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Europe, US significantly expand sanctions against Russian economy
Date: 2014-12-02 15:01:57 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:29 - ID:1457609
The U.S. and the European Union adopted sweeping economic sanctions against Russia on Tuesday to punish Moscow's unbending stance in the Ukraine conflict, The Wall Street Journal reported. The question for the West now is whether the move will ....
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Official : Iran, Six Powers "making" progress on nuclear negotiations
Date: 2014-12-02 12:45:54 GMT - Iran - International - SN:19 - ID:1456441
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said he believed that Iran and the world powers' nuclear negotiations were making progress and that there was no reason to have a negative view about the talks. He was speaking in a live program on state ....
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Russia signs deal on military and technical cooperation with Kazakhstan
Date: 2014-12-02 12:42:56 GMT - Russia - International - SN:18 - ID:1456401
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a law ratifying an agreement with Kazakhstan on military and technical cooperation. The document was published on the official web portal for legal information on Tuesday. The move follows lower house ....
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Herzog: I'm viable choice to replace Netanyahu
Date: 2014-12-02 12:17:47 GMT - Israel - International - SN:11 - ID:1456157
Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog declared Tuesday morning that he is "able to replace" Netanyahu as prime minister, and vowed to do his utmost to put together a viable coalition before the elections, Ynet reported. "I will do everything I ....
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Obama pledges to address 'simmering distrust' between police, minorities
Date: 2014-12-02 07:31:50 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:1453501
US President Barack Obama made a forceful pledge on Monday to use his last two years in office to address the "simmering distrust" between police and minority communities as he requested $263 million for the federal response to the civil rights ....
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Netanyahu warns of early election unless ministers stop 'undermining' him
Date: 2014-12-01 15:47:53 GMT - Israel - International - SN:62 - ID:1451049
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday threatened the government of an early election and called for coalition partners to stop publicly "undermining and attacking" him and state policies. In response to recent criticism of the premier ....
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Israeli government at junction -- Livni
Date: 2014-12-01 15:37:32 GMT - Israel - International - SN:61 - ID:1450981
Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni on Monday said the government is at a junction, Jerusalem Post reported "It must either end the extremism and fight terror and racism, end the belligerent talk and advance what we can agree on when it comes ....
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Iran: US troops presence in Afghanistan threat to Regional stability
Date: 2014-12-01 15:18:13 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:55 - ID:1450825
The government of Iran has once again opposed with the conclusion of the Bilateral Security Agreement between Kabul and Washington, claiming that the presence of American troops and military bases in Afghanistan would threaten the stability of the ....
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Secret British role in halting Daesh 'massacre' in Lebanon
Date: 2014-12-01 09:57:22 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:28 - ID:1447229
A British team has secretly saved a Christian town in Lebanon from advancing Isil forces by constructing a network of watchtowers, The Telegraph reported. The clandestine British squad worked at speed to coordinate the huge effort to build 12 ....
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Israel Air Force to get only 14 F-35 fighter jets, not 31 as planned
Date: 2014-12-01 08:54:43 GMT - Israel - International - SN:24 - ID:1446629
The Israeli ministerial committee on defense procurement on Sunday approved the purchase of just 14 new F-35 stealth fighter jets, instead of 31 as the Israel Air Force had wanted, Haaretz reported. Defense officials said the purchase was merely ....
