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Iran’s red line for terrorist groups lies 40 km inside Iraqi soil
Date: 2015-01-06 14:24:36 GMT - Iran - International - SN:29 - ID:1686537
Commander of Armys Ground Force Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan said on Tuesday that Iran has drawn red line for terrorist groups 40 km inside the Iraqi territory, IRNA news agency reported. The commander said, “When members of the ....
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Chechen president confirms readiness to fight in Donbas if Putin orders
Date: 2015-01-05 15:09:08 GMT - Russia - International - SN:34 - ID:1679405
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov said he would fulfill any order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief and if need be, is ready to travel to Donbas, Interfax reported. "I never make populist declarations. I repeat once again that if it is necessary ....
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Japan's Abe to express remorse in 70th war-end anniversary statement
Date: 2015-01-05 15:08:07 GMT - Japan - International - SN:33 - ID:1679389
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday said he would express remorse for his country's actions in World War II in his statement marking the 70th anniversary of the war’s end in August, KYODO reported. "I would like to write of Japan's ....
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Rouhani threatens to hold referendum
Date: 2015-01-05 12:32:16 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:26 - ID:1677757
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has threatened to hold an unprecedented referendum in Iran as he warned hardline opponents of a nuclear deal with the west that the country must end its international isolation. The Iranian leader said he was ....
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Coastguard suspends Cemfjord crew search in Pentland Firth
Date: 2015-01-05 11:05:35 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:22 - ID:1676933
The search for the missing crew of the cargo ship Cemfjord in the Pentland Firth has been suspended, the BBC reported. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said that by last light on Sunday nothing had been found. The bulk carrier had a ....
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Afghanistan president suggests US 're-examine' troop withdrawal timetable
Date: 2015-01-05 08:16:39 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:4 - ID:1675329
Afghanistan's president has suggested that the US "re-examine" its plan to withdraw all of the American-led coalition troops from the country by the end of 2016, Sky news reported. "Deadlines concentrate the mind. But deadlines should not be ....
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Daesh hostage John Cantlie releases new propaganda video
Date: 2015-01-04 16:24:40 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:39 - ID:1672957
John Cantlie, the British journalist held by Daesh, has produced another propaganda video. Intended to show that life is carrying on as normal in the Jihadist controlled city of Mosul, it is produced in the the style of a television travelogue ....
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Boko Haram seizes army base in Nigeria town of Baga
Date: 2015-01-04 16:19:55 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:37 - ID:1672945
The militant group Boko Haram has seized a town and key multinational military base in north-eastern Nigeria, BBC quoted officials and eyewitnesses as saying Sunday. A senator in Borno state said troops had abandoned the base in the town of Baga ....
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Search teams find more bodies of Air Asia flight
Date: 2015-01-04 12:55:17 GMT - Indonesia - International - SN:21 - ID:1670561
Search teams have recovered four more bodies from the Java Sea as the hunt to find the main wreckage of AirAsia flight QZ8501 enters a second week, according to the BBC. Search and rescue chief Bambang Soelistyo said 34 bodies have now been ....
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US warns about threat against banks, hotels in Indonesia
Date: 2015-01-04 12:15:12 GMT - Indonesia - International - SN:31 - ID:1671073
The US Embassy in Jakarta has issued a warning to Americans about a potential threat against US associated banks and hotels in Indonesia's second-largest city, Surabaya, ABC News reported. An embassy spokesperson said Sunday there was nothing ....
