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No role for NATO in Iraq -- Rasmussen
Date: 2014-06-13 17:27:22 GMT - Russia - International - SN:34 - ID:776488
NATO does not have a mandate on stabilizing the situation in Iraq, where militants from the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) seized several crucial areas, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said. "I don't ....
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UN rights chief calls on Iraq leaders to settle crisis
Date: 2014-06-13 17:26:24 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:32 - ID:776483
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday expressed extreme alarm at the dramatic deterioration of the situation in Iraq, amid reports of summary executions and extrajudicial killings, and the massive displacement of some half a ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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, ....
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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 ....
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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. ....
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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 ....
