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  • Russia: Airstrikes must be agreed on with Syria or will fuel tension

    Russia: Airstrikes must be agreed on with Syria or will fuel tension

    Date: 2014-09-23 11:48:48 GMT - Russia - International - SN:18 - ID:996525

    The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday any airstrikes against Daesh militants' positions on Syrian territory must be agreed on with Damascus and otherwise will fuel tension in the region. "Any such action can be carried out only in ....

  • Zarif, Hammond discuss Tehran-London ties

    Zarif, Hammond discuss Tehran-London ties

    Date: 2014-09-23 11:16:33 GMT - USA - International - SN:12 - ID:996189

    Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond have met here the two countries officially resumed direct diplomatic relations in February. Iranian-British diplomatic ties were suspended in 2011. They ....

  • Iran: No agreement on number of centrifuges, cascades disconnection

    Iran: No agreement on number of centrifuges, cascades disconnection

    Date: 2014-09-23 11:05:18 GMT - Iran - International - SN:10 - ID:996045

    Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham said that Iran and the six major world powers are studying each other's new plans in a bid to narrow down differences, but no agreement has been reached yet, FARS news agency reported. In ....

  • Japan PM postpones visit by Putin over US pressure

    Japan PM postpones visit by Putin over US pressure

    Date: 2014-09-23 09:14:13 GMT - Russia - International - SN:5 - ID:994825

    Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has dropped plans to host Russian president Vladimir Putin. The two countries had agreed on the Russian leader's visit "this autumn" but Washington had asked Tokyo to postpone it, Japanese government sources ....

  • Kremlin denies discussing plans to cut Russia off Internet

    Kremlin denies discussing plans to cut Russia off Internet

    Date: 2014-09-22 16:55:58 GMT - Russia - International - SN:80 - ID:991433

    Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia’s Security Council that convened on Monday did not discuss the issue of isolating the Russian segment of the Internet from the global network, Itar-Tass reported Sunday. Peskov said that the ....

  • Germany to organize conference on refugee crisis

    Germany to organize conference on refugee crisis

    Date: 2014-09-22 16:46:41 GMT - Germany - International - SN:76 - ID:991357

    Germany's Foreign Ministry has said it is organizing an international conference on the refugee crisis resulting from the conflicts in Syria and Iraq, ABC News reported. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Sawsan Chebli said Monday that Germany was ....

  • 13 Afghan soldiers missing following Taliban attack in Herat

    13 Afghan soldiers missing following Taliban attack in Herat

    Date: 2014-09-22 15:45:16 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:74 - ID:990941

    At least 2 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were martyred and 13 others are missing following an attack by Taliban militants in Herat province. According to local security officials, Taliban militants launched an attack on a security check ....

  • Putin to attend G20 Summit in Australia

    Putin to attend G20 Summit in Australia

    Date: 2014-09-22 13:49:29 GMT - Russia - International - SN:66 - ID:990181

    President Vladimir Putin plans to attend a Group of 20 summit in the Australian city of Brisbane despite calls for the hosts to prevent him attending because of Russia's role in the Ukraine crisis. "The president is continuing to prepare for the ....

  • Russia to raise fees for Ukrainian goods 10 days after EU AA starts being implemented

    Russia to raise fees for Ukrainian goods 10 days after EU AA starts being implemented

    Date: 2014-09-22 13:48:28 GMT - Russia - International - SN:65 - ID:990177

    Russia will raise customs duties for goods coming from Ukraine within 10 days after the start of implementation of the association agreement with the European Union, according to a decree by the Russian government. In particular, this measure ....

  • 17 militants killed in Uruzgan, Helmand and Paktika provinces

    17 militants killed in Uruzgan, Helmand and Paktika provinces

    Date: 2014-09-22 10:50:30 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:48 - ID:988405

    At least 17 militants of Taliban were killed in military operations conducted by the Afghan National Army over the past 24 hours. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a statement that the operations were conducted in central Uruzgan, southern ....

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