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IMF says Greece needs debt relief as further bailout agreed
Date: 2015-08-15 10:52:42 GMT - USA - International - SN:8 - ID:3161977
International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde released a statement calling for some form of debt relief for Greece, following the eurozone announcement, Deutsche Welle reported Saturday. Several of Greece's creditors oppose such a ....
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Iran committed not to meddle in Lebanon's internal affairs - FM
Date: 2015-08-12 14:57:06 GMT - Lebanon - International - SN:11 - ID:3147813
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif informed Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri that Iran is committed not to meddle in Lebanon's internal affairs. During his meeting Wednesday with a number of Lebanese parliamentarians, Berri ....
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Afghan official says corpses of 4 kidnapped men found
Date: 2015-08-12 09:37:30 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:6 - ID:3144909
Afghan authorities recovered the corpses of four men kidnapped in eastern Afghanistan last week, officials said Wednesday, while at least eight others have been newly abducted, ABC News reported. The four corpses, found in Nawur district near the ....
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5 PKK elements killed in clashes with Turkish police
Date: 2015-08-12 09:35:15 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:5 - ID:3144893
At least five separatists of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have been killed in clashes with Turkish police on the Iğdır-Doğubeyazıt highway in eastern Turkey. PKK militants, meanwhile, hurled hand grenades at troops guarding a police station ....
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Rocket attack foiled on Kabul city
Date: 2015-08-10 10:21:10 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:7 - ID:3132737
The Afghan national security forces thwarted a plot by the militant groups to fire a rocket on Kabul city, Khaama Press quoted Kabul police as saying Monday. The BM-1 rocket was discovered by the security forces from Qalacha area where the ....
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US Consulate in Istanbul attacked
Date: 2015-08-10 08:18:21 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:4 - ID:3131825
Turkish police detained a woman suspected of participating in an attack on a US consulate building in Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday, local news channel NTV reported. The shooting took place in the northernmost district of Istanbul, Sariyer, ....
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Operation to free hostages in Mali hotel siege ends
Date: 2015-08-08 08:41:28 GMT - Mali - International - SN:5 - ID:3121377
The operation to free hostages in a hotel in the central town of Sevare in Mali has ended, according to the BBC. A number of attackers had stormed Byblos Hotel, frequented by foreign visitors and troops, at around 7am on Friday, according to the ....
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Panama Canal to limit ship size due to drought
Date: 2015-08-08 08:39:12 GMT - Panama - International - SN:3 - ID:3121349
The Panama Canal Authority says it will temporarily cut the size of ships allowed through because of drought caused by El Nino, the BBC reported on Saturday. From 8 September, the maximum draft of ships will be cut to 39ft (11.89m), which may ....
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12 Afghan soldiers martyred, 115 militants killed in past two days
Date: 2015-08-08 08:38:30 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:2 - ID:3121341
Twelve soldiers from Afghan National Army have embraced martyrdom and 115 militants killed in two days of military operations across the country, Khaama Press reported on Saturday quoting the Ministry of Defense. A twitter post by General Zahir ....
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Kremlin denies media report of meeting between Putin, Iranian general
Date: 2015-08-07 21:04:11 GMT - Russia - International - SN:6 - ID:3120205
The Kremlin denied on Friday a US media report that claimed Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani, an Iranian military chief who is on a UN blacklist, during an alleged visit to Moscow in July, in violation ....
