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Australia needs clear goals before joining military action in Iraq
Date: 2014-08-28 16:23:19 GMT - Australia - World - SN:93 - ID:895856
CANBERRA, Aug 28 (MENA) - Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has outlined preconditions for his country agreeing to contribute to a US-led military operation in Iraq, including clear and achievable goals and “an overall humanitarian objective”, ....
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UN: Armed group detains 43 peacekeepers in Syria, 81 others trapped
Date: 2014-08-28 16:20:33 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:92 - ID:895879
NEW YORK, Aug 28 (MENA) - An armed group detained 43 U.N. peacekeepers during fighting in Syria early Thursday and another 81 peacekeepers are trapped, the United Nations said. The peacekeepers were detained on the Syrian side of the Golan ....
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2 Jihadist recruiters arrested in the Netherlands, Germany
Date: 2014-08-28 16:16:01 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:90 - ID:895853
AMSTERDAM, Aug 28 (MENA) - Police in the Netherlands and Germany have arrested two men for allegedly recruiting jihadi fighters to go to Iraq and Syria, Dutch police said on Thursday. A woman was also held with the man arrested in Germany, the ....
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WHO says $490M needed to combat Ebola
Date: 2014-08-28 11:25:21 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:56 - ID:895339
GENEVA, Aug 28 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday it needed $490 million to combat Ebola virus in the affected countries and to prevent it from spreading into other states. "This is to be carried out through a six to ....
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Pakistan PM cancels visit to Turkey
Date: 2014-08-28 07:54:56 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:23 - ID:894825
ISLAMABAD, Aug 28 (MENA) - Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who was scheduled to leave for Turkey on Thursday on a two-day official visit to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reportedly cancelled his trip due to the ....
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US moves prisoners from Afghanistan to Pakistan, Yemen
Date: 2014-08-28 06:27:47 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:894792
WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (MENA) - The US has moved 11 new prisoners out of a military prison near the Afghan capital, the Pentagon said. The Obama administration seeks to shut down a controversial detainee program in Afghanistan ahead of its troop ....
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US recruits partners for Daesh fight
Date: 2014-08-28 06:21:47 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:894793
WASNINGTON, Aug 28 (MENA) - The US administration officials also said that Washington is recruiting partners for potential joint military action against the al-Qaeda breakaway group ISIL, better known as Daesh. Britain and Australia are potential ....
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UN official warns of Daash reusing resources in Syria
Date: 2014-08-27 17:38:49 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:132 - ID:894407
GENEVA, Aug 27 (MENA) - Chairman of the United Nations Committee of Inquiry on Syria, Paulo Sergio Pinheiro warned on Wednesday of Daash advance in Iraq after it has seized many cities and resources there. He also warned against reusing those ....
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F-15 fighter jet crashes in Virginia forest
Date: 2014-08-27 16:54:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:124 - ID:894415
WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (MENA) - An F-15C fighter jet based at a National Guard facility in Massachusetts crashed Wednesday into a national forest in central Virginia, USA Today quoted an Air Force spokesperson as saying. The jet is a one-person craft ....
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Najib: Malaysia strongly condemns Daesh militants
Date: 2014-08-27 13:32:04 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:84 - ID:894046
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 (MENA) - Malaysia "strongly condemns" the actions of Daesh militants in Syria and Iraq who have committed crimes under the name of Islam. "We are deeply saddened by the crimes committed in the name of Islam, a religion of ....
