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  • Kremlin attaches no importance to absence of condolences from Obama over plane crash

    Kremlin attaches no importance to absence of condolences from Obama over plane crash

    Date: 2015-11-03 17:26:19 GMT - Russia - International - SN:11 - ID:3660553

    The Kremlin does not attach any importance to the absence of condolences from US President Barack Obama on the Russian airliner's crash in Egypt, Tass news agency quoted Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Tuesday. "While ....

  • Lavrov and UN Syria envoy to meet in Moscow on Wednesday: reports

    Lavrov and UN Syria envoy to meet in Moscow on Wednesday: reports

    Date: 2015-11-03 12:25:22 GMT - Russia - International - SN:3 - ID:3657929

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov plans to meet UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura on Wednesday in Moscow, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova was quoted as saying by Russian media on Tuesday. "The main theme is the political process ....

  • UN Security Council strongly condemns terrorist attack against Somali hotel

    UN Security Council strongly condemns terrorist attack against Somali hotel

    Date: 2015-11-02 12:56:14 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:3651089

    The United Nations Security Council today condemned “in the strongest terms” the attacks carried out today against the Sahafi hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia by Al-Shabaab, resulting in a number of deaths and injuries, the UN News Center ....

  • EU says attacks on journalists are attacks on freedom of expression

    EU says attacks on journalists are attacks on freedom of expression

    Date: 2015-11-02 10:46:19 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:7 - ID:3649613

    The European Union stressed Monday that attacks on journalist are not only attacks on the victims, but also on freedoms of the expression and the media. "While we mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (today), ....

  • French president arrives in China

    French president arrives in China

    Date: 2015-11-02 08:14:55 GMT - China - International - SN:6 - ID:3648237

    French President Francois Hollande arrived in Chongqing in southwest China on Monday on a two-day state visit to China at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to boost difficult climate negotiations, skynews reported. The visit ....

  • Park, Abe agree to speed up talks to resolve issue of former sex slaves

    Park, Abe agree to speed up talks to resolve issue of former sex slaves

    Date: 2015-11-02 08:06:30 GMT - south korea - International - SN:3 - ID:3648185

    South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed Monday to speed up negotiations to quickly resolve the issue of former South Korean sex slaves for Japan's World War II soldiers, Yonhap quoted Cheong Wa Dae as ....

  • U.S. defense chief urges N. Korea's denuclearization

    U.S. defense chief urges N. Korea's denuclearization

    Date: 2015-11-01 11:16:27 GMT - south korea - International - SN:7 - ID:3643061

    US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said that Washington is committed to achieving North Korea's denuclearization through negotiations. "We will continue, not only the US and South Korea, but also China, Japan and Russia, the so-called six-party ....

  • Turks start voting in early parliamentary polls

    Turks start voting in early parliamentary polls

    Date: 2015-11-01 08:21:54 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:6 - ID:3641737

    Turkish voters headed for balloting stations early Sunday to cast their ballots in the early parliamentary elections. This is the second parliamentary elections in the country in five months after the political powers' failure to form a coalition ....

  • Leaders of S. Korea, Japan, China hold first talks in more than 3 years

    Leaders of S. Korea, Japan, China hold first talks in more than 3 years

    Date: 2015-11-01 08:20:09 GMT - south korea - International - SN:5 - ID:3641717

    The leaders of South Korea, Japan and China called Sunday for cooperation in the region long mired in historical and territorial disputes as they met for the first time in more than three years, Yonhap reported. The meeting represents the ....

  • Syria conflict: Russia warns US of 'proxy war risk'

    Syria conflict: Russia warns US of 'proxy war risk'

    Date: 2015-10-31 07:45:44 GMT - Austria - International - SN:6 - ID:3635465

    Russia has warned of the risk of a "proxy war" in the Middle East after the US said it would send special forces to Syria, the BBC reported. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said this increased the need for co-operation between the US and ....

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