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US in touch with Qatar about Taliban detainee agreement - White House
Date: 2015-05-30 07:42:32 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:2692433
US officials have been in touch with leaders in Qatar about five Taliban detainees transferred there from the Guantanamo Bay prison and steps needed to protect the American people, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said, according to Fox ....
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Counter-terrorism must stay unrelated to political interests - Lavrov
Date: 2015-05-29 13:21:00 GMT - Russia - International - SN:16 - ID:2689885
The international community must resolutely fight terrorism around the globe, regardless of which country or government is attacked, Sputnik quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Friday. The top diplomat said that Russia ....
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Buhari sworn in as Nigeria’s president after historic win
Date: 2015-05-29 12:09:04 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:12 - ID:2689393
Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in as Nigeria's new head of state on Friday after he became the first opposition candidate to defeat a sitting president in a landmark election earlier this year, France 24 reported. During his swearing-in ceremony, ....
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Iran's FM calls for expansion of Tehran-Athens relations
Date: 2015-05-29 11:43:25 GMT - Greece - International - SN:10 - ID:2689189
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has urged the expansion of bilateral relations between Tehran and Athens, Press TV reported on Thursday. The political relations between the two countries have always been at a good level, said Zarif ....
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Iran's foreign minister to visit Moscow on June 4
Date: 2015-05-29 09:58:35 GMT - Russia - International - SN:4 - ID:2688613
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif will visit Moscow on June 4 to attend a conference of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a Russian Foreign Ministry official said on Friday. Bakhtiyer Khakimov, who heads the ministry's Asia-Pacific ....
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UK will quit EU unless PM's reforms go through, says Philip Hammond
Date: 2015-05-28 11:26:26 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:16 - ID:2682861
Britain will vote to leave the EU unless European leaders agree to a “substantial package of reform” demanded by Prime Minister David Cameron, the foreign secretary has warned as quoted by the BBC. As the prime minister embarked on a two-day tour ....
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Tony Blair resigns as Middle East peace envoy
Date: 2015-05-27 15:59:44 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:56 - ID:2678265
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has submitted his resignation as Middle East peace envoy, an official has said. Diplomatic sources revealed Blair had written to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announcing his resignation as ....
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UK's Re-Elected Cameron Outlines Plans in Queen's Speech
Date: 2015-05-27 13:20:15 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:40 - ID:2676965
Britain's first all-Conservative government in two decades unveiled its plans for power, including laws to hold a referendum on European Union membership, give Scotland more autonomy and toughen immigration policies. The list of proposed ....
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Park to visit U.S. in June for talks with Obama
Date: 2015-05-27 10:09:15 GMT - south korea - International - SN:18 - ID:2674817
South Korean President Park Geun-hye plans to visit Washington next month for talks with U.S. President Barack Obama, Yonhap News Agency reported quoting Park's office as saying Wednesday. The two leaders are set to meet on June 16 to discuss a ....
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Regional powers agree to enhance pressure on N. Korea
Date: 2015-05-27 08:21:11 GMT - south korea - International - SN:9 - ID:2673857
South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Wednesday to ratchet up pressure and sanctions on North Korea, while continuing efforts to bring the communist nation back to talks, the Korean news agency Yonhap reported. Top nuclear envoys of the ....
