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  • Lavrov, Kerry probe preparations for Vienna meeting on Syria

    Lavrov, Kerry probe preparations for Vienna meeting on Syria

    Date: 2015-10-21 16:09:46 GMT - Russia - International - SN:13 - ID:3577901

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had a phone conversation with his US counterpart John Kerry. They discussed preparations for the Russian-US-Saudi-Turkish meeting to be held in Vienna on the Syrian crisis on Friday. The Russian Foreign ....

  • Putin, Erdogan talk about Assad's visit to Moscow

    Putin, Erdogan talk about Assad's visit to Moscow

    Date: 2015-10-21 15:18:49 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:12 - ID:3577401

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin regarding Syrian President Bashar al Assad's visit to Moscow Tuesday. Putin provided details regarding Assad's visit, presidential sources ....

  • 4,500 refugees cross to Austria

    4,500 refugees cross to Austria

    Date: 2015-10-21 09:27:59 GMT - Austria - International - SN:8 - ID:3574133

    The Austrian authorities said around 4,500 refugees overran their border with Slovenia at Spielfeld on Tuesday afternoon, CBS news network reported. It took the border guards completely by surprise. Until then they had been letting groups of one ....

  • Vatican denies Italian media report that pope has brain tumor

    Vatican denies Italian media report that pope has brain tumor

    Date: 2015-10-21 09:10:11 GMT - Vatican - International - SN:7 - ID:3573941

    The Vatican on Wednesday denied an Italian media report that Pope Francis has a benign brain tumor, the BBC reported. "The pope is carrying out his activity with his usual high level of intensity. Spreading unfounded news is gravely irresponsible ....

  • Park: S. Korea, Japan should move toward new future

    Park: S. Korea, Japan should move toward new future

    Date: 2015-10-21 08:44:49 GMT - south korea - International - SN:6 - ID:3573745

    South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Wednesday that South Korea and Japan should move toward a new future in the latest call for better ties between the two neighbors, Yonhap reported. South Korea and Japan have long been at odds over their ....

  • Obama puts Iran nuclear deal into effect

    Obama puts Iran nuclear deal into effect

    Date: 2015-10-19 08:46:01 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:3559685

    US President Barack Obama on Sunday signed the Iran nuclear deal, officially putting the international agreement into effect. The president’s signature opens the way for Iran to make major changes to an underground nuclear facility, a heavy water ....

  • Putin calls US refusal to meet with Russian delegation unconstructive

    Putin calls US refusal to meet with Russian delegation unconstructive

    Date: 2015-10-15 08:52:09 GMT - Kazakhstan - International - SN:4 - ID:3534641

    The US decision not to receive a Russian delegation led by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is "unconstructive," Tass quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin as saying on Thursday. "I believe this position is unconstructive. The weakness of this ....

  • US to refer Iran missile test to UN over possible violation

    US to refer Iran missile test to UN over possible violation

    Date: 2015-10-14 08:35:05 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:3528485

    The US State Department has announced that it would refer Iran's firing of a new surface-to-surface ballistic missile to the United Nations Security Council for review to determine whether the test violated a UN resolution, the CNN reported. ....

  • Lukashenko wins fifth term in office with 80 percent of votes, says Belarusian amb.

    Lukashenko wins fifth term in office with 80 percent of votes, says Belarusian amb.

    Date: 2015-10-12 10:55:50 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:7 - ID:3515065

    Belarusian Ambassador in Cairo Sergei A. Rachkov said initial results of the presidential elections showed that Alexander Lukashenko has won a fifth term in office after winning 80 percent of the votes. In statements to MENA, Rachkov said four ....

  • Helicopter crash kills two Britons in Afghanistan

    Helicopter crash kills two Britons in Afghanistan

    Date: 2015-10-12 08:31:23 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:4 - ID:3513725

    Two British Royal Air Force personnel and three others died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan on Sunday (Oct 11), the defense ministry said in a statement. The five were killed when the helicopter crashed while landing at the headquarters of ....

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