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Iran condemns US double standard policy towards terrorism, extremism
Date: 2014-09-24 08:27:57 GMT - Iran - International - SN:31 - ID:1001845
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham urged Washington to avoid adopting dual-track approaches to terrorism in different countries, particularly towards the ISIL terrorist group in Iraq and Syria. Afkham warned against the ....
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Air France-Transavia: Confusion over expansion plans
Date: 2014-09-24 08:24:51 GMT - France - International - SN:29 - ID:1001813
Air France has denied that plans to expand its Transavia low-cost airline have been dropped following a 10-day strike by its pilots, the BBC reported Wednesday. The country's transport secretary, Alain Vidalies, had told RMC radio that "the ....
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UN must play impartial role in Syria: Iran FM
Date: 2014-09-24 08:22:30 GMT - USA - International - SN:27 - ID:1001769
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the United Nations should play an active and impartial role in Syria and help the country reach national consensus, Press TV reported Wednesday. In a meeting with new UN Special envoy to Syria ....
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Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiysk to house subs carrying long-range cruise missiles
Date: 2014-09-24 08:14:38 GMT - Russia - International - SN:25 - ID:1001657
Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk will accommodate submarines carrying missiles with a range of more than 1,500 kilometres, Itar Tass quoted Black Sea Fleet commander Aleksandr Vitko as saying Wednesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin ....
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Lavrov, Kerry to meet for bilateral talks in New York on Wednesday
Date: 2014-09-24 07:39:03 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:24 - ID:1001393
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry will hold talks in New York within the framework of the UN General Assembly session on September 24, a source from the Russian delegation told RIA Novosti. "A bilateral ....
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India's first Mars satellite 'Mangalyaan' enters orbit
Date: 2014-09-24 07:23:56 GMT - India - International - SN:20 - ID:1001285
India has successfully put a satellite into orbit around Mars, becoming the fourth country to do so, the BBC reported. The Mangalyaan robotic probe, one of the cheapest interplanetary missions ever, will soon begin work studying the Red Planet's ....
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Japan backs US in airstrikes against Daesh
Date: 2014-09-24 07:19:06 GMT - Japan - International - SN:19 - ID:1001261
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, in statements after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in New York, expressed Japan's backing for U.S. airstrikes on Daesh militants. Japan fully understands that the US intervention aims at ....
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Tony Blair calls for "global response" to Daesh problem
Date: 2014-09-24 07:12:28 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:14 - ID:1001201
Tony Blair has told Sky News that Daesh is a "global problem" that needs a "global response". The former UK prime minister said defeating the forces of Daesh will need a "global response". "I think President Obama is doing absolutely the right ....
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Cameron: Daesh "Want to Kill Us"
Date: 2014-09-24 07:11:24 GMT - USA - International - SN:13 - ID:1001197
British Prime Minister David Cameron said that he is certain the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is plotting attacks in Europe. In statements to NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams late Tuesday, Cameron said "These people want to ....
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Obama says everything that is necessary will be done to fight Daesh
Date: 2014-09-23 16:53:17 GMT - USA - International - SN:66 - ID:998913
US President Barack Obama made his first statement on Tuesday following airstrikes for the first time against Daesh in Syria. Speaking to reporters, Obama said that the partnership of Arab allies “makes it clear to the world that this is not ....