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Australia to prohibit secret service agents from torturing suspected terrorists
Date: 2014-09-22 10:47:59 GMT - Australia - International - SN:47 - ID:988373
The Australian government has bent to public pressure by proposing a specific prohibition on secret service officers torturing suspected terrorists, ABC News reported. The government had planned to indemnify Australian Security Intelligence ....
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Tony Blair on Islamic State: 'Don't rule out ground troops'
Date: 2014-09-22 09:11:47 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:20 - ID:986669
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has said that sending in combat troops to fight Islamic State militants on the ground should not be ruled out. Blair said in a BBC interview: "Unless you're prepared to fight these people on the ground, you may ....
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Fiji's military ruler sworn in as elected leader
Date: 2014-09-22 09:04:14 GMT - Fiji - International - SN:37 - ID:987493
Fiji's military ruler was sworn in as the South Pacific nation's elected leader Monday after results confirmed his big win in the first election since he led a coup eight years ago, the ABC News reported. Voreqe Bainimarama was sworn in as prime ....
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Zarif, Kerry meet in NY
Date: 2014-09-22 09:03:06 GMT - USA - International - SN:36 - ID:987473
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and US Secretary of State John Kerry have met here to discuss Tehran's nuclear energy program. The meeting between the two senior officials at a hotel on Sunday, came on the third day of the latest ....
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Don't ease up on Iran for help against IS: Netanyahu
Date: 2014-09-22 08:58:05 GMT - Israel - International - SN:34 - ID:987425
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned the West against easing sanctions on Iran to win its support in the fight against jihadists in Syria and Iraq, The Daily Star reported. As the Islamic republic and six world powers started a ....
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S. Korea moving to hold FM talks with Iran in New York
Date: 2014-09-22 08:56:19 GMT - south korea - International - SN:33 - ID:987401
South Korea's foreign minister is seeking to meet with his Iranian counterpart in New York this week with North Korea's nuclear weapons program likely to be on the agenda, Yonhap quoted government sources as saying Monday. Foreign Minister Yun ....
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Seoul seeking to extend peacekeeping missions in South Sudan, Lebanon
Date: 2014-09-22 08:51:06 GMT - south korea - International - SN:32 - ID:987345
South Korea is seeking to extend the deployment of its troops in South Sudan and Lebanon as part of its global peace keeping efforts, Yonhap said Monday. Currently, a 290-member South Korean contingent, named the "Hanbit" unit, is stationed in ....
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Thousands protest climate change in Paris
Date: 2014-09-22 07:58:55 GMT - France - International - SN:26 - ID:986873
Nearly 5,000 people protested in Paris on Sunday, ahead of Tuesday's United Nations hosted summit in New York to discuss reducing carbon emissions that threaten the environment, France 24 reported. Activists said the mobilization would act as a ....
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UK welcomes agreement to form Afghan unity gov't
Date: 2014-09-22 07:57:40 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:25 - ID:986845
The UK Government welcomed Sunday the signing of an agreement to form a national unity government in Afghanistan, Sky News reported. A UK government spokesman said in a statement his country welcomes the agreement between the two presidential ....
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Pope Francis arrives in Albania to promote religious harmony
Date: 2014-09-22 07:56:06 GMT - Albania - International - SN:24 - ID:986833
Pope Francis has begun his first official European visit, touching down in Albania on Sunday morning, Euronews reported. The pontiff was greeted by the Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama, when he touched down in Tirana for a one-day visit. The ....
