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94 Taliban militants killed in Afghan counter-terrorism operations
Date: 2014-04-06 16:55:20 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:35 - ID:653029
At least 94 Taliban militants were killed during military operations by Afghan national security forces in the past 24 hours, Afghan's Khaama Press reported. The interior ministry of Afghanistan said the operations were conducted by Afghan ....
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Iranian FM planning to visit Russia
Date: 2014-04-06 16:31:54 GMT - Iran - International - SN:31 - ID:652978
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif plans to pay an official visit to Moscow later this month, Fars News Agency reported on Sunday. Zarif is scheduled to travel to the Russian Capital in less than two weeks to attend the 5 Caspian Sea ....
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Merkel: EU to hit Russia with tougher sanctions if necessary
Date: 2014-04-05 17:41:37 GMT - Germany - International - SN:45 - ID:651208
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the Europe Union won't waver if the time comes to hit Russia with tougher sanctions over Ukraine, Fox News network reported. Merkel says the EU's 29 members each have their own relationship with Russia and ....
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Iran, P5+1 resume expert-level nuclear talks
Date: 2014-04-05 10:34:02 GMT - Austria - International - SN:26 - ID:650338
Iran and the P5+1 group started the third and final day of expert-level talks on Tehran’s nuclear energy program in the Austrian capital of Vienna, Press TV reported. Experts from Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, ....
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Ban on Muslim Brotherhood 'will increase terrorism risk'- MB senior leader
Date: 2014-04-05 10:02:25 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:24 - ID:650288
Banning the Muslim Brotherhood will leave Britain at greater risk of terrorist attacks, The Times cited the group's most senior leader in the UK as saying. Speaking for the first time since David Cameron announced an investigation into the ....
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8,000 Ukraine troops in Crimea defected to Russia
Date: 2014-04-05 08:35:53 GMT - Russia - International - SN:14 - ID:650124
Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said 8,000 soldiers stationed in Crimea have left Ukraine's military to join the Russian armed forces, RIA Novosti reported Saturday. Shoigu said that the soldiers have applied for permission to enlist in ....
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US finalizing plan to boost support for Syrian rebels: sources
Date: 2014-04-05 07:31:30 GMT - USA - International - SN:12 - ID:650016
The US government is finalizing a plan to increase training and small-arms shipments for Syrian rebels, US security sources said, as Syrian government troops gain momentum following the collapse of US-backed peace talks. The United States would ....
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Turkish election boards reject CHP appeals for recount, AK Party requests accepted
Date: 2014-04-04 16:23:51 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:27 - ID:649551
The Ankara and Antalya provincial election boards have rejected appeals by the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) for a recount of the votes on the grounds of vote-rigging, while the ruling party's requests have been accepted in Ağrı ....
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Clashes among Afghan, Pakistani Taliban in Paktika
Date: 2014-04-04 16:05:02 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:26 - ID:649518
Heavy clashes were reported among the Pakistani and Afghan Taliban militants in eastern Paktika province of Afghanistan on Friday, Khaama Press reported. Afghan intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), officials said the incident ....
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Pakistan says extended full cooperation to Iran over guards
Date: 2014-04-04 09:14:29 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:8 - ID:648714
A high-ranking Pakistani official says the Islamabad government has “extended full cooperation” to Iran over the issue of the abduction of five Iranian border guards and their transfer to Pakistan, Press TV reported Friday. Speaking in a press ....