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40%of Germans Say Merkel Should Resign over Refugee Policy: Poll
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January 30, 2016
BERLIN - Forty percent of Germans want Chancellor Angela Merkel to resign over her refugee policy, a poll showed on Friday, in a sign of rising dissatisfaction with...
Kremlin Asks U.S. to Explain Accusations on Putin
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January 30, 2016
MOSCOW - Russia expects the top leadership of the United States to provide an explanation of "unacceptable" statements by U.S. officials accusing Russian...
China, U.S. should Jointly Promote Solutions to more Global Issues: Xi
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January 28, 2016
BEIJING - President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged the United States to work with China to find solutions to more global issues and develop bilateral ties. The two countries...
Opposition Demands Answers before Joining Syria Talks
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January 28, 2016
BEIRUT/GENEVA/PARIS - The Syrian opposition is awaiting a response to its demands from the United Nations before deciding whether to attend peace negotiations planned...
India Displays Military Might at Republic Day Parade
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January 27, 2016
NEW DELHI - India on Tuesday displayed its military might at its 67th Republic Day parade in the national capital, with French President Francois Hollande as the chief...
Syrian Army fully Captures Strategic City in Southern Region
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January 27, 2016
DAMASCUS - The Syrian army took full control over a strategic city in the southern province of Daraa, as part of the wide-scale offensive the government forces backed...
India, France Finalizes Deal to Purchase 36 Rafale Fighter Jets
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January 26, 2016
NEW DELHI - India and France Monday signed an MoU on purchase of Rafale fighter jets, a delayed multi-billion U.S. dollar arms deal between the two countries, said...
Hollande Plays Down Terror Threat on France
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January 26, 2016
NEW DELHI - French President Francois Hollande Monday played down terror threats on his country, saying France will not be deterred by any kinds of such threats...
French President in India to Strengthen Strategic Ties
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January 25, 2016
NEW DELHI - French President Francois Hollande began a three-day visit to India on Sunday that could push a multibillion-dollar deal for combat airplanes and closer...
Syrian Govt.will Make no Concessions During Talks
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January 25, 2016
BEIRUT - The Syrian government will not make any new concessions in future peace talks at a time when the Syrian army is making progress in different parts of the country...
Over 100 Killed in Air Strikes, Clashes with IS Militants in Iraq
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January 24, 2016
BAGHDAD - Up to 62 Islamic State (IS) militants and 48 security members were killed on Saturday in U.S.- led coalition air strikes, four suicide bomb attacks and...
US Forces Setting up Airbase in Northeast Syria: Sources
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January 24, 2016
BEIRUT - US special forces and experts are setting up an airbase in northeast Syria as part of the battle against the Islamic State group, Syrian military and security...
Nearly 37,000 Migrants, Refugee Sea Arrivals in EU so far this Year: IOM
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January 23, 2016
GENEVA - Some 36,899 migrants and refugees have reached European shores in the first three weeks of 2016, the International Organization for Migration (IOM)...
UN Works for Intra-Syrian Talks to Start on Jan. 25
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January 23, 2016
GENEVA - Head of the UN information office at Geneva Ahmad Fawzi told reporters on Friday that though "it is likely that the date of Jan. 25 may slip simply for practical...
Russian Airstrikes Allegedly Kill 3,000 People in Syria Since September
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January 21, 2016
DAMASCUS - At least 3,000 people have been killed in Russian airstrikes in Syria since Sept. 30 of last year, a Syrian monitor group reported on Wednesday...
Kurds Destroy Thousands of Arab Homes in Northern Iraq
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January 21, 2016
BAGHDAD - Kurdish forces have destroyed thousands of Arab homes in northern Iraq in an apparent attempt to uproot Arab communities, Amnesty International said in a report...
UN Chief Urges End to Conflict in Yemen
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January 20, 2016
ABU DHABI - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called Tuesday on all warring parties in Yemen to commit to a comprehensive and permanent cease-fire to push forward peace...
Children on Syrian Refugee Route Could Freeze to Death: U.N.
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January 20, 2016
GENEVA - Thousands of refugee children traveling along the migration route through Turkey and southeastern Europe are at risk from a sustained spell of freezing...
Russia Upgrades Security Strategy to Tackle Western Threats: Official
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January 19, 2016
MOSCOW - Russia has upgraded its national security strategy by taking into account the worsening international situation as a result of the policy pursued by the...
Poland’s Duda Warns Brexit Could Lead to EU ‘Collapse’
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January 19, 2016
BRUSSELS - Polish President AndrzejDuda on Monday urged the European Union to find a compromise to keep Britain in the EU or risk a major crisis and even the bloc's...
UK Labour Leader Calls for Back Channel to Islamic State
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January 18, 2016
LONDON - British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn says there should be a communications channel created with the Islamic State group in hopes of ending the war in Syria...
Turkey’s Opposition Leader Reelected Despite Poll Defeat
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January 18, 2016
ANKARA - The head of Turkey's main opposition party was reelected to the post despite a bruising defeat by President RecepTayyipErdogan's party in November...
Denmark’s New Plan to Deter Migrants: Seize their Valuables
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January 17, 2016
COPENHAGEN - Hoping to diminish Denmark's appeal to migrants, the country's government plans to force asylum-seekers to hand over any valuables worth more than $1,500...
600 British Jihadists Stopped from Entering Syria: Hammond
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January 17, 2016
LONDON - Some 600 Britons have been stopped from going to Syria to try to join Islamic State and other jihadist groups, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said in...
Boko Haram Killed Nearly 1,200 People Since 2013: Cameroon
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January 16, 2016
>YAOUNDÉ - Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists have killed nearly 1,200 people in neighbouring Cameroon's far north since 2013, the communications minister in Yaounde said ...
US, Kremlin Officials Meet at Russian Border for Ukraine Talks
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January 16, 2016
MOSCOW - Top US and Russian officials met Friday in Russia's westernmost outpost to discuss the Ukraine crisis amid attempts to bolster a fragile truce in the east of the...
Obama’s Final State of the Union Speech: Much Talk, few Proposals
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January 14, 2016
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday night made his final State of the Union speech predominated by political talk instead of specific proposals as...
Denmark Extends Border Controls on German-Danish Border
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January 14, 2016
COPENHAGEN - The Danish government on Wednesday extended its temporary border controls on the German-Danish border for 20 days as the country is struggling to contain...
S. Korea, U.S., Japan to Hold Meeting on DPRK Nuke Test
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January 13, 2016
SEOUL - Vice foreign ministers of South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold a meeting in Tokyo on Saturday to discuss countermeasures after the Democratic...
Ongoing War in Yemen Further Endangering Children’s Lives: UN
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January 13, 2016
GENEVA - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) highlighted on Tuesday the growing threats faced by Yemeni children as deadly bombardments and street fighting...
S. Korea, U.S. Militaries Continue Discussion on Further Deploying “Strategic Assets”
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January 12, 2016
SEOUL - Militaries of South Korea and the United States are continuing discussion on additional deployment of "strategic assets" on the Korean peninsula...
Japanese PM Eyes Consolidating Power in Summer Elections
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January 12, 2016
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday he aims to consolidate his power in parliament by winning the upper house elections slated for this summer, as...
Egypt’s First Parliament in 3 Years Convenes
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January 11, 2016
CAIRO - Egypt's first legislature in more than three years, a 596-seat chamber packed with supporters of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, held its inaugural session on...
France Pay National Tribute to Terror Victims
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January 11, 2016
PARIS - Under cloudy sky and in windy weather, hundreds of French people gathered at the Republic Square in eastern Paris to take part in a national tribute to the 147...
Few Russian Strikes in Syria are Against IS: U.S.
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January 10, 2016
BRUSSELS - Only a third of Russia's air strikes in Syria are targeting Islamic State and its imprecise attacks are forcing the population to flee, fuelling Europe's...