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Panetta : Arms control agreements are controversial
Date: 2015-09-05 09:41:19 GMT - USA - International - SN:8 - ID:3290129
Arms control agreements are by their very nature controversial, Los Angeles Times quoted former US defense secretary Leon Panetta as saying. They often fall short of achieving everything that was hoped for. Potential gaps in enforcement can make ....
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Queen Elizabeth to make rare public speech on day she overtakes Victoria as longest-reigning monarch
Date: 2015-09-05 09:39:01 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:7 - ID:3290081
Queen Elizabeth is expected to make a rare public speech thanking her British and Commonwealth subjects for 63 years of support when she becomes longest-reigning monarch on Wednesday, The Telegraph reported. Her Majesty, who had originally wanted ....
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Hillary Clinton: Syrian refugee crisis is global
Date: 2015-09-05 08:36:14 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:3289645
Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton said that the United States should help to address the Syrian refugee crisis, but added that a much larger global response was needed to resolve the issue. In an interview with the MSNBC TV network, she ....
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Brazil president criticizes Europe over refugee crisis
Date: 2015-09-05 08:33:56 GMT - Brazil - International - SN:4 - ID:3289613
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff criticized European nations for creating "barriers" to the entry of migrants, saying the Syrian child found on a beach in Turkey had died because he was "not welcome," the Daily Mail reported. Three-year-old ....
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David Cameron: UK to accept 'thousands' more Syrian refugees
Date: 2015-09-04 13:46:06 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:6 - ID:3286741
British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that the UK is to provide resettlement to "thousands" more Syrian refugees in response to the worsening humanitarian crisis, the BBC reported. He said the extra refugees would come from UN camps ....
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Israel opposes Palestinian flag-raising at the UN
Date: 2015-09-02 08:09:11 GMT - palestine - International - SN:6 - ID:3270633
Israel has expressed strong opposition to a draft resolution that would allow the Palestinian flag to be raised at the United Nations ahead of the annual gathering of world leaders later this month. Israeli Ambassador Ron Prosor appealed to UN ....
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US launches drone campaign to hunt Daesh leaders in Syria
Date: 2015-09-02 08:04:17 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:3270577
The CIA and US Special Operations forces have launched a campaign to hunt terrorism suspects in Syria as part of a targeted killing program that is run separately from the broader US military offensive against Daesh terrorists, The Washington Post ....
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US calls for adherence to cease-fire in South Sudan
Date: 2015-09-02 07:58:57 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:3270525
The United States condemns the recent fighting in Jonglei state and Upper Nile state in South Sudan. In a statement Wednesday, Deputy Department Spokesperson Mark C. Toner said "We call on all parties to immediately cease provocative action and ....
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Suicide attack leaves 6 killed, at least 50 wounded in Pakistan
Date: 2015-09-01 15:21:25 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:10 - ID:3267705
Six people have been killed and at least 50 others wounded when a suicide attack hit Khybar Agency of Pakistan, Khaama reported Tuesday. Shahab ali Shah, a top Pakistani security official told reporters that the suicide bomber was trying to enter ....
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Netanyahu: Israel will respond to any shooting incident targeting its citizens
Date: 2015-09-01 13:20:02 GMT - Israel - International - SN:9 - ID:3266441
Israeli Prime MInister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel will respond publicly or secretly to any shooting incident targeting its citizens. Netanyahu, in press statements Tuesday, said the policy of his government stipulates no ....
