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Tens of thousands displaced by Boko Haram in Chad
Date: 2015-08-22 08:05:33 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:5 - ID:3201193
Around 40,000 people have fled their homes in Chad in the past two weeks following attacks by militant group Boko Haram, according to an aid agency, as the insurgency stokes an escalating humanitarian crisis in the region around Lake Chad, Voice of ....
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White House confirms key Daesh leader killed in US air strike in Iraq
Date: 2015-08-22 07:55:52 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:3201145
The second-in-command of Daesh terrorist group was killed during a US air strike in Iraq on Tuesday, the White House said. According to ABC News, Fadhil Ahmad al-Hayali, also known as Hajji Mutazz ... was killed in a US military air strike on ....
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Lavrov, Kerry could meet at sidelines of UN general assembly
Date: 2015-08-21 10:15:45 GMT - Russia - International - SN:5 - ID:3197285
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet with US Secretary of State John Kerry on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in September if their schedules allow for it, Sputnik reported ....
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Sri Lanka PM claims victory over ex-strongman in election
Date: 2015-08-18 11:24:24 GMT - Sri Lanka - International - SN:7 - ID:3179045
Sri Lanka's parliamentary election was too close to call Tuesday and final results were not out yet but the sitting prime minister has declared victory over the country's former strongman leader who was seeking a political come-back eight months ....
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Strike against draft of constitution cripples life in Nepal
Date: 2015-08-17 08:12:23 GMT - Nepal - International - SN:5 - ID:3171197
A general strike imposed by smaller political parties protesting a proposed new constitution that would split Nepal into six federal states crippled daily life across the Himalayan nation Monday, Sun Herald reported. Markets and schools remained ....
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British special forces back in Afghanistan
Date: 2015-08-16 13:58:25 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:10 - ID:3168161
British special forces are back at war in Afghanistan, fighting both the so-called Islamic State terrorists and the Taliban, according to Mirror. Just a year after David Cameron said the war was over, members of the SAS and SBS along with US ....
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3 Turkish soldiers, police officer killed in Kurdish attacks
Date: 2015-08-16 10:12:36 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:7 - ID:3166273
Three Turkish soldiers and a police officer were killed in separate incidents on Saturday, VOA News quoted security sources as saying on Sunday. This comes as violence roils the country's mainly Kurdish southeast in recent weeks following the end ....
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Pakistan: Ex-ISI chief Hamid Gul dies at 79
Date: 2015-08-16 08:49:59 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:4 - ID:3165713
A former chief of Pakistan's powerful military intelligence, Hamid Gul, has died at the age of 79, the BBC reported. General Gul led the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) from 1987 to 1989. One of the most outspoken military leaders of his ....
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Indian PM to embark on two-day UAE visit
Date: 2015-08-16 08:49:16 GMT - India - International - SN:3 - ID:3165709
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Abu Dhabi on Sunday on a two-day trip, packed with a string of engagements high on substance and symbolism, including talks with the leadership of world’s second largest Arab economy and an address ....
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123 insurgents killed, 76 wounded in Afghanistan- ministry
Date: 2015-08-15 11:25:31 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:9 - ID:3162297
Afghan Ministry of Defense said that 123 insurgents were killed, 76 wounded and 13 others arrested during military operations across the country in past 48 hours, the Khaama Press cited the ministry’s spokesman General Zahir Azimi as saying. In a ....
