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S.Korea regrets cancelling Ban's visit to Kaesong complex
Date: 2015-05-20 08:37:56 GMT - south korea - International - SN:5 - ID:2626009
South Korea's Ministry of Unification expressed regret on Wednesday over North Korea's abrupt decision to cancel a planned visit of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to Kaesong complex, the Korean news agency Yonhap reported. South ....
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US condemns Russian embassy attack in Damascus
Date: 2015-05-20 07:52:50 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:2625601
The United States condemned a mortar attack on the Russian embassy in Damascus that did not, however, cause any known injuries. The US renewed calls for a political solution to end the bloody Syrian conflict. "We call for those responsible for ....
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European nations harmonize laws barring citizens from becoming foreign fighters for extremists
Date: 2015-05-19 17:04:27 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:51 - ID:2623309
European governments have agreed to synchronize their laws to bar citizens from going abroad to fight for Daesh group and other extremists, Fox News reported. A document signed Tuesday by foreign ministers from the 47-nation Council of Europe ....
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Israel slams US for allowing Iranian purchase of aircraft, violating sanctions
Date: 2015-05-19 16:37:35 GMT - Israel - International - SN:46 - ID:2623181
A senior Israeli official took a swipe at Washington on Tuesday over Iran's purchase of second-hand civilian aircraft, saying the acquisition violated US sanctions and went ahead despite a tip-off from Israel, Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post ....
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Burundi's Pierre Nkurunziza in 'no revenge' pledge
Date: 2015-05-19 14:14:28 GMT - Burundi - International - SN:29 - ID:2621761
Burundi's government will not take revenge against those involved in last week's failed coup, the BBC quoted President Pierre Nkurunziza's office as saying on Tuesday. Those implicated would be brought to justice in accordance with the rule of ....
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Afghan Taliban delegation visits Iran for talks
Date: 2015-05-19 13:19:56 GMT - Iran - International - SN:23 - ID:2621149
A delegation of Afghan Taliban visited Iran recently to hold talks with the Iranian officials, Khaama Press reported on Tuesday. The delegation was led by Tayyeb Aqa, the head of the Taliban bureau in Qatar, who arrived in Tehran on ....
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Tzipi Livni: Israel is weak, isolated without the US
Date: 2015-05-19 12:10:01 GMT - Israel - International - SN:8 - ID:2620409
Israeli MK Tzipi Livni slammed at Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for supposedly ruining Israel's relationship with the United States, the Jerusalem Post reported. Speaking at an Israel Bar Association conference in Eilat on Tuesday, Livni said that ....
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Obama to limit police access to military equipment
Date: 2015-05-18 18:31:04 GMT - USA - International - SN:45 - ID:2616081
US President Barack Obama on Monday set new limits on police access to certain military equipment part of a larger federal government response aimed at preventing the kind of unrest seen in Ferguson, Missouri, last year, The Washington Times ....
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Obama bans military-style equipment for US police
Date: 2015-05-18 14:45:48 GMT - USA - International - SN:32 - ID:2614361
US President Barack Obama on Monday announced a plan to ban the federal government from providing military-style equipment to local police departments, the New York Times reported. Obama said that Washington would also put stricter controls on ....
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Philip Hammond: 'We need Libya to work with us'
Date: 2015-05-18 14:44:49 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:31 - ID:2614353
The EU needs to work out a plan with the Libyan authorities to help stem the tide of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean, foreign secretary Philip Hammond has said. Hammond was speaking during a summit in Brussels aimed at finding a ....
