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Moscow denies increasing Syria military aid
Date: 2015-08-27 15:12:24 GMT - Russia - International - SN:2 - ID:3237605
Russia denied reports about increasing its military aid to the Syrian government. There is no information available about these allegations, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. ....
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Sisi visits Russia's National Center for Defense - ministry
Date: 2015-08-27 15:11:27 GMT - Russia - International - SN:1 - ID:3237589
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi visited the National Center for Defense upon an invitation from Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. Upon his arrival, Sisi was welcomed by the center's head Mikhail Mizintsev who reviewed him the ....
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Putin, Obama may meet on sidelines of UN General Assembly session — US diplomat
Date: 2015-08-26 14:04:30 GMT - USA - International - SN:15 - ID:3230581
The top US diplomat for Europe said on Wednesday the leaders of Russia and the United States could potentially meet at next month’s United Nations General Assembly session and other events planned on its sidelines in New York, according to Tass News ....
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Shas party rules out fall of Israeli government shortly
Date: 2015-08-26 12:17:51 GMT - Israel - International - SN:13 - ID:3229421
Israeli ultra-orthodox Shas party leader Aryeh Deri ruled out the fall of the Benjamin Netanyahu government soon although the government has no majority in parliament. Radio Israel quoted Deri as saying that member of the Israeli government are ....
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US State Department places Haqqani on global terrorist list
Date: 2015-08-26 10:46:52 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:8 - ID:3228473
The US Department of State added Abdul Aziz Haqqani (Aziz Haqqani) to its global terrorist list. In a press release on Wednesday, the US State Department said it has designated Aziz Haqqani as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under ....
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Obama apologises to Japan over US spying claims released by WikiLeaks
Date: 2015-08-26 10:45:01 GMT - USA - International - SN:7 - ID:3228429
US President Barack Obama has apologized to Tokyo after WikiLeaks claimed Washington had spied on Japanese politicians, ABC News quoted a government spokesman as saying. "President Obama said he was very sorry ... as the case caused a big debate ....
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2 NATO soldiers killed in attack in southern Afghanistan
Date: 2015-08-26 08:29:04 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:6 - ID:3227133
Two NATO service members were killed Wednesday in southern Afghanistan after coming under fire from men wearing the uniforms of Afghan security forces, ABC news network reported. NATO service members fired back, killing the attackers, the ....
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Taliban torch 5 civilian homes in Maidan Wardak’s Charkh District
Date: 2015-08-25 18:29:06 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:13 - ID:3225277
Taliban militants have torched five civilian homes in Charkh District of Maidan Wardak province, Khaama Press reported. Reports suggest that attack was carried out by dozens of Taliban insurgents Ala Sang area Monday. Men were not present at ....
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Norwegian foreign, defense ministers in Irbil
Date: 2015-08-24 08:18:22 GMT - Iraq - International - SN:4 - ID:3213245
Norwegian Foreign and Defense Ministers Borge Brende and Ine Eriksen Soreide, respectively, arrived in the Kurdish Iraqi city of Irbil on Monday for talks on boosting bilateral relations. They will meet with officials in Kurdistan region, ....
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Explosion at China chemical factory leaves one dead, nine injured
Date: 2015-08-23 08:45:16 GMT - China - International - SN:7 - ID:3206729
One person was killed and nine were injured in an explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China on Saturday, Chinese state media said Sunday. Fire engines rushed to Huantai in the eastern province of Shandong to put out after that was finally ....