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Obama ready to authorize airstrikes on Daesh in Syria
Date: 2014-09-10 13:52:53 GMT - USA - International - SN:55 - ID:915870
US President Barack Obama is prepared to authorize airstrikes in Syria, a senior administration official said on Tuesday, taking the military campaign against the Sunni militant group, the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, into new and ....
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McCain demands US military strikes against Daesh
Date: 2014-09-10 12:13:13 GMT - Italy - International - SN:49 - ID:915634
US Republican Senator John McCain has called for President Obama to bomb Syria as part of the military response against the al-Qaeda off-shoot in Iraq and Syria (Daesh). “You need to have airstrikes in Syria and Iraq, not just Iraq...you need to ....
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Pakistan Lahore mosque collapse death toll rises to 24
Date: 2014-09-10 08:59:12 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:33 - ID:915114
Pakistani rescue workers and residents search for worshippers in the rubble of a collapsed mosque in Lahore on September 9, 2014, the BBC reported Wednesday. Emergency teams in the Pakistani city of Lahore say they have now recovered 24 bodies ....
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Obama meets with lawmakers on Daesh plan
Date: 2014-09-10 08:35:52 GMT - USA - International - SN:31 - ID:915056
President Barack Obama told congressional leaders Tuesday he has the authority he needs to launch a broader military campaign to root out violent extremists in Iraq and Syria. The White House said the president told lawmakers he still would ....
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Iran, South Africa to cooperate in fight against extremism, terrorism
Date: 2014-09-10 08:03:34 GMT - Iran - International - SN:24 - ID:914978
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs and South African deputy international relations and cooperation minister in a meeting on Wednesday stressed anti-extremism and anti-terrorism cooperation, IRNA reported. Hossein ....
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23 dead, 32 injured in Haiti bus accident
Date: 2014-09-10 07:23:41 GMT - Haiti - International - SN:23 - ID:914886
Authorities in Haiti say 23 people died and 32 were injured in a bus accident west of the capital of Port-au-Prince, ABC news reported. Nadia Lochard with the Civil Protection Agency said the bus went down a ravine after the driver apparently ....
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UNSC holds session on foreign fighters joining Deash on Sept 24
Date: 2014-09-10 06:34:07 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:6 - ID:914798
The UN Security Council will hold a session on September 24 on the phenomenon of foreign fighters joining Daesh, US Permanent Representative to the United Nations Samantha Power has said. US President Barack Obama will head the session, Power ....
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Cameron and Miliband to skip PMQs and head to Scotland
Date: 2014-09-10 06:29:07 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:4 - ID:914790
David Cameron and Ed Miliband will skip their weekly Prime Minister's Questions clash to travel to Scotland, the BBC reported. Both leaders, and Lib Dem's Nick Clegg will head north to to tell the Scottish people: "We want you to stay." In a ....
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Livni: Settlements harm future generations of Israelis
Date: 2014-09-09 17:57:58 GMT - Israel - International - SN:66 - ID:914414
Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni said Tuesday that settlements did not bring security to Israel but rather caused harm to future generations of Israelis. Speaking in an interview with Israel Radio, Livni stated that a diplomatic agreement ....
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Chinese official urges US, China to control military disputes
Date: 2014-09-09 16:51:16 GMT - China - International - SN:59 - ID:914340
A senior Chinese military official on Tuesday urged the United States and China to control their disputes properly, People's Daily Online reported. Fan Changlong, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, told visiting U.S. Security ....