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Lavrov: Difficult to fight terror in Syria and at same time call on Assad to leave
Date: 2014-09-09 11:41:56 GMT - Russia - International - SN:16 - ID:913691
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday the west cannot confront terrorism in Syria and cannot at the same time ask President Bashar Al Assad to leave. After talks with Mali's Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop, Lavrov said NATO ....
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Hagel tests Turkish willingness for bigger role in Daesh fight
Date: 2014-09-09 11:30:30 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:14 - ID:913668
Turkey is seeking specific roles in a US-led coalition to battle Daesh militants, the Today's Zaman daily quoted US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel as saying after talks with Turkish leaders said. "Today's meetings were a reaffirmation, clearly, of ....
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Rebels 'free 1,200 captives': Poroshenko
Date: 2014-09-08 17:12:12 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:65 - ID:912587
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine have released 1,200 prisoners, the BBC reported Monday. The releases followed Friday's ceasefire deal, he said, which included an exchange of prisoners. He was ....
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London Luton airport evacuated after suspicious item found
Date: 2014-09-08 15:32:17 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:59 - ID:912456
London Luton airport has been evacuated following a security alert, disrupting air travel for thousands of passengers, the Guardian reported on Monday. A spokeswoman for the airport said "London Luton airport has evacuated the terminal building ....
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Obama calls on Afghan candidates to complete power-sharing deal soon
Date: 2014-09-08 14:03:06 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:58 - ID:912276
The US President Barack Obama has told presidential candidates Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai to complete a power-sharing deal as soon as possible so the country can form a new government. “The President spoke with Afghan ....
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'Qatar, Turkey must be punished for supporting terrorism' - Shimon Peres
Date: 2014-09-08 14:02:26 GMT - Israel - International - SN:57 - ID:912275
Former Israeli president Shimon Peres called for "using tough economic sanctions against Qatar and Turkey to punish them for financing terrorism". During his speech for the 14th annual International Conference of the Institute for ....
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Obama: Ebola ‘could be a serious danger’ if US doesn’t act
Date: 2014-09-08 11:53:47 GMT - USA - International - SN:47 - ID:912011
President Barack Obama said the United States must lead the international community in containing the spread of Ebola in Africa, warning there could be a long-term threat to the homeland if the country doesn’t act. “Americans shouldn’t be ....
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Duchess of Cambridge is pregnant with her second child
Date: 2014-09-08 11:51:44 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:46 - ID:912003
The Duchess of Cambridge is pregnant again, Kensington Palace announced this morning. Kate, 32, whose son, Prince George is just a year old, is expecting her second baby with husband Prince William next year. In a statement the palace said: ....
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Senator urges action against Daesh to prevent another 9/11-scale attack
Date: 2014-09-08 11:45:50 GMT - USA - International - SN:44 - ID:911979
The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has said that Daesh must be defeated before it becomes organized enough to launch a 9/11-scale attack on the US, according to The Washington Times. As the country approaches the 13th ....
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New UN Human Rights chief urges world to protect civilians in Iraq, Syria
Date: 2014-09-08 11:39:46 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:42 - ID:911959
New UN Human Rights Chief Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein called on Monday for the world to protect women and religious and ethnic minorities targeted by Daesh militants in Iraq and Syria which he said were "increasingly conjoined conflicts", the Economic ....
