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Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels sign ceasefire deal
Date: 2014-09-05 15:39:23 GMT - Belarus - World - SN:77 - ID:907989
MINSK, Sept 5 (MENA) - The Ukrainian government and pro-Russian rebels have signed a truce deal to end almost five months of fighting, the BBC reported Friday. The two sides, meeting in Belarusian capital Minsk, agreed to stop firing by 15:00 ....
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Rasmussen: NATO would consider any Iraq request for Daesh help
Date: 2014-09-05 14:37:22 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:69 - ID:907831
NEWPORT/ WALES, Sept 5 (MENA) - NATO would "seriously" consider any request from Iraq for assistance in a war against insurgents from the so called Daesh, NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said. "We haven't received any request for NATO ....
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Monsoon flooding kills 73 in Pakistan
Date: 2014-09-05 13:55:43 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:62 - ID:907724
ISLAMABAD, Sept 5 (MENA) - Torrential monsoon rains have triggered flash floods in Pakistan, killing at least 43 people in the central province of Punjab and 30 in the Himalayas, Ria Novosti cited Pakistani officials as saying Friday. "Most of ....
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NATO leaders approve rapid force to counter Russian threat
Date: 2014-09-05 12:52:44 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:55 - ID:907708
NEWPORT/ WALES, Sept 5 (MENA) -Seeking to counter Russian aggression, NATO leaders, including Canada, approved plans Friday to post several thousand troops in Eastern Europe who could quickly mobilize if an alliance country in the region were to ....
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Paper: Britain gears up for war on Daesh in Iraq and Syria
Date: 2014-09-05 11:43:43 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:47 - ID:907501
LONDON, Sept 5 (MENA) - Britain could launch air strikes in Iraq and Syria within weeks after David Cameron set out a potential timetable for a military intervention and pledged to “use everything we have in our armoury” to wipe out terrorists. ....
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Muslim community in UK condemns Daesh barbaric acts
Date: 2014-09-05 11:21:26 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:42 - ID:907537
LONDON, Sept 5 (MENA) – The Muslim community in the UK condemned Friday the barbaric and brutal acts perpetrated by Daesh militants. The condemnation came in a joint statement issued by the Muslim Council of Scotland, the Muslim Council in ....
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US announces forming coalition against Daesh
Date: 2014-09-05 10:33:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:36 - ID:907499
WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (MENA) - The US announced Friday that it formed a coalition to expand operations against Daesh, according to Sky News. Some NATO members, including Britain, France and Canada, have already participated in humanitarian airdrops ....
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Heavy monsoon rains kill over 40 in Pakistan
Date: 2014-09-05 09:17:51 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:27 - ID:907347
ISLAMABAD, Sept 5 (MENA) - Heavy monsoon rains killed 40 people across Pakistan as flash flood inundated villages, prompting authorities to send troops to evacuate residents and assist in the emergency, ABC News quoted officials as saying ....
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Japan FM to visit Germany for talks on Ukraine, global issues
Date: 2014-09-05 07:18:27 GMT - Japan - World - SN:17 - ID:907203
TOKYO, Sept 5 (MENA) - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday he will visit Germany from Monday to Tuesday for talks with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier on global issues such as the crises in Ukraine, Syria and Iraq, as ....
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S. Korean health authorities quarantine Nigerian national with high fever
Date: 2014-09-05 07:17:18 GMT - south korea - World - SN:16 - ID:907204
SEOUL, Sept 5 (MENA) - South Korean health authorities said Friday they have quarantined a Nigerian national with high fever as a precautionary move as they check to see whether the person has been infected with the Ebola virus, Yonhap ....