe of the 70th session of the UN General Assembly, currently held in New York. They stressed the importance of coordinating efforts to fight ....
