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Wednesday, 10 September 2014

Putin, Iran's Rouhani to Discuss Trade, Economic Ties

Reuters MOSCOW— Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani while they are in Tajikistan for a security summit on Friday to discuss trade and economic ties, a Kremlin official said. He did not say whether they would touch on an "oil-for-goods deal" which Tehran and Moscow have been discussing as a way to get...

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Nigeria’s President Jonathan Bans ‘Bring Back Goodluck’ Campaign Bloomberg

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered that posters calling for his re-election by using the hashtag #BringBackGoodluck2015 be torn down, his office said. The slogan is an echo of the #BringBackOurGirls social-media campaign that grew in response to the abduction in April of more than 200...

India, Pakistan Hit With The Worst Floods In 50 Years Business Insider

An aerial view seen from an airplane shows the flooded Srinagar city, September 9, 2014. T NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Flood waters started receding in Indian Kashmir on Wednesday, giving rescue teams a chance to reach tens of thousands of villagers stranded by the heaviest rainfall in half a century....

US Secretary of State John Kerry in Baghdad to meet with new Iraqi prime minister Newsday

Travel deals BAGHDAD - (AP) -- US Secretary of State John Kerry in Baghdad to meet with new Iraqi prime minister . Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or...

Ebola threatening Liberia's existence, minister warns The Times of India

MONROVIA: Ebola is threatening the very existence of Liberia as the killer virus spreads like "wild fire", the defence minister warned on Tuesday, following a grim World Health Organization assessment that the worst is yet to come. After predicting an "exponential increase" in infections across West...

India and Pakistan floods: Thousands still marooned BBC News

Hundreds of thousands of people are stranded in India and many more warned to leave their homes in Pakistan amid the worst flooding in the region in decades. The death toll in the two countries passed 440 as troops have been deployed to rescue people and provide relief. Officials say 400,000 people...

Philippines' Aquino asks Congress to enact Muslim autonomy law Reuters

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Wednesday asked Congress to swiftly enact a law creating a Muslim autonomous area in the south of the mainly Roman Catholic state, a crucial step in ending nearly five decades of conflict. The two sides signed a deal in March to end a...

Strong earthquake hits off eastern Indonesia The Times of India

JAKARTA: A strong earthquake hit off the coast of Sulawesi island in eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or...

Obama Preparing to Expand Islamic State Offensive Bloomberg

President Barack Obama is preparing to expand the U.S. offensive against Islamic State extremists, including targeting the group’s havens inside Syria. The administration is considering steps including moves to block foreign fighters from entering Syria and Iraq, delivering more aid to moderate...