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  • US confirms support to Lebanon against Daesh

    US confirms support to Lebanon against Daesh

    Date: 2014-10-11 13:35:24 GMT - Lebanon - International - SN:37 - ID:1102289

    US Secretary of State John Kerry stressed on Saturday his country's support to Lebanon in its war against Daesh militants and protecting minorities in the region, the National News Agency reported. This came in a letter sent by Kerry to his ....

  • Kobane protests leave 38 dead

    Kobane protests leave 38 dead

    Date: 2014-10-11 11:53:55 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:34 - ID:1101461

    At least 38 people have been killed in clashes involving Kurdish protesters in Turkey, reports say. The protesters are pressing for Turkish action to counter attacks by Daesh militants on Kobane, a border town between Syria and Turkey. Riot ....

  • London mayor says security services monitoring 'thousands' of terror suspects

    London mayor says security services monitoring 'thousands' of terror suspects

    Date: 2014-10-11 10:58:11 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:31 - ID:1100977

    The mayor of London has disclosed that "thousands" of potential terror suspects are being monitored every day in the British capital, providing a broad glimpse of the threat of homegrown Islamic extremism against America's staunchest ally. Boris ....

  • Protests continue in Turkish cities

    Protests continue in Turkish cities

    Date: 2014-10-11 10:16:45 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:26 - ID:1100613

    Protests have continued in several Turkish cities, topped by Istanbul, Bitlis, Batman, Van and Gaziantep. Protesters are angry at attacks launched by Daesh against Syrian town of Kobane, a strategically located Kurdish enclave along the ....

  • 7 killed, 42 injured in anti-government protest in Pakistan

    7 killed, 42 injured in anti-government protest in Pakistan

    Date: 2014-10-11 07:11:48 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:13 - ID:1099445

    At least seven people have been killed and 42 others wounded in a stampede following a political rally by opposition politician Imran Khan in central Pakistan, Sky New reported. The deaths occurred in Multan city on Friday after the ....

  • Thousands take part in opposition rally in Armenia

    Thousands take part in opposition rally in Armenia

    Date: 2014-10-11 07:06:25 GMT - Armenia - International - SN:10 - ID:1099389

    About 12,000 people have rallied in the capital of Armenia to protest a constitutional change being proposed by the president, ABC News reported. Protesters and leaders of Armenia's three major opposition parties, which organized Friday's rally ....

  • Death toll from Turkey clashes rises to 35

    Death toll from Turkey clashes rises to 35

    Date: 2014-10-11 07:04:19 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:9 - ID:1099369

    The death toll from clashes between Turkish police and pro-Kurdish protesters across the country has risen to 35, Press TV reported. Speaking to reporters in the capital Ankara on Friday, Interior Minister Efkan Ala said 31 people were killed and ....

  • French FM slams Syrian regime for creating Daesh

    French FM slams Syrian regime for creating Daesh

    Date: 2014-10-10 16:31:20 GMT - France - International - SN:10 - ID:1097693

    French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has slammed the Syrian regime for creating the radical Daesh group. During a press conference with his Turkish counterpart following their meeting on Friday, Fabius said that Paris does not support the ....

  • Obama weighs options to close Guantanamo

    Obama weighs options to close Guantanamo

    Date: 2014-10-10 16:28:30 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:1097685

    The White House is drafting options that would allow President Barack Obama to close the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by overriding a congressional ban on bringing detainees to the US, The Wall Street Journal reported, quoting senior ....

  • EU's Ashton to visit Egypt Sunday

    EU's Ashton to visit Egypt Sunday

    Date: 2014-10-09 10:34:28 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:9 - ID:1089249

    EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton will visit Egypt on Sunday to partake in the international conference of the Gaza reconstruction. During the visit, Ashton will meet with senior Egyptian officials, including Foreign ....

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