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Russian FM warns UNSC of escalating terrorism in Syria
Date: 2014-02-11 15:15:25 GMT - Russia - International - SN:33 - ID:549686
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned the UN Security Council of an escalation of terrorist operations in Syria. The Russian foreign minister called on the international council to condemn terrorism as a phenomenon instead of ....
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Russia urges UN resolution on 'terrorism' in Syria
Date: 2014-02-11 12:32:52 GMT - Russia - International - SN:23 - ID:549434
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday a draft UN resolution on aid access in Syria was "detached from reality" and urged the West to refrain from what it called one-sided accusations against Damascus, the Interfax news agency ....
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UN chief: World Radio Day emphasizes the importance of women's voices
Date: 2014-02-11 12:22:36 GMT - Lebanon - International - SN:21 - ID:549396
UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon said World Radio Day recognizes the unique role and impact of a medium that reaches the largest audience worldwide. The World Radio Day is being annually observed on February 13. In a statement released by the ....
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Ban, Fabius discuss ways to stop CAR sectarian violence
Date: 2014-02-11 09:00:47 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:11 - ID:548828
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius discussed the disturbing situation between Muslims and Christians, ways to stop the sectarian violence and the cycle of attacks in the Central African Republic. In a ....
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US commander says Osprey training in Okinawa can be halved
Date: 2014-02-10 19:12:10 GMT - Japan - International - SN:80 - ID:548258
The top commander of US forces in Japan expressed confidence Monday that around half of their training using MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft can be conducted outside Okinawa Prefecture, Kyodo news agency reported. "I don't have the data but I ....
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White House reportedly struggling to target US citizen with drone attack
Date: 2014-02-10 16:18:46 GMT - USA - International - SN:69 - ID:548015
An American citizen who is a member of Al Qaeda is actively planning attacks against Americans overseas, US officials say, and the Obama administration is wrestling with whether to kill him with a drone strike and how to do so legally under its new ....
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David Cameron in EU Africa summit dilemma after Robert Mugabe invited
Date: 2014-02-10 16:14:55 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:65 - ID:547998
David Cameron faces a dilemma over whether to attend a summit between Africa and the European Union after President Robert Mugabe was formally invited to attend. The invitation comes despite Zimbabwe's leader being officially banned from ....
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Blast hits eastern Kabul, no word on casualties
Date: 2014-02-10 12:19:19 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:53 - ID:547368
An explosion has hit the eastern part of the Afghan capital and damaged at least two vehicles. There was no immediate word on casualties. A witness says the blast was a suicide attack on a convoy of foreign military vehicles, ABC News reported on ....
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Taliban demand ‘Islamic system’
Date: 2014-02-10 11:55:48 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:48 - ID:547292
The Taliban Sunday handed over their wish list to Professor Ibrahim, one of the three TTP-named negotiators, and it is expected to be presented today to government's four-member peace committee, The Nation reported on Monday. No formal ....
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Netanyahu to visit Washington in March
Date: 2014-02-10 11:51:28 GMT - Israel - International - SN:45 - ID:547285
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will leave for Washington in March to meet with US President Barack Obama. Netanyahu will hold talks with White House officials and will deliver a speech at the annual policies conference of the American ....
