New Iran-US nuclear talks this week in Switzerland

New Iran-US nuclear talks this week in Switzerland
Washington (AFP) Jan 21, 2015 - Diplomats from Iran and the US are to meet again in Switzerland this week as the pace intensifies for a nuclear deal with Tehran, US officials said Wednesday. Top US negotiator Wendy Sherman will travel to Zurich to meet with Iranian officials on Friday and Saturday, less than a week after leading face-to-face negotiations in Geneva, the State Department announced. US Secretary of State ... more

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Ukraine troops abandon airport in bloody day of conflict

Ukraine troops abandon airport in bloody day of conflict
Donetsk, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 22, 2015 - Ukrainian forces on Thursday abandoned their defence of a long-disputed airport in the country's separatist east and vowed a response to Russia's escalating "aggression" in one of the deadliest days of the nine-month war. In a graphic illustration of the worsening conflict, pro-Russian rebels also paraded some 20 captured Ukrainian soldiers through the city of Donetsk and forced them to knee ... more

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Anti-IS coalition talks focus on jihadist threat

Anti-IS coalition talks focus on jihadist threat
London (AFP) Jan 22, 2015 - Top officials from the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group met in London on Thursday for the first talks since the Paris attacks with the threat posed by homegrown jihadists high on the agenda. US Secretary of State John Kerry and British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond co-hosted discussions involving 21 of some 60 countries that are working together to tackle the militant IS g ... more

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