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  • India's first Mars satellite 'Mangalyaan' enters orbit

    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 ....

  • Japan backs US in airstrikes against Daesh

    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 ....

  • Tony Blair calls for

    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 ....

  • Cameron: Daesh

    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 ....

  • Obama says everything that is necessary will be done to fight Daesh

    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 ....

  • US denies Syrian regime given prior notice of airstrikes

    US denies Syrian regime given prior notice of airstrikes

    Date: 2014-09-23 16:51:25 GMT - USA - International - SN:65 - ID:998901

    US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Tuesday no prior notification of attacks against Daesh targets on Syrian territory, was given to the Syrian government, Wall Street Journal reported. "We did not provide advance notification to the ....

  • Iran closely monitors US airstrikes on Syrian soil

    Iran closely monitors US airstrikes on Syrian soil

    Date: 2014-09-23 16:29:36 GMT - Iran - International - SN:61 - ID:998813

    Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian announced that Iran is monitoring the US air strikes on Daesh terrorists in Syria with much attention and sensitivity, and stressed that any military operations in Syria should be carried out ....

  • Moscow concerned over Israel’s downing Syrian warplane over Golan Heights — FM

    Moscow concerned over Israel’s downing Syrian warplane over Golan Heights — FM

    Date: 2014-09-23 16:23:10 GMT - Russia - International - SN:59 - ID:998777

    Moscow is deeply concerned over the downing of a Syrian air force plane by the Israeli air defence over the Golan Heights and calls on all countries of the region to show restraint, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. “In the morning on ....

  • UK PM backs US-led air strikes on Syria

    UK PM backs US-led air strikes on Syria

    Date: 2014-09-23 16:21:54 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:39 - ID:997645

    UK Prime Minister David Cameron has said he "supports" Barack Obama's decision to launch a bombing campaign on jihadists in Syria and is examining "what more" Britain can do in the fight against the terrorists. A Downing Street spokesman said: ....

  • Austria joins int'l coalition against terrorism -- FM

    Austria joins int'l coalition against terrorism -- FM

    Date: 2014-09-23 15:26:33 GMT - Austria - International - SN:51 - ID:998401

    Austria announced it has politically joined the international coalition against terrorism and terrorist organizations such as Daesh,said Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz. He said his country will focus on the humanitarian aspect of the ....

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