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  • Iran, US to resume new nuclear talks in Geneva

    Iran, US to resume new nuclear talks in Geneva

    Date: 2015-02-19 10:44:57 GMT - Iran - International - SN:14 - ID:1999209

    Iranian and US negotiators will resume a new round of talks on Tehran’s nuclear program in the coming days, Press TV said on Thursday. US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman and her team will travel to Geneva, ....

  • British min.: Russia 'danger' to Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia

    British min.: Russia 'danger' to Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia

    Date: 2015-02-19 10:43:46 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:13 - ID:1999193

    There is a "real and present danger" of Russia trying to destabilise the Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, the UK defence secretary says. Michael Fallon said he was worried about "pressure" from Russian President Vladimir Putin on ....

  • Ukrainian president calls for UN peacekeepers

    Ukrainian president calls for UN peacekeepers

    Date: 2015-02-19 07:52:48 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:7 - ID:1997593

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called for UN peacekeepers to be deployed to eastern Ukraine to enforce a ceasefire, according to the BBC. At an emergency security meeting, he said such a force would help guarantee security "in a ....

  • Obama meets with his new defense secretary

    Obama meets with his new defense secretary

    Date: 2015-02-19 07:41:34 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:1997493

    US President Barack Obama met with his newly-appointed Defense Secretary Ashton Carter for talks over violent extremism, the current situation in Ukraine and the conditions of the US army. Obama told reporters that the meeting tackled fighting ....

  • 29 Taliban insurgents killed in Afghanistan

    29 Taliban insurgents killed in Afghanistan

    Date: 2015-02-18 18:36:38 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:63 - ID:1995997

    At least 29 Taliban militants were killed Wednesday in operations implemented by Afghan National Security Operation in southern Helmand province. Hundreds of national security forces took part in the operations, the Afghan's Interior Ministry ....

  • Italy: 'Political solution' only way out for Libya

    Italy: 'Political solution' only way out for Libya

    Date: 2015-02-18 13:38:20 GMT - Italy - International - SN:32 - ID:1993613

    Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni asserted on Wednesday that the political solution is the only way out to resolve the Libyan crisis, warning that the North African country is slipping into chaos. He said his country has backed efforts of ....

  • Obama administration to allow sales of armed drones to allies

    Obama administration to allow sales of armed drones to allies

    Date: 2015-02-18 12:15:27 GMT - USA - International - SN:18 - ID:1992781

    The Obama administration will permit the widespread export of armed drones for the first time, a step toward providing allied nations with weapons that have become a cornerstone of U.S. counterterrorism strategy but whose remotely controlled power ....

  • Lahore police station blast casualties rise to 15

    Lahore police station blast casualties rise to 15

    Date: 2015-02-17 17:03:02 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:33 - ID:1984217

    At least eight people were killed and seven others injured when a suicide bomber tried to enter a police station in central Lahore on Tuesday, CNN reported quoting the Pakistani police. Jamaat ul Ahrar, a breakaway faction of the Pakistani ....

  • Iran, Saudi Arabia can help battle terrorism -- Iranian official

    Iran, Saudi Arabia can help battle terrorism -- Iranian official

    Date: 2015-02-17 15:20:28 GMT - Iran - International - SN:75 - ID:1986869

    An Iranian deputy foreign minister says the Islamic Republic and Saudi Arabia have the necessary potential to help curtail terrorism, Press TV reported on Tuesday. “We believe that Tehran and Riyadh have the necessary potential to help countries ....

  • UK police arrests man for encouraging terrorism

    UK police arrests man for encouraging terrorism

    Date: 2015-02-17 14:01:08 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:56 - ID:1986089

    A 29-year-old man from Stoke-on-Trent city of Staffordshire, England, has been arrested on suspicion of encouraging terrorism and supporting a proscribed organisation, police was quoted as saying on Tuesday by the BBC. The man was detained by ....

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