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  Japan seeks US, French help over hostage crisis

  World | January 21, 2015 10:37 IST

  London: Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida sought US and French help to secure the release of two Japanese men held by the Islamic State (IS) militants.Kishida Tuesday called on his US and French counterparts over

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  Japan weighs ransom in Islamic State threat to kill hostages

  World | January 21, 2015 7:26 IST

  Cairo:  The Islamic State group threatened to kill two Japanese hostages within 72 hours, demanding a $200 million ransom in a video posted online Tuesday that showed a knife-brandishing masked militant standing over the two

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  Kerry to attend anti-IS coalition meeting in London

  World | January 19, 2015 17:37 IST

  Washington: US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to London next week to attend a foreign ministers' meeting that would focus on strategising ways to counter the Islamic State (IS), the State Department announced.Kerry

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  John Kerry has instituted follow-up mechanisms on India: US official

  World | January 17, 2015 11:48 IST

  Washington: US Secretary of State John Kerry had a 'very successful' India trip and has instituted follow up mechanisms on the country to strengthen ties, a top Obama Administration official has said.Noting that the United

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  10 arrests in Paris, bomb threat closes train station

  World | January 16, 2015 14:41 IST

  Paris: Paris police evacuated the Gare de l'Est train station Friday after a bomb threat, as authorities across Europe pressed on with efforts to prevent new violence after the worst terrorist attacks in decades.The Paris

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  John Kerry offers 'big hug' to Paris after attacks

  World | January 16, 2015 13:10 IST

  Paris: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting top officials in France to express America's solidarity with the French people after last week's deadly terrorist attacks.As they greeted each other at the French foreign

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  US welcomes reports of Pakistan's plan to ban Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat-ud-Dawa

  World | January 16, 2015 10:32 IST

  Washington: The US has welcomed news reports that Pakistan is contemplating banning several terrorist organisations including the Haqqani network and 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), calling it an important step towards eliminating terrorist activities

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  US looking to deepen economic relations with India

  World | January 16, 2015 9:57 IST

  Washington:  The US is looking to deepen its economic relationship with India, a top American diplomat has said ahead of President Barack Obama's trip to the country, during which the two countries would take up

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  Pakistan to ban JuD and Haqqani network?

  World | January 15, 2015 12:25 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan plans to ban 10 terror outfits, including 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and the dreaded Afghan-based Haqqani Network, a move seen by experts as a “paradigm shift” in the country's security policy

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  Mullah Fazlullah, Taliban Chief who scripted Pakistan school massacre, branded global terrorist by US

  World | January 14, 2015 11:03 IST

  Washington: The US designated Maulana Fazlullah, the chief of the Pakistani Taliban, as a global terrorist and slapped sanctions against him.Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had claimed responsibility for the December 16, 2014 attack on an army

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  US designates Maulana Fazlullah as global terrorist

  World | January 13, 2015 23:33 IST

  Washington: The US today designated Maulana Fazlullah, the chief of Pakistani Taliban, as global terrorist and slapped sanctions against him.Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had claimed responsibility for the December 16, 2014 attack on an army school

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  US to wait and watch on Pakistan's steps against terrorism

  World | January 13, 2015 15:29 IST

  Islamabad:  Learning from bitter past experiences, the US has told Pakistan that it would adopt a policy of wait and watch on the steps taken by Islamabad in fighting terror as the “the proof is

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  Pakistan will not start talks with India without Kashmir: Sartaj Aziz

  World | January 13, 2015 13:18 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan today said that it will not start any dialogue with India if Kashmir issue was not part of the agenda, even as US Secretary of State John Kerry advised the two neighbours to

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  Fight militant groups threatening Indian, US interests: John Kerry tells Pakistan

  World | January 13, 2015 11:56 IST

  Islamabad: US Secretary of the State John Kerry today said that Pakistan must fight terror groups that threaten Afghan, Indian and US interests.“Terror groups like Pakistani and Afghan Taliban and LeT continue to pose a

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  John Kerry meets Nawaz Sharif, voices support for Pakistan

  World | January 13, 2015 8:51 IST

  Islamabad: US Secretary of State John Kerry assured Pakistan of support in the fight against terrorism and other challenges, during his meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday."The United States would continue to

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  John Kerry's car involved in minor accident

  India | January 12, 2015 18:54 IST

  Ahmedabad: US Secretary of State John Kerry's car today had a brush with another car in his convoy on his way to the airport but none was injured.Kerry, who was here on a two-day visit

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  US, India to discuss progress on defence, nuke cooperation

  World | January 12, 2015 16:47 IST

  Gandhinagar: The US and India will try to make progress in defence and civil nuclear cooperation when President Barack Obama visits Delhi this month end, Secretary of State John Kerry said today.He also said that

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  India, US to strengthen fight against terrorism: John Kerry

  India | January 12, 2015 15:30 IST

  New Delhi: US secretary of state John Kerry, who is in India to attend the seventh edition of Vibrant Gujarat Summit, today said that both USA and India will further strengthen their fight  against terrorism.Speaking

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  John Kerry will go to Paris for talks on extremist violence

  World | January 12, 2015 14:19 IST

  Ahmedabad: Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday said that he will travel to Paris this week for talks on countering extremist violence, following sharp criticism of the Obama administration for not sending a senior

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  Kerry to discuss India-Pakistan tensions with Sharif

  World | January 12, 2015 12:19 IST

  Islamabad: US Secretary of State John Kerry, who will arrive here on a two-day official visit on Monday evening, will raise with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif the issue of prevailing tense situation between India and