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Iran calls on UN to help ease dispatch of humanitarian aid to Gazans
Date: 2014-08-19 15:23:47 GMT - Iran - International - SN:60 - ID:881580
Iran reiterated its deep concern over the catastrophic situation of displaced civilians in the Gaza Strip, and called on the international bodies, particularly the UN, to help Tehran dispatch its humanitarian aid consignments to the coastal enclave, ....
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US aircraft carry out 35 strikes against ISIL in three days: Pentagon
Date: 2014-08-19 14:14:17 GMT - USA - International - SN:47 - ID:881459
US Defense Department said the US military aircraft have carried out 35 air strikes against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) over the past three days, Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby said. He noted that the US planes ....
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Austria FM urges helping Iraqi minorities
Date: 2014-08-19 12:38:57 GMT - Austria - International - SN:29 - ID:881279
Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz warned of the gravity of the situation facing Iraq's Yazidi minority and Christians by the terrorist group of the Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL). Earlier Kurz backed providing Iraq with military ....
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Suspected suicide bomber arrested at Lagos Airport
Date: 2014-08-19 08:46:41 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:20 - ID:880818
A disabled man, who police say was planning to bomb the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos, was arrested late on Monday. The incident threw the airport into mass chaos as travelers scampered for cover upon hearing of an attempted ....
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UN high-rank official heading for Kiev for talks on assistance to peace
Date: 2014-08-19 08:07:54 GMT - Russia - International - SN:16 - ID:880743
UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman is leaving for Kiev to hold talks with the Ukrainian leadership in a hope to assist peaceful settlement of the aggravating conflict in the southeastern regions of the country, media ....
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Israel’s attacks on Gaza need serious UN reaction: Iran official
Date: 2014-08-19 08:05:43 GMT - Iran - International - SN:15 - ID:880739
A senior Iranian official has condemned Israeli raids on the UN sites in the blockaded Gaza Strip, saying the world body must give a “more serious” response to the assaults, Press TV reported. In a Monday meeting with UN Under-Secretary-General ....
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Iran says terrorism threatens Mideast, entire world
Date: 2014-08-19 07:57:22 GMT - Iran - International - SN:14 - ID:880726
Iran has warned against spread of terrorism and extremism in the Middle East, saying it will have dangerous consequences for the whole world, Press TV reported. In a meeting with Romanian Deputy Foreign Minister Carmen Burlaco in the Iranian ....
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Lavrov to meet Erekate in Moscow today
Date: 2014-08-19 06:45:17 GMT - Russia - International - SN:7 - ID:880613
Russian Foreign Minister Sergie Lavrov will meet later Tuesday with Palestinian Chief Negotiator and Member of the Palestinian Liberation Organization Executive Committee Saeb Erekat for talks on the situation in Gaza Strip. Palestinian ....
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Aid to crisis areas should not be politicized: Iran
Date: 2014-08-18 11:11:13 GMT - Iran - International - SN:42 - ID:879507
An Iranian deputy foreign minister says humanitarian aid to those people affected by terrorist attacks across the Middle East region should not be politicized, Press TV reported Monday. “Humanitarian measures should not be used as tools for ....
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German ambassador summoned to Turkish Foreign Ministry over spying allegations
Date: 2014-08-18 10:53:36 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:40 - ID:879464
Germany’s ambassador in Ankara, Eberhard Pohl, was summoned to the Foreign Ministry on Monday over a report in German weekly Der Spiegel which suggested that the German secret service, the BND, has been spying on Turkey. The ambassador met with ....
