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US missile cruiser enters Black Sea amid Ukraine crisis

Thu Aug 7, 2014 11:14:20

US missile cruiser Vella Gulf has entered the Black Sea in what the American Navy described as a move to "to promote peace and stability in the region." Moscow has considered any such acts as “offensive.”

Putin orders agricultural import bans from US, EU

Thu Aug 7, 2014 10:42:52

Russian President Vladimir Putin lashed out at US and Western powers on Wednesday by ordering agricultural import bans on countries that have levied economic sanctions against Russia for its alleged role in the separatist fighting in Ukraine's east.

Erdogan gov’t admits ISIL recruiting, offering salaries

Thu Aug 7, 2014 10:14:39

The government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has acknowledged significant recruitment of Turkish nationals by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militant group in Iraq and Syria.

Kurds unite to oust ISIL, rescue stranded Iraqi Yazidis

Thu Aug 7, 2014 09:30:12

Kurds from Iraq, Syria and Turkey joined forces in north Iraq Wednesday to try to reclaim areas lost to ISIL militants and rescue thousands of civilians stranded in mountains without food or water.

Hamas: No agreement yet to extend Gaza ceasefire

Thu Aug 7, 2014 08:54:25

Israel and Hamas appeared at odds Thursday over prolonging a 72-hour Gaza ceasefire, with Hamas resistance group insisting on fulfillment of all pending stipulations.

UN Chief: Gaza massacre, destruction shame whole world

Thu Aug 7, 2014 07:58:23

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon demanded an end to the senseless cycle of suffering in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Wednesday, telling the General Assembly that ``the massive deaths and destruction in Gaza have shocked and shamed the world.''

ISIL terrorists continue attacks against Iraqi Christians

Wed Aug 6, 2014 21:13:58

Militants from the Takfiri ISIL cult in Iraq have continued their assaults on Christian areas in the northern parts of the country, eyewitnesses say.

Israel should not cooperate with UN war crimes probe: Officials

Wed Aug 6, 2014 20:37:28

Israeli Foreign Ministry has instructed Tel Aviv authorities to avoid cooperating with the UN inquiry into Israel's brutal war on Gaza.

UK theatre pulls Jewish festival over Gaza war

Wed Aug 6, 2014 19:11:30

The Tricycle Theatre in London has decided not to host the UK Jewish Film Festival (UKJFF), which is partially funded by the Israeli embassy, due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip.

Boeing launches plan to turn tobacco into jet fuel

Wed Aug 6, 2014 18:15:20

US aerospace giant Boeing says it is working with South African Airways and a Dutch biofuel company to make jet fuel from tobacco seeds.

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