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  • Chaos in Iraq endangers US interests: Obama

    Chaos in Iraq endangers US interests: Obama

    Date: 2014-06-13 17:25:20 GMT - USA - International - SN:31 - ID:776481

    US President Barack Obama said Friday that Iraq needs "more help" as it battles insurgents threatening to attack Baghdad, and he is considering various options. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Obama said the Iraqis needed to do more ....

  • Over 9,000 Ukrainian refugees enter Russia's Rostov region on Friday

    Over 9,000 Ukrainian refugees enter Russia's Rostov region on Friday

    Date: 2014-06-13 17:23:46 GMT - Russia - International - SN:29 - ID:776477

    More than 9,000 Ukrainian refugees have arrived to Russia’s southern Rostov region on Friday as people try to leave besieged towns in south-eastern Ukraine, Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Pavel Astakhov was quoted by ITAR TASS as ....

  • Kerry calls for ending sexual violence

    Kerry calls for ending sexual violence

    Date: 2014-06-13 13:39:28 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:16 - ID:776141

    US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday told an international summit on ending sexual violence in conflict that it was time for the world to banish the crime "to the history books where it belongs," CNN reported Friday. "It's time for us in an ....

  • MaCain asks Obama to sack chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

    MaCain asks Obama to sack chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

    Date: 2014-06-13 12:21:05 GMT - USA - International - SN:13 - ID:776020

    GOP Senator John McCain urged Thursday US President Barack Obama to sack the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff because of the failure of the US policy in Iraq. McCain said that the current national security team is a "failure," urging Obama ....

  • Hague hails sending additional military aid to Nigeria

    Hague hails sending additional military aid to Nigeria

    Date: 2014-06-13 10:52:23 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:8 - ID:775825

    British Foreign Secretary William Hague hailed his country's decision to increase its military and educational aid to help Nigeria tackle Boko Haram. He said Nigeria's army would receive extra training, especially in counter-insurgency tactics, ....

  • Iran ready to help rebuild Syria: Minister

    Iran ready to help rebuild Syria: Minister

    Date: 2014-06-13 10:14:59 GMT - Iran - International - SN:6 - ID:775778

    Iranian Minister of Labor, Cooperatives and Welfare Ali Rabiei said said that his country is ready for helping reconstruct crisis-stricken Syria, Press TV reported Friday. “Iranian companies have proper capabilities to contribute to the ....

  • Livni meets with Palestinian foreign minister in London

    Livni meets with Palestinian foreign minister in London

    Date: 2014-06-13 10:11:53 GMT - palestine - International - SN:5 - ID:775772

    In a move likely to infuriate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni on Thursday met with Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs Riyad al-Maliki in London, high-ranking Palestinian sources told The Times of Israel Friday. ....

  • Iran president, Iraqi PM stress fighting terrorism

    Iran president, Iraqi PM stress fighting terrorism

    Date: 2014-06-13 08:51:05 GMT - Iran - International - SN:2 - ID:775600

    Iranian President Hassan Rouhani phoned Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri El-Maliki to discuss the latest developments in Iraq, IRNA news agency reported. They pointed to the necessity for fighting terrorism and violence and condemned the recent crimes ....

  • MaCain asks Obama to sack chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

    MaCain asks Obama to sack chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

    Date: 2014-06-12 20:54:43 GMT - USA - International - SN:36 - ID:775235

    GOP Senator John McCain urged Thursday US President Barack Obama to sack the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff because of the failure of the US policy in Iraq. McCain said that the current national security team is a "failure," urging Obama ....

  • Russia FM calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine

    Russia FM calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine

    Date: 2014-06-12 13:51:49 GMT - Russia - International - SN:21 - ID:774662

    Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says what matters is not a format of the Russia-Ukraine talks, but the immediate ceasefire, the ITAR-TASS reported. “We have been working with OSCE, with representative Heidi Tagliavini who is in Kiev, ....

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