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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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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Indyk: Israel to face UNSC resolution proposed not by Palestinians, but int'l community
Date: 2015-02-17 13:01:16 GMT - Israel - International - SN:45 - ID:1985485
Former US envoy to peace talks hints that US would be part of such a resolution that would “lay out and preserve the principles of a two-state solution in the future," the Jerusalem Post reported. Martin Indyk said he expects this initiative ....
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Afghan army begins anti-Taliban drive, kills 76 militants
Date: 2015-02-17 12:56:50 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:44 - ID:1985433
The Afghan army has launched an offensive in the southern Taliban heartland to try to weaken the insurgents before the start of the new "fighting season", Sky News Arabia reported. Police and troops began targeting militants on Monday in four ....
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Japan to extend $15.5 million in antiterrorism aid for Middeast
Date: 2015-02-17 11:49:09 GMT - Japan - International - SN:35 - ID:1984521
Japan unveiled a set of measures Tuesday to help tackle terrorism including financial aid of $15.5 million, or 1.83 billion yen, to build counterterrorism capacity in Africa and the Middle East where Islamic State and other terrorists are active, ....
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Islam urges justice, fairness toward non-Muslims: Ayatollah Khamenei
Date: 2015-02-17 09:59:40 GMT - Iran - International - SN:23 - ID:1983241
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Islam has ordered Muslims to treat the followers of other religions with “fairness and justice.” “What is seen in the world today is that powers and governments which claim to ....
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Italy FM expresses concern over Libya
Date: 2015-02-16 19:34:11 GMT - Italy - International - SN:65 - ID:1980301
Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni on Monday expressed concern over the recent developments in Libya. A statement issued by the Italian Foreign Ministry reported a meeting between Gentiloni and his Portuguese counterpart Roy Machete dealt ....
