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Russia concerned about US decision to make reconnaissance flights over Syria — FM
Date: 2014-08-30 06:52:23 GMT - Russia - International - SN:9 - ID:897543
Russia is concerned about the US decision to authorize reconnaissance flights over Syria, ITAR-TASS quoted the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying on Friday. The ministry urged Washington to act in accordance with international law. It “clearly ....
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Putin raises spectre of nuclear war with West -- Commentary
Date: 2014-08-30 06:48:11 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:7 - ID:897536
Vladimir Putin raised the spectre of nuclear war with the West on Friday as he defied international condemnation over his decision to send thousands of Russian troops and heavy armour into Ukraine, Colin Freeman said in a commentary on ....
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UK PM: Daesh poses greater threat to Britain than we have known before
Date: 2014-08-30 06:36:01 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:5 - ID:897525
British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday that Daesh poses a greater threat to Britain. The Prime Minister's remarks came after the official threat level was raised from substantial to severe - the second highest - amid growing fears ....
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Jihadists face losing Dutch nationality
Date: 2014-08-30 06:32:27 GMT - Netherlands - International - SN:4 - ID:897522
The Netherlands government plans to introduce a tough new law under which dual-nationals who recruit, train or travel to fight there can be stripped of their Dutch citizenship, Sky News reported on Friday. Dutch Justice Minister Ivo Opstelten ....
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Iraq operations cost $7.5 million daily - Pentagon
Date: 2014-08-29 18:41:38 GMT - USA - International - SN:23 - ID:897309
US military operations in Iraq, including airstrikes and surveillance flights, have cost about $560 million since mid-June, ABC News quoted the Pentagon as saying on Friday. Pentagon press secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby said the average daily ....
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Guinean student is first case of Ebola confirmed in Senegal
Date: 2014-08-29 18:25:18 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:22 - ID:897300
Senegal, a major hub for the business and aid community in West Africa, became the region’s fifth country to confirm a case of Ebola on Friday after a student arrived from neighbouring Guinea carrying the disease, Nigerian Eye reported. Health ....
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Ukraine to seek Nato membership, says PM Yatsenyuk
Date: 2014-08-29 18:24:08 GMT - Russia - International - SN:20 - ID:897298
Ukraine's prime minister has said he will ask parliament to put the country on a path towards Nato membership, the BBC News reported. Arseny Yatsenyuk said the government was sending a bill to MPs urging that Ukraine's non-bloc status be ....
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Iceland reopens airspace after volcanic eruption
Date: 2014-08-29 18:22:07 GMT - USA - International - SN:17 - ID:897292
Iceland reopened airspace and lowered its aviation warning to orange, the second highest level, after the amount of airborne ash material from a volcanic eruption in the center of the country appeared to be minimal, the Ministry of Civil Protection ....
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UN chief slams Daesh brutal killings in northern Iraq
Date: 2014-08-29 18:20:16 GMT - Indonesia - International - SN:15 - ID:897288
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday slammed "brutal killings of civilians" by Daesh in northern Iraq, saying the Sunni radical group was tearing apart whole communities. Ban added his voice to the growing concerns, telling the Sixth ....
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Tehran warns UN on consequences of Israeli drones over Iran
Date: 2014-08-29 14:48:42 GMT - Iran - International - SN:13 - ID:897077
Iranian envoy to the United Nations (UN) Hossein Dehqani , has warned of consequences of Israel's violation of the Iranian its air space. Dehqani has condemned the act of violating air space of Iran by an Israeli drone, aimed at spying on Natanz ....
