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Hagel briefs Israeli counterpart on US vision regarding ME
Date: 2014-06-24 07:43:19 GMT - USA - International - SN:10 - ID:794611
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel briefed his Israeli counterpart Moshe Yaalon in a phone conversation on the US vision regarding the situation in the Middle East region. The two ministers voiced deep worry over the escalation of violence in Iraq ....
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60 women reportedly abducted in Nigeria
Date: 2014-06-24 05:33:31 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:2 - ID:794401
Sixty women were abducted by insurgents in Borno State of Nigeria on Monday, local media reported. No further information is available. Boko Haram, which Western governments and Abuja say is linked to al-Qaeda, had kidnapped nearly 300 girls ....
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Putin phones Obama to discuss Ukraine
Date: 2014-06-24 05:26:27 GMT - Russia - International - SN:1 - ID:794392
Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the United States Barack Obama in accordance with a previously-reached agreement, the Russian Kremlin reported on Monday. The leaders had a detailed discussion on ....
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Kerry: ISIS fighting to divide, destroy Iraq
Date: 2014-06-23 17:54:44 GMT - Iraq - International - SN:95 - ID:794077
Winding up a day of crisis talks with Iraqi leaders, US secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday that "ISIS is fighting to divide Iraq and to destroy Iraq - so this is a critical moment for Iraq's future." He said Iraq's leaders must meet ....
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Netanyahu: We struck Syrian army forcefully
Date: 2014-06-23 17:38:55 GMT - Israel - International - SN:92 - ID:794049
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned Israel's "enemies" throughout the Middle East. "Israel will strike back if any of them attempt to harm the Jewish state," he was quoted by The Jerusalem Post as saying. He also reported to ....
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UK rebuffs early EU referendum
Date: 2014-06-23 17:23:07 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:90 - ID:794004
The British government has denied bringing forward an in/out European Union membership referendum. The planned vote will be held in 2017, a spokesperson for the British prime minister told MENA. Some British media had signaled shortening ....
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NATO urges Iraqi leaders to promote unity
Date: 2014-06-23 17:10:59 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:88 - ID:793989
NATO has warned that the situation in Iraq affects the whole region and can be a threat to the international community. The whole international community "has a clear interest in preventing terrorist and extremist groups in the region ....
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Military plane, civilian jet collide over Germany
Date: 2014-06-23 17:08:47 GMT - Germany - International - SN:87 - ID:793987
Police in Germany say a military-chartered jet has crashed after colliding with a fighter plane, ABC News reported. A spokeswoman for police in the Sauerland region east of Cologne says the Learjet with two people on board collided with a ....
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Kerry urges Iraq to form new gov't away from sectarianism
Date: 2014-06-23 16:57:11 GMT - USA - International - SN:77 - ID:793966
A senior US State Department official has said the visit of Secretary of State John Kerry to Baghdad aimed to confirm commitment of the US at the highest levels to Iraq during the current crisis. In statements, the official, who denied to be ....
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EU, US foreign ministers to discuss Iraq developments in Brussels Tuesday
Date: 2014-06-23 13:37:03 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:69 - ID:793608
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said that the EU and US foreign ministers will discuss here Tuesday the latest developments in Iraq. The situation in Iraq and Libya will be on the top of issues which will be discussed ....
