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  • Nigeria: 16 soldiers killed, many missing in fresh Borno attack

    Nigeria: 16 soldiers killed, many missing in fresh Borno attack

    Date: 2013-09-18 10:11:01 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:3 - ID:294899

    Army authorities disclosed that 15 soldiers and a lieutenant have been killed by Boko Haram terrorists along the Baga-Maiduguri Road in Borno State, while 150 sect members were killed by troops of the 7th Division during a fierce battle with the ....

  • Russia reopens military base to control key part of Arctic – Putin

    Russia reopens military base to control key part of Arctic – Putin

    Date: 2013-09-17 08:12:29 GMT - Russia - International - SN:2 - ID:292981

    Russia will reopen a military base in the New Siberian Islands, an Arctic archipelago north of Yakutia, to secure control of the strategic region, RIA Novosti quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin as saying on Monday. “Our forces left the ....

  • IRGC commander calls failed war plan against Syria as enemies' latest defeat against Iran

    IRGC commander calls failed war plan against Syria as enemies' latest defeat against Iran

    Date: 2013-09-16 14:20:33 GMT - Iran - International - SN:42 - ID:292082

    Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari said the failure of the US and its allies' war plan against Syria was the their latest failure and defeat against the Islamic Revolution. "Considering ....

  • 15 former EU leaders urge officials to not soften on settlement guidelines

    15 former EU leaders urge officials to not soften on settlement guidelines

    Date: 2013-09-16 13:27:15 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:35 - ID:291957

    A group of 15 former senior European officials has urged the European Union not to soften or delay new settlement guidelines slated to take effect on January 1, and in particular to ensure they apply to the Horizon 2020 scientific cooperation ....

  • Rouhani: West seeking to strengthen Israel, change geopolitical shape of the region

    Rouhani: West seeking to strengthen Israel, change geopolitical shape of the region

    Date: 2013-09-16 12:32:15 GMT - Iran - International - SN:31 - ID:291822

    Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned the regional states to be vigilant about the plots hatched by Washington and its allies, saying that the US-led West is seeking to change the geopolitical shape of the region, Fars News Agency reported. ....

  • Peru President Humala's approval rating drops to lowest levels

    Peru President Humala's approval rating drops to lowest levels

    Date: 2013-09-16 10:28:38 GMT - Peru - International - SN:21 - ID:291568

    Peruvian President Ollanta Humala's approval rating fell in September for the seventh straight month to the lowest level of his term, amid a wave of criticism for unfulfilled promises and a perceived rise in crime, NBC News reported according to a ....

  • Top Afghan female police officer dies after gun attack

    Top Afghan female police officer dies after gun attack

    Date: 2013-09-16 10:24:15 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:19 - ID:291564

    The top female police officer in Afghanistan's restive Helmand province died on Monday, a day after she was shot, in an attack that followed the recent killing of her predecessor, Fox News reported quoting officials. Both women were gunned ....

  • Philippines launches air strikes against Muslim rebels

    Philippines launches air strikes against Muslim rebels

    Date: 2013-09-16 10:20:44 GMT - Philippines - International - SN:18 - ID:291547

    The Philippine military on Monday launched a helicopter assault on Muslim rebels who have occupied parts of a major southern city, as the crisis entered its eighth day, Fox News reported quoting a statement by Zamboanga city. "Targeted air ....

  • Venezuela rejects US criticism of its anti-drug efforts

    Venezuela rejects US criticism of its anti-drug efforts

    Date: 2013-09-16 10:19:10 GMT - Venezuela - International - SN:17 - ID:291541

    Venezuela has rejected US criticism over its fight against international drug trafficking after Washington said the South American country had “failed demonstrably” for a fifth year running, euronews reported on its website. The White House ....

  • Mexico storms kill at least 19

    Mexico storms kill at least 19

    Date: 2013-09-16 09:36:32 GMT - Mexico - International - SN:15 - ID:291449

    At least nineteen people have been killed in Mexico, which is being battered by two powerful storms, the BBC reported Monday. Hurricane Ingrid has caused floods and sent thousands to emergency shelter on Mexico's Gulf Coast. It is expected to ....

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