Some Ukrainian forces start to quit besieged town
KIEV - Some Ukrainian forces began to pull out of a town under siege by Russian-backed separatists on Wednesday as renewed fighting threatened to wreck an international deal aimed at ending the conflict.
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India to decide on Rafale fighter jet deal only after March
BENGALURU, INDIA - India will decide on the fate of a long-delayed deal for 126 Dassault Rafale fighter jets only after March, the country's defense minister said on Wednesday.
Italy warns of Libya threat, pressure for action grows
ROME - Italy called on Wednesday for urgent international action to halt Libya's slide into chaos, and pledged it was ready to help monitor a ceasefire and train local armed forces.
Aleppo battles kill scores on both sides: Syria monitor
BEIRUT - Battles in and around the Syrian city of Aleppo have killed at least 70 pro-government fighters and more than 80 insurgents after the army started an offensive there, a monitoring group said on Wednesday.
Afghans ordered out of Pakistan as 'diversion' in militant fight
PESHAWAR, Pakistan/TORKHAM, Afghanistan - Afghan immigrants ordered out of Pakistan in what officials say is a bid to root out militants are, some analysts say, scapegoats being used to distract attention from the authorities' failure to end violence.
Khamenei vows firm Iranian nuclear stand, warns on gas exports
DUBAI - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed on Wednesday that his country would resist global sanctions imposed over its disputed nuclear program, saying that Iran might respond to international pressure by cutting back gas exports.
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