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71 Taliban militants killed, 40 others injured in Afghan operations
Date: 2014-05-06 12:02:00 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:11 - ID:706325
At least 71 Taliban militants were killed following counter-terrorism operations in various provinces of Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, Khama news agency reported. The interior ministry of Afghanistan following a statement said the operations ....
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South Sudan Fighting Rages as Kerry Appeals to Rebel Leader
Date: 2014-05-06 11:04:30 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:706167
Just days after Secretary of State John Kerry sought to broker high-level talks to halt the fighting in South Sudan, his peacemaking efforts have been thrown into question by heavy clashes here in Bentiu, the capital of oil-rich Unity State. ....
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Iran ready to promote peace in region - FM
Date: 2014-05-05 14:13:59 GMT - Iran - International - SN:62 - ID:704755
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has stressed the importance of promoting peace and stability in the region, saying that his country will spare no effort to this end, according to Press TV. Speaking at a joint press conference with ....
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Sergei Lavrov to participate in Council of Europe session
Date: 2014-05-05 14:12:50 GMT - Russia - International - SN:60 - ID:704752
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov will go to Austria’s capital Vienna on Monday to take part in the 124th ministerial session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Itar Tass reported according to Russia’s Ministry ....
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8 Senior Taliban leaders arrested in Takhar province
Date: 2014-05-05 12:42:06 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:49 - ID:704509
At least eight senior Taliban leaders were arrested following a joint military operation by Afghan intelligence and Afghan police forces in northeastern Takhar province of Afghanistan. Afghan intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) ....
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Boko Haram 'abducted Nigeria girls'
Date: 2014-05-05 11:38:17 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:41 - ID:704316
Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram says it carried out the abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls in April, the BBC reported. In the pre-dawn hours of April 15, men dressed in Nigerian military uniforms showed up at Deborah’s school, in a ....
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Russian Foreign Ministry: Council of Europe ‘must urge Kiev to comply with Geneva accord’
Date: 2014-05-05 11:37:07 GMT - Russia - International - SN:40 - ID:704312
The Council of Europe must urge the present de-facto authorities in Kiev to unconditionally comply with the Geneva accord on de-escalation of tensions and work on a new Constitution, Itar-tass news agency reported quoting a statement released by the ....
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IAEA inspectors in Tehran for talks
Date: 2014-05-05 10:55:17 GMT - Iran - International - SN:37 - ID:704151
A delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is in Tehran to discuss with Iranian officials a safeguards approach for the country’s Arak heavy water plant in line with an agreement reached between Tehran and the IAEA, Press TV ....
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Zarif, Brahimi discusses Syrian crisis' developments in telephone conversation
Date: 2014-05-05 10:53:41 GMT - Iran - International - SN:36 - ID:704143
Iran's foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi discussed over the phone on Monday the developments of the Syrian crisis. The two sides underlined the need for a political solution to the Syrian crisis, Fars news ....
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At least 19 dead, 130 injured in India train accident
Date: 2014-05-05 10:51:05 GMT - India - International - SN:33 - ID:704132
A passenger train has derailed in western India, killing at least 19 people and injuring more than 130 others, ABC reported Monday. The train's engine and four of its carriages jumped the tracks in Raigad district in the western state of ....
