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  • US designates top Al Shabaab members as ‘terrorists

    US designates top Al Shabaab members as ‘terrorists

    Date: 2015-04-22 08:30:02 GMT - USA - International - SN:11 - ID:2431565

    The United States declared Ahmed Diriye, the leader of the Somali militant group al-Shabaab and Mahad Karate, a senior member of the extremist organisation, terrorists. The State Department said in a statement the formal designation also allows ....

  • Iran welcomes end of Saudi Operation in Yemen

    Iran welcomes end of Saudi Operation in Yemen

    Date: 2015-04-22 08:25:26 GMT - Iran - International - SN:9 - ID:2431529

    Iran's foreign ministry on Tuesday evening said it welcomed a halt to airstrikes in Yemen, Fars news agency reported. The Iranian statement came after Saudi Arabia announced that the Arab coalition has ended its airstrike campaign against ....

  • S. Korea, U.S. reach deal on nuclear cooperation

    S. Korea, U.S. reach deal on nuclear cooperation

    Date: 2015-04-22 08:14:50 GMT - south korea - International - SN:6 - ID:2431421

    South Korea and the United States have reached an agreement on their nuclear energy partnerships, wrapping up nearly five years of negotiations, Yonhap news agency reported quoting Seoul's foreign ministry. A signing ceremony will be held at the ....

  • Drone with radiation sign lands on roof of Japanese prime minister's office

    Drone with radiation sign lands on roof of Japanese prime minister's office

    Date: 2015-04-22 08:02:14 GMT - Japan - International - SN:4 - ID:2431305

    A drone carrying a small camera, a water bottle and a flare and marked with a radioactive sign was found on the rooftop of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s office on Wednesday, Kyodo reported. Televised aerial footage from the scene showed ....

  • Obama warns Iran of arms shipments to Yemen

    Obama warns Iran of arms shipments to Yemen

    Date: 2015-04-22 07:56:23 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:2431249

    US President Barack Obama has sent a clear signal to the Iranian government that further arms deliveries to Houthi rebels in Yemen would be unacceptable. “[The crisis will] not be solved by having another proxy war fought inside Yemen and we’ve ....

  • Indonesian president inaugurates Afro-Asian Summit 2015

    Indonesian president inaugurates Afro-Asian Summit 2015

    Date: 2015-04-22 07:53:32 GMT - Indonesia - International - SN:1 - ID:2431245

    Indonesian President Joko Widodo inaugurated on Wednesday the Afro-Asian Summit 2015 with the participation of 34 presidents and heads of state from Africa and Asia. Egypt's delegationt to the summit is chaired by Prime Minister Ibrahim ....

  • Rivlin and Netanyahu refuse to meet Jimmy Carter over his 'anti-Israel stance'

    Rivlin and Netanyahu refuse to meet Jimmy Carter over his 'anti-Israel stance'

    Date: 2015-04-21 16:28:14 GMT - Israel - International - SN:63 - ID:2428821

    Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have rejected a request from former U.S. President Jimmy Carter to meet during the latter's visit to Israel in the coming weeks, a senior official in Jerusalem told ....

  • South Africa army to tackle migrant attacks

    South Africa army to tackle migrant attacks

    Date: 2015-04-21 15:17:51 GMT - South Africa - International - SN:53 - ID:2428225

    The South African army will be deployed to end a wave of attacks on foreigners, the BBC quoted Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula as saying. Soldiers would be deployed to a township in the main city, Johannesburg, and to flashpoints in ....

  • Israel seeking remains of 2 troops killed in Gaza

    Israel seeking remains of 2 troops killed in Gaza

    Date: 2015-04-21 14:37:01 GMT - palestine - International - SN:48 - ID:2427757

    Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon on Tuesday said his country was working to retrieve the remains of two troops killed in last year's military offensive against the Gaza Strip. Speaking to the Israeli radio, Yaalon said that the government's ....

  • China and Russia to expand energy cooperation

    China and Russia to expand energy cooperation

    Date: 2015-04-21 14:28:31 GMT - China - International - SN:44 - ID:2427673

    Vice premier of the Chinese State Council Zhang Gaoli on Tuesday said energy cooperation is a key focus of China-Russia cooperation. Zhang, also Chinese co-chair of the China-Russia Energy Cooperation Committee, met with Russian deputy prime ....

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