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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....