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  • Czech PM says developments in Ukraine cause for deep concern

    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 ....

  • Putin, Hollande discuss ways to assist political settlement in Ukraine

    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 ....

  • Russia concerned about US decision to make reconnaissance flights over Syria — FM

    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 ....

  • Putin raises spectre of nuclear war with West -- Commentary

    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 ....

  • UK PM: Daesh poses greater threat to Britain than we have known before

    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 ....

  • Jihadists face losing Dutch nationality

    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 ....

  • Iraq operations cost $7.5 million daily - Pentagon

    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 ....

  • Guinean student is first case of Ebola confirmed in Senegal

    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 ....

  • Ukraine to seek Nato membership, says PM Yatsenyuk

    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 ....

  • Iceland reopens airspace after volcanic eruption

    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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