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88 militants, 11 troops killed in Afghanistan - ministry
Date: 2015-03-30 13:03:19 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:38 - ID:2276557
Afghan Defense Ministry on Monday said at least 88 militants and 11 troops were killed during Afghan army operations in six out of country's 34 provinces whiten recent few days. The ministry said, in a statement, that the 11 soldiers were killed ....
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8 dead, 10 injured after van crashes into Florida Canal
Date: 2015-03-30 12:55:11 GMT - USA - International - SN:35 - ID:2276453
At least eight people died and 10 others were injured after the van they were riding in crashed into a Florida canal, ABC News reported. The accident occurred at State Road 78 and US Highway 27 in Moore Haven, Glades County, in the southern part ....
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Italian ministerial meeting probes latest Libyan developments
Date: 2015-03-30 12:14:12 GMT - Italy - International - SN:32 - ID:2276001
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi decided to hold a ministerial meeting here on Friday to discuss the latest developments in Libya and means of fighting terrorism. The get-together comes in the framework of the periodical meetings held by ....
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Russia reiterates necessity of immediate halt to fighting in Yemen
Date: 2015-03-30 11:45:54 GMT - Russia - International - SN:30 - ID:2275689
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday said Russia's Presidential Envoy for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov has met with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nuhayyan on the fringe of the 26th Arab Summit, which wrapped up in Sharm ....
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Chile floods death toll rises to 14
Date: 2015-03-30 11:39:44 GMT - Chile - International - SN:26 - ID:2275629
Officials in Chile said 14 people were killed and 20 were still missing after flash floods devastated the Atacama region in the north of the country last week, the BBC reported. The rains, which started on Tuesday, were the worst in 80 years to ....
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Clinton wants to improve ties with Israel
Date: 2015-03-30 10:26:20 GMT - USA - International - SN:15 - ID:2274765
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told a representative of a group of prominent Jewish leaders on Sunday that she wanted to put the relationship between the United States and Israel back on “constructive footing,” the representative ....
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China to evacuate nationals from unrest-hit Yemen
Date: 2015-03-30 09:33:02 GMT - China - International - SN:12 - ID:2274277
China is evacuating its citizens from Yemen amid growing violence and security deterioration in the Middle Eastern country. Some 122 Chinese will be transferred to Djibouti in preparation for sending them home, Chinese Foreign Ministry ....
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Lavrov, Kerry discuss Ukraine, Yemen, Syria on sidelines of Iran talks
Date: 2015-03-30 08:23:09 GMT - Russia - International - SN:6 - ID:2273677
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry talked about the situation in Ukraine, as well as Yemen and Syria on the sidelines of the negotiations on the Iran nuclear issue in Lausanne, RIA Novosti reported. Kerry ....
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Biden praises Abadi’s leadership for Tikrit operations against Daesh
Date: 2015-03-29 11:06:09 GMT - Iraq - International - SN:25 - ID:2268009
US Vice President Joseph Biden discussed in a phone call with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi the military operations taking place in Anbar and Saladin governorates, Iraqi local media reported on Sunday. "Vice President Joe Biden spoke ....
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Russia to help Palestine become independent state – Putin
Date: 2015-03-29 10:05:18 GMT - Russia - International - SN:20 - ID:2267309
Russia will help Palestine in achieving its goal of becoming an independent state with the capital in East Jerusalem, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday in a message to the Arab League summit participants, Sputnik International ....