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  • Obama won’t call Armenian killings ‘Genocide’

    Obama won’t call Armenian killings ‘Genocide’

    Date: 2015-04-22 14:07:18 GMT - USA - International - SN:33 - ID:2435109

    President Barack Obama won’t use the term “genocide” in remarks Friday marking the 100th anniversary of the killing of more than a million Armenians, officials said, igniting disappointment from critics who say the President is catering too much to ....

  • Indonesia president calls for new global economic order

    Indonesia president calls for new global economic order

    Date: 2015-04-22 12:29:21 GMT - Indonesia - International - SN:28 - ID:2434201

    Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday called for a new global economic order that isn’t reliant on the world’s three main multilateral lending institutions. The remark was made at the opening session of a conference of Asian and African ....

  • Armenian president addresses forum on genocide

    Armenian president addresses forum on genocide

    Date: 2015-04-22 10:40:48 GMT - Armenia - International - SN:22 - ID:2432761

    Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan addressed the International Social and Political Global Forum against the Crime of Genocide. "The impressive and venerable list of this forum’s participants gives us hope that the forum will become an important ....

  • Turkish FM, US official discuss training moderate Syrian opposition to fight against Daesh

    Turkish FM, US official discuss training moderate Syrian opposition to fight against Daesh

    Date: 2015-04-22 10:38:37 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:21 - ID:2432733

    Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met on Wednesday with U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice. According to a statement by the National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan, the two leaders discussed a range of issues ....

  • Lavrov warns of deteriorating situation in Mideast, North Africa

    Lavrov warns of deteriorating situation in Mideast, North Africa

    Date: 2015-04-22 09:52:21 GMT - Russia - International - SN:15 - ID:2432309

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned of the deteriorating situation in the Middle East and North Africa. Speaking to Russian newspaper Argumenti I Faktisaid, he said Russia is so concerned over the situation in the region, especially in ....

  • 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 ....

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