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Kerry in Afghanistan for urgent security talks
Date: 2013-10-11 14:23:00 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:28 - ID:334088
US Secretary of State John Kerry flew to Afghanistan Friday for urgent talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai as an end of October deadline looms for completing a security deal that would allow American troops to remain in Afghanistan after the ....
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No. 2 Pentagon official to step down
Date: 2013-10-11 13:13:59 GMT - USA - International - SN:24 - ID:333949
The Pentagon's No. 2 official announced that he will leave office on Dec. 4, capping a career with several top Defense Department posts except the top job. Ashton Carter, who spearheaded efforts in the height of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars to ....
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Israeli PM warns Europe of Iran nuclear program
Date: 2013-10-11 07:28:59 GMT - Israel - International - SN:3 - ID:333330
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held interviews with European media outlets to warn against reducing sanctions to Islamic republic, urges world not to 'let a radical regime have awesome power,' Ynet reported Thursday. As Europeans ....
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France must resist Iran, Netanyahu tells FRANCE 24
Date: 2013-10-11 07:26:23 GMT - France - International - SN:2 - ID:333326
France must remain strong against Iran and its Prime Minister Hassan Rohani to prevent the country from reaching nuclear weapons capability, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told France 24 on Thursday. France "should be tough on Iran, ....
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Hague welcomes Zeidan's release
Date: 2013-10-10 19:05:29 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:21 - ID:332807
British Foreign Secretary William Hague welcomed Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan's release, the CNN reported on Thursday. "We will work with the Libyan government on ensuring the transition remains on track and insecurity is addressed," Hague ....
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Israeli finance minister calls for tougher int'l sanctions on Iran
Date: 2013-10-10 14:08:06 GMT - Israel - International - SN:17 - ID:332180
Israel Finance Minister Yair Lapid called for tightening the international sanctions on Iran while making sure unequivocally that they don not possess any nuclear capabilities. During a meeting with a number of US Congress members in Washington, ....
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Malala marches toward the Nobel Peace Prize
Date: 2013-10-10 13:54:25 GMT - USA - International - SN:15 - ID:332150
US/Pakistan Malala marches toward the Nobel Peace Prize WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (MENA) – This Friday, the Nobel committee announces the 2013 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. As far as global opinion is concerned, the award is a 16-year-old ....
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Kerry cancels stop in Philippines because of storm
Date: 2013-10-10 12:59:37 GMT - Philippines - International - SN:10 - ID:332045
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday that he has canceled a scheduled trip to the Philippines due to the threat posed by tropical storm Nari, abc reported . Forecasters say the storm could strike the northern Philippines as a ....
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Putin discharges deputy foreign minister
Date: 2013-10-10 12:31:51 GMT - Russia - International - SN:6 - ID:331965
Russian President Vladimir Putin has relieved Col. Gen. Oleg Ostapenko of his duties as a deputy defense minister and discharged him from military service, Novosti reported quoting the Russian presidential press service on Thursday.. No reasons ....
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Obama: US will continue to pursue terrorists overseas
Date: 2013-10-09 19:23:52 GMT - USA - International - SN:12 - ID:331023
Just days after US forces carried out raids in Libya and Somalia to bring wanted terrorists to justice, President Barack Obama made clear Wednesday the United States will continue to carry out similar strikes overseas as long as threats to the ....