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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
