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  • 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 ....

  • Australia to prohibit secret service agents from torturing suspected terrorists

    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 ....

  • Tony Blair on Islamic State: 'Don't rule out ground troops'

    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 ....

  • Fiji's military ruler sworn in as elected leader

    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 ....

  • Zarif, Kerry meet in NY

    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 ....

  • Don't ease up on Iran for help against IS: Netanyahu

    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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