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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 ....
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Iran to expand ties with Afghanistan new government: official
Date: 2014-09-29 07:57:49 GMT - Iran - International - SN:9 - ID:1033185
Iran's Vice-President in Executive Affairs Mohammad Shariatmadari said Iran is ready for economic participation in Afghanistan, adding that Iran will expand ties with the new government of Afghanistan. According to the report of Presidential ....
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US House of Representatives speaker calls for ground war on Daesh
Date: 2014-09-29 07:54:49 GMT - USA - International - SN:8 - ID:1033149
The US Republican speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner on Sunday ramped up the political rhetoric over Syria and Iraq by saying American forces will need to be put on the ground in the battle against Daesh. Boehner criticised ....
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UK defense min.: 'Nothing token' about Britain's Iraq mission
Date: 2014-09-28 13:38:21 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:34 - ID:1029821
UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has rejected claims Britain's role in the fight Daesh is a "token" gesture, as he confirmed RAF Tornados are now flying daily over northern Iraq. He told Sky's Murnaghan programme on Sunday the United States ....
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Lavrov appreciates Egypt’s role in settling conflicts in MidEast, Northern Africa
Date: 2014-09-28 11:21:50 GMT - USA - International - SN:23 - ID:1028533
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov praised Egypt’s increasing role in the settlement of conflicts in the Middle East and Northern Africa, Itar Tass reported quoting the Russian Foreign Ministry. Lavrov met his Egyptian counterpart Sameh ....
