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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 ....
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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 ....