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US begins surveillance flights over Syria
Date: 2014-08-26 14:54:07 GMT - USA - International - SN:56 - ID:892572
The US has started flying surveillance drones over Syria after President Obama authorized the missions, two senior Defense officials told Fox News, in a move that could pave the way for eventual airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) targets in the ....
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Japan PM to reshuffle Cabinet on Sept. 3
Date: 2014-08-26 07:16:05 GMT - Japan - International - SN:10 - ID:891489
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will reshuffle his Cabinet on Sept. 3, he said Tuesday in a meeting of Liberal Democratic Party executives. "I would like to make fresh changes as we enter the second chapter of Japan's recovery featuring (work ....
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Iran lauds France as latecomer to collective anti-terror efforts
Date: 2014-08-25 12:44:39 GMT - Iran - International - SN:56 - ID:890531
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian welcomed Monday Paris' decision to cooperate with Iran in quelling anti-security moves in Iraq. Yet he lamented the decision was made rather "late". "The decision by Paris and certain ....
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Korea, China, Japan to resume three-way free trade talks this week
Date: 2014-08-25 11:45:50 GMT - south korea - International - SN:49 - ID:890375
South Korea, China and Japan will hold a new round of three-way free trade talks later this week in Beijing, a Seoul diplomat said Monday, despite frayed diplomatic relations between Japan and the two Asian neighbors over their shared history, ....
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France’s Hollande orders cabinet reshuffle amid economy row
Date: 2014-08-25 10:49:27 GMT - France - International - SN:41 - ID:890255
France was thrown into fresh crisis on Monday after President François Hollande asked his prime minister to form a new government following an open feud within his cabinet over the country’s economic direction, France 24 reported. The president ....
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Thai Junta leader assumes prime minister post
Date: 2014-08-25 07:22:39 GMT - Thailand - International - SN:19 - ID:889796
Thailand's junta leader, who seized power in a military coup three months ago, officially assumed his new post as prime minister on Monday following an endorsement from the country's monarch, ABC new network reported. During a ceremony in ....
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S. Korean FM to visit Mongolia this week
Date: 2014-08-25 07:06:12 GMT - south korea - International - SN:16 - ID:889762
South Korea's foreign minister will visit Mongolia this week to discuss the promotion of the countries' bilateral strategic partnership and the situation in Northeast Asia, Yonhap news agency reported quoting the government as having said ....
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Large 6.9 earthquake reported in central Peru
Date: 2014-08-25 07:01:03 GMT - Peru - International - SN:13 - ID:889747
A large 6.9-magnitude earthquake has struck a sparsely populated area of central Peru, the U.S. Geological Survey said Sunday. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, said Mario Casareto, spokesman for Peru's fire agency. He said ....
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India temple stampede in Madhya Pradesh kills 10
Date: 2014-08-25 06:55:41 GMT - India - International - SN:12 - ID:889739
At least 10 people have been killed in a stampede at a Hindu festival in central India, BBC quoted local officials as saying. Scores were injured in the crush at the Kamtanath Pahad temple in Satna district in Madhya Pradesh early on ....
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Iranian FM: Iran standing beside Iraq
Date: 2014-08-24 13:47:25 GMT - Iraq - International - SN:39 - ID:889115
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif renewed Tehran's support for the Iraqi people's fight against terrorism, Fars News Agency reported Sunday. "The Islamic Republic of Iran has always stood and will stand beside the Iraqi people (in ....
