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Iran ready to support UN peacekeeping missions: Khoshrou
Date: 2016-10-26 07:48:51 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:5840221
Iran said it is ready to help the United Nations peacekeeping missions by providing security forces and logistic support, Press TV reported. Gholam-Ali Khoshrou, Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the UN, made the announcement ....
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Explosion hits southern Turkey's Antalya
Date: 2016-10-25 07:37:42 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:5 - ID:5833149
An explosion rocked the car park of the chamber of commerce building in Antalya province in southern Turkey on Tuesday, ABC news reported. Turkish media outlets said that ambulances were sent to the area. No casualties have been reported, so far. ....
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Former Uruguayan president Jorge Batlle dies at 88
Date: 2016-10-25 07:23:19 GMT - Uruguay - International - SN:3 - ID:5833089
Former President Jorge Batlle, an extroverted and irreverent politician who was a force in Uruguayan politics for half a century and led it during one of its worst economic recessions, died on Monday at the age of 88, ABC news reported. Batlle ....
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Austrian PM rejects new EU sanctions on Russia
Date: 2016-10-22 10:02:21 GMT - Austria - International - SN:5 - ID:5815953
Austrian Prime Minister Chancellor Christian Kern has rejected slapping new EU sanctions on Russia. Kern stated following a EU summit which wrapped up on Friday that “no one demanded sanctions” on the first day of the summit, adding that the ....
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Thailand's crown prince to be new monarch - Thai PM
Date: 2016-10-13 15:48:15 GMT - Thailand - International - SN:4 - ID:5764573
Thailand's Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn will be the new monarch, the BBC quoted the Thai prime minister as having said. In a televised address to the nation, Prayut Chan-ocha said Thailand would hold a one-year mourning period and that all ....
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Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej dead at 88 after 70-year influential reign
Date: 2016-10-13 13:40:53 GMT - Thailand - International - SN:1 - ID:5763501
Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest reigning monarch, has died aged 88, ABC News quoted the palace as saying on Thursday. "His Majesty has passed away at Siriraj Hospital peacefully," the palace said. The palace did not ....
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Ban Ki-moon urges UNSC to refer Syria war crimes to ICC
Date: 2016-10-11 07:45:29 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:1 - ID:5746917
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is again urging the UN Security Council to refer the issue of war crimes in Syria to the International Criminal Court for investigation. Sky News Arabia reported that Ban told reporters on Monday that he was ....
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UNDP, EIB sign deal to boost cooperation to reach global goals
Date: 2016-10-10 07:45:40 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:5740521
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at boosting collaboration toward achieving the new Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. EIB President Werner Hoyer and ....
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Russians may soon ask Foreign Ministry to cease contacts with Kerry, spokeswoman says
Date: 2016-10-08 13:03:55 GMT - Russia - International - SN:3 - ID:5731273
Russian Foreign Ministry’s official spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said that Russians may soon vote for ceasing diplomatic contacts with US State Secretary John Kerry. "By making statements equating Russia’s actions in Syria with war crimes, the ....
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Obama declares state of emergency as 'potentially disastrous' hurricane approaches Florida
Date: 2016-10-07 09:25:33 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:5725325
US President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency for Florida on Thursday, as the state's Gov. Rick Scott begged residents to flee from the predicted landfall of Hurricane Matthew, which is expected to be a Category 4 level when hits land, the ....
