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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 ....
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Moscow vows 'appropriate' response after fresh EU sanctions
Date: 2015-02-16 19:09:43 GMT - Russia - International - SN:60 - ID:1980177
New sanctions against Russia from the European Union will be met with an appropriate response, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted on its official website Monday, according to Sputnik news agency. "One thing is clear: such ....
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Kerry condoles with Shoukry for killing of Egyptian abductees in Libya
Date: 2015-02-16 09:14:49 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:1972657
US Secretary of State John Kerry telephoned his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry after Daesh aired a video showing the killing of 21 Egyptians who had been kidnapped by the terrorist group in Sirte, Libya. Kerry strongly condemned the heinous ....
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Panetta: U.S. needs to bolster ISIS strategy
Date: 2015-02-16 08:21:00 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:1973049
The United States needs to bolster its strategy in confronting ISIS if it is going to achieve its mission of degrading and destroying the terror group, former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told CNN on Sunday. The U.S. faces a "whole new chapter" ....
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White House summit against extremism starts Tuesday in Washington
Date: 2015-02-16 08:14:01 GMT - USA - International - SN:7 - ID:1972981
A Summit on Countering Violent Extremism starts in Washington Tuesday to discuss international and US efforts to halt the success of terrorist organizations. The three-day conference is meant to find a way to stop the recruitment of individuals ....
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Hammond condemns hostage beheadings
Date: 2015-02-16 08:05:25 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:5 - ID:1972853
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has denounced the slaughter of 21 kidnapped Egyptian Christians by Daesh. The men, who were taken hostage in Libya, are shown in a video wearing orange overalls. They are forced to the ground and then ....
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Iran condemns deadly attack in Pakistan’s Peshawar
Date: 2015-02-15 09:38:28 GMT - Iran - International - SN:8 - ID:1965597
Iran has condemned Friday’s explosions that rocked a Shia mosque packed with worshipers in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, Press TV reported. The Islamic Republic of Iran condemns terrorist attacks against defenseless people of any ....
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Iranian, Chinese FMs discuss Iran nuclear negotiations
Date: 2015-02-15 09:05:27 GMT - Iran - International - SN:11 - ID:1965661
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed fostering bilateral relations and the latest developments concerning Iran's nuclear negotiations with the Group of 5+1. The Chinese foreign minister met ....
