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New Afghan President Ghani calls for Taliban peace talks
Date: 2014-09-29 15:30:55 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:59 - ID:1037701
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, a one-time US-based academic, was sworn in as president of Afghanistan on Monday, using his inaugural speech to call for Taliban insurgents to join peace talks after 13 years of war. "We ask opponents of the ....
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Tear gas and clashes at democracy protest in Hong Kong
Date: 2014-09-29 12:40:46 GMT - Hong Kong - International - SN:52 - ID:1036141
Hong Kong police have used tear gas to disperse thousands of pro-democracy protesters near the government complex, after a week of escalating tensions. Dozens of demonstrators were arrested, with hundreds vowing to stay put to continue the ....
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Human Rights Watch says Turkey suffering 'rights rollback' under Erdogan
Date: 2014-09-29 10:35:46 GMT - USA - International - SN:40 - ID:1034713
A human rights group is calling on Turkey to take steps to protect free speech, the right to peaceful protests and the rule of law. In a report released Monday, Human Rights Watch criticized government moves to control the media and the Internet ....
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New Afghan President Ghani proposes talks with Taliban
Date: 2014-09-29 10:33:01 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:39 - ID:1034685
Ashraf Ghani, a Western-educated technocrat, called for peace talks with Taliban-led insurgents after he was sworn in Monday as Afghanistan’s president in the first peaceful transition of power in more than four decades, ABC news ....
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South Korea to offer $1 million to Syrian refugees
Date: 2014-09-29 10:31:18 GMT - south korea - International - SN:38 - ID:1034637
South Korea's foreign ministry said Monday it plans to provide an additional US$1 million in humanitarian aid to help Syrian refugees amid escalating violence being waged by Daesh group, Yonhap reported. The humanitarian crisis has heightened in ....
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Japan to Close Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Plant
Date: 2014-09-29 09:27:19 GMT - Japan - International - SN:27 - ID:1033945
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency said Monday it plans to close its nuclear fuel reprocessing plant north of Tokyo because it is too expensive to upgrade the facility to satisfy stricter regulations made after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, ....
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Ashraf Ghani sworn in as new Afghan president
Date: 2014-09-29 08:26:24 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:24 - ID:1033465
Ashraf Ghani has been sworn in as Afghanistan's president in a ceremony at the presidential palace in Kabul, the BBC reported Monday. It comes after six months of deadlock amid a bitter dispute over electoral fraud and a recount of ....
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Iran, Russia FMs say nuclear talks must continue
Date: 2014-09-29 08:13:19 GMT - Iran - International - SN:18 - ID:1033353
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in New York to discuss the progress of Tehran’s nuclear talks with the P5+1 group, Press TV reported. During the meeting, which took place on the ....
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Iran builds new surface-to-surface cruise missile
Date: 2014-09-29 08:08:54 GMT - Iran - International - SN:15 - ID:1033289
Iran has built a new surface-to-surface cruise missile capable of being launched from an airplane, Fox News reported on Sunday. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of the airspace department of the elite Revolutionary Guard, as saying that the missile has ....
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UN's Ban Ki-Moon receives letter from N. Korea's Kim Jong-un
Date: 2014-09-29 08:07:45 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:14 - ID:1033269
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has received a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Ban's office said without disclosing details on what it contained. The letter was delivered on Saturday through North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri ....
