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  • 94 Taliban militants killed in Afghan counter-terrorism operations

    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 ....

  • Iranian FM planning to visit Russia

    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 ....

  • Merkel: EU to hit Russia with tougher sanctions if necessary

    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 ....

  • Iran, P5+1 resume expert-level nuclear talks

    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, ....

  • Ban on Muslim Brotherhood 'will increase terrorism risk'- MB senior leader

    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 ....

  • 8,000 Ukraine troops in Crimea defected to Russia

    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 ....

  • US finalizing plan to boost support for Syrian rebels: sources

    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 ....

  • Turkish election boards reject CHP appeals for recount, AK Party requests accepted

    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 ....

  • Clashes among Afghan, Pakistani Taliban in Paktika

    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 ....

  • Pakistan says extended full cooperation to Iran over guards

    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 ....

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