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Local elections start in France
Date: 2015-03-22 08:36:13 GMT - France - International - SN:6 - ID:2215405
The French people Saturday started casting their ballots in local elections in which the Socialists of President Francois Hollande are expected to suffer another setback. Voters are electing representatives in 101 departments, or ....
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N. Korea renews threats against leaflet campaign
Date: 2015-03-22 08:33:36 GMT - south korea - International - SN:4 - ID:2215393
North Korea on Sunday renewed its threats against a South Korean civic group's plan to send anti-Pyongyang fliers across the border via balloon, warning it will use "all the firepower strike means" to destroy them, Yonhap reported. The message, ....
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Lavrov: Washington nonetheless refuses arming Ukraine
Date: 2015-03-21 12:48:16 GMT - Russia - International - SN:34 - ID:2211877
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov identified that “US President Barack Obama’s administration nonetheless refuses even now supplying lethal weapons to Ukraine.” The minister stated in an interview on the channel “Russia 1″ Saturday, March 21 ....
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Obama considers slower Afghan exit
Date: 2015-03-21 12:00:11 GMT - USA - International - SN:33 - ID:2211645
US President Barack Obama’s hopes for ending America’s war in Afghanistan by 2017 are facing new challenges as he considers slowing the US military’s withdrawal to help Afghan security forces contain the Taliban and ward off allies of Islamic State, ....
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Iran nuclear talks to resume next week
Date: 2015-03-21 11:32:53 GMT - Iran - International - SN:27 - ID:2211453
A senior member of Iran’s negotiation team announced that the nuclear talks will be continued on Wednesday after new Iranian year, Nowruz, Mehr News Agency reported on Saturday. Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Iran has had very intensive negotiations ....
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Romania to deport two police officers suspected of wiretapping to Turkey
Date: 2015-03-21 09:50:05 GMT - Romania - International - SN:18 - ID:2210497
Authorities in Romania are expected to extradite to Turkey two Turkish police officers, still under detention in this country on suspicion of eavesdropping on their President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, according to the Justice Ministry. The ex-police ....
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Iran ready to dispatch medical team to Sanaa - Official
Date: 2015-03-21 09:46:44 GMT - Iran - International - SN:17 - ID:2210473
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian condemned the terrorist bomb attacks that hit two mosques packed with worshipers in Sanaa, saying that Tehran is ready to treat the wounded as soon as possible, ....
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Japanese, S. Korean top diplomats agree to defuse tensions
Date: 2015-03-21 09:14:32 GMT - Japan - International - SN:13 - ID:2210221
Japan and South Korea agreed Saturday to work toward a de-escalation of tensions that have flared over wartime historical issues as this year marks the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic ties, Kyodo news agency reported. "Despite ....
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Two convicted in Canada VIA rail terror plot case
Date: 2015-03-21 08:15:25 GMT - Canada - International - SN:8 - ID:2209693
A Canadian court has convicted two terror suspects over a plot to attack a train from New York to Toronto. Raed Jaser, a Canadian resident of Palestinian descent, and Tunisian migrant Chiheb Esseghaier were arrested in 2013 after an undercover ....
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Gunfight kills 10 after ambush on Mexican police
Date: 2015-03-21 07:48:23 GMT - Mexico - International - SN:5 - ID:2209509
Ten people were killed in a gunfight in western Mexico when suspected gang members ambushed a police convoy in one of the deadliest attacks on security forces since Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto took office in December 2012. Five members ....
