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19 Taliban militants killed during clearing operations
Date: 2014-09-07 09:09:31 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:12 - ID:909977
At least 19 Taliban militants were killed and 5 others were injured following military operations by Afghan national security forces, Khaama Press reported on Sunday. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) following a statement said the operations were ....
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Belarus welcomes agreement on ceasefire in eastern Ukraine
Date: 2014-09-07 08:15:53 GMT - Belarus - International - SN:7 - ID:909831
Belarus welcomes a ceasefire reached by the warring parties in eastern Ukraine, ITAR-TASS quoted Belarus's President Alexander Lukashenko as saying in a statement. The Contact Group for Ukraine signed a ceasefire protocol and adopted a 12-point ....
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Japan, US discuss possible visit by Abe to Washington in January
Date: 2014-09-07 08:14:39 GMT - Japan - International - SN:8 - ID:909872
Japan and the United States are considering arranging for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to visit Washington in January for talks with President Barack Obama on trade and security issues, Japan Times quoted a US government source as saying. The ....
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Japanese woman becomes special aide to IAEA chief
Date: 2014-09-07 07:33:50 GMT - Japan - International - SN:4 - ID:909798
Tomiko Ichikawa, 52, hopes to "be of service to Japan and the world" in her new position of special aide to Yukiya Amano, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Kyodo reported. In July, Ichikawa, who has extensive experience at ....
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Nuclear allegations reveal US politicized view: Iran MP
Date: 2014-09-06 15:38:18 GMT - Iran - International - SN:22 - ID:909280
A senior Iranian lawmaker says continuation of US allegations against Iran’s nuclear energy program is an indicative of Washington’s mere political approach towards the issue, Press TV. In a Saturday interview, Chairman of Iran’s Majlis National ....
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US, Turkey urge political settlement of Ukrainian crisis
Date: 2014-09-06 10:06:19 GMT - USA - International - SN:11 - ID:908724
US President Barack Obama and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have urged a political settlement for the crisis in Ukraine, while attending the NATO Summit yesterday in Newport, Wales, RIA Novosti reported. “They discussed the urgent ....
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Iran: Nuclear talks to resume in New York on September 18
Date: 2014-09-06 09:10:00 GMT - Iran - International - SN:9 - ID:908577
Iran has confirmed that the next round of nuclear negotiations with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany will be held on September 18. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Seyyed Abbas ....
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Huge fire at flax factory controlled
Date: 2014-09-06 08:27:44 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:7 - ID:908486
Civil defense troops were able to put out a huge fire that erupted early Saturday at a flax factory in Samanoud in the Delta city of Tanta. The fire broke out at a barn of the factory after a high-voltage cable suddenly fell, destroying big ....
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EU: Ceasefire agreement in Ukraine might become first step in crisis settlement
Date: 2014-09-06 08:23:49 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:6 - ID:908480
The European Union welcomes Ukraine’s ceasefire agreement reached in Minsk, and hopes it will become the first step toward political settlement of the crisis, RIA Novost quoted the spokesperson for EU High Representative Catherine Ashton as saying ....
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Ebola death toll passes 2,000 - WHO
Date: 2014-09-06 06:10:18 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:3 - ID:908313
The World Health Organization said the number of people who have died in the Ebola outbreak has climbed above 2,000 across five West Africa countries, with about half the deaths in Liberia, Nigerian media quoted a WHO statement as saying on Friday. ....
