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Turkey launches construction of first nuclear power plant
Date: 2015-04-14 17:41:00 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:64 - ID:2379661
Amid concerns about the safety of much-debated nuclear technology, a groundbreaking ceremony held for the construction of Turkey's first nuclear power plant in Akkuyu in the southern province of Mersin, was marked by anti-nuclear protests, Today's ....
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European Parliament set to vote on resolution to commemorate 1915 events as ‘genocide’
Date: 2015-04-14 17:27:11 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:61 - ID:2379553
Following Pope Francis' remarks characterizing the slaughter of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War I as “the first genocide of the 20th century,” the European Parliament is set to vote during its plenary session on Wednesday on a resolution ....
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North Korea supports Russian President’s policy amid anti-Russian Western campaign
Date: 2015-04-14 16:33:43 GMT - Russia - International - SN:59 - ID:2379141
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) supports the policy pursued by Russian President Vladimir Putin amid the anti-Russian campaign and sanctions imposed by the West, DPRK’s Vice-Premier Ro Tu-chol told Russian Deputy Prime Minister and ....
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Moscow: Continuation of Syrian dialogue depends on outcome second round
Date: 2015-04-14 16:17:52 GMT - Russia - International - SN:55 - ID:2379029
The possibility of reaching an agreement on pursuing the dialogue between the Syrian government and opposition depends on the outcome of the second round of consultations, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov. The Russian ....
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Asiana plane skids off runway in Japan injuring 20
Date: 2015-04-14 16:05:23 GMT - Japan - International - SN:53 - ID:2378893
An Asiana Airlines plane skidded off a runway Tuesday after landing in western Japan, and about 20 people were injured slightly, CBS news quoted officials as saying. The Hiroshima airport reported that the aircraft’s tail touched the runway while ....
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Obama’s goal to make deal with Iran gets new test in Congress
Date: 2015-04-14 15:59:49 GMT - USA - International - SN:52 - ID:2378845
US President Obama’s quest to get a deal with Iran on its nuclear program hinges on not only reaching across the aisle in Congress but also across oceans to find common ground with enemies, The Washington Post reported. That strategy — which ....
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Merkel urges unified approach to Iran sanction removal
Date: 2015-04-14 15:52:43 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:50 - ID:2378793
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday urged countries which imposed sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme to keep a unified approach to removing them, following Russia's decision to prepare to deliver missile systems to the Islamic ....
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S. Korea PM to undergo investigation into bribery scandal
Date: 2015-04-14 15:50:57 GMT - south korea - International - SN:49 - ID:2378777
South Korean Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo said Tuesday he will step down if he is found to have received money from a late businessman at the center of a corruption scandal, Yonhap reported Lee claimed that he had no financial transactions with ....
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UK conservative party to introduce measures to prevent youth joining Daesh
Date: 2015-04-14 12:59:53 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:28 - ID:2376965
The UK Conservative Party seeks to provide measures to stop British young men joining Daesh terrorist group in Iraq and Syria, British Prime Minister David Cameron said. Speaking at a university technical college in Swindon, Cameron said that the ....
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Russian Security Council chief accuses US of using Ukraine conflict to undermine Russia
Date: 2015-04-14 12:22:29 GMT - Russia - International - SN:22 - ID:2376645
The United States and its allies are using the situation in Ukraine in an attempt to undermine Russia, Security Council chief Nikolai Patrushev has said. "It is clear that Ukraine as such is of no interest to the Americans and their allies. The ....
