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Anti-PM Sharif clashes continue in Pakistan
Date: 2014-08-31 08:32:14 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:12 - ID:899174
Clashes are continued in Pakistan between police and protesters demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the BBC reported. Police again fired tear gas as the demonstrators tried to regroup after a night of violence near Sharif's ....
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National security chief planning U.S. visit: source
Date: 2014-08-31 06:43:23 GMT - south korea - International - SN:5 - ID:898977
South Korea's top national security adviser is expected to visit the United States next month to discuss North Korea sanctions and other pending issues concerning the Korean Peninsula, Yonhap news agency reported quoting a government source in Seoul ....
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China's President Xi Jinping urges army to create strategy for information warfare
Date: 2014-08-30 17:29:08 GMT - China - International - SN:56 - ID:898684
Chinese President Xi Jinping has said China will spur military innovation and called on the army to create a new strategy for "information warfare" as the country embarks on military reform, state media said on Saturday. Xi heads the Central ....
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Taliban militants execute 11 civilians in Farah province
Date: 2014-08-30 16:11:24 GMT - Iran - International - SN:55 - ID:898586
Taliban militants executed at least eleven civilians in western Farah province of Afghanistan early Saturday, Khaama newspaper quoting local officials said. Provincial governor spokeman, Jawid Afghan, said the civilians who were on their way to ....
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Russia never conducted warfare in Ukraine, rules out prospects – Defense Ministry
Date: 2014-08-30 11:46:37 GMT - Russia - International - SN:50 - ID:898166
Russia has never held military actions in Ukraine and is not planning to undertake any in the future, Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said Saturday in an interview with Slovak television. “Russia has never conducted warfare in ....
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To defeat terror, we need world’s help - Kerry
Date: 2014-08-30 08:29:19 GMT - USA - International - SN:27 - ID:897740
In a polarized region and a complicated world, the "Islamic State in Iraq and Syria" (Daesh) presents a unifying threat to a broad array of countries, including the United States, US State Secretary John Kerry wrote in an opinion piece for The New ....
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Nigeria monitors 160 for Ebola
Date: 2014-08-30 07:43:48 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:21 - ID:897653
Some 160 people are being medically monitored in Nigeria's oil-producing hub Port Harcourt after a doctor died from the virus, local media quoted the government as saying on Friday. "As of today, none of them has shown symptoms of any kind. We ....
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Ukrainian troops responsible for civilian casualties in eastern regions – UN report
Date: 2014-08-30 07:42:30 GMT - Russia - International - SN:6 - ID:897529
The Ukrainian armed forces are partially responsible for the civilian casualties caused by the ongoing military operation in the east of the country, RIA Novosti quoted a United Nations (UN) report on human rights in Ukraine published ....
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Czech PM says developments in Ukraine cause for deep concern
Date: 2014-08-30 07:41:36 GMT - Czech - International - SN:12 - ID:897558
Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka has expressed serious concern with regard to the deepening crisis in Ukraine, Radio Prague reported. In a written statement published by the Office of the Government, Sobotka said if Kiev’s claim of a Russian ....
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Putin, Hollande discuss ways to assist political settlement in Ukraine
Date: 2014-08-30 07:32:43 GMT - Russia - International - SN:18 - ID:897629
Russia's and France's presidents Vladimir Putin and Francois Hollande discussed Friday ways to assist peaceful settlement in Ukraine in a phone conversation in the run-up to the European Council meeting due Saturday, RIA Novosti quoted a Kremlin ....