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Israeli president calls on voters to decide state's future
Date: 2015-03-17 15:50:38 GMT - Israel - International - SN:34 - ID:2186205
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Tuesday called on all Israelis to take part in the general elections, the Jerusalem Post reported. Rivlin urged his citizens to "decide the state's future each according to one's world view." He said that ....
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13.7 pct of Israelis cast ballots within 3 hours
Date: 2015-03-17 15:36:32 GMT - Israel - International - SN:32 - ID:2186045
Some 13.7 percent of Israeli voters have cast their ballots in the general elections as of 10:00 AM, which is over 20 percent higher than the voter turnout at that hour than in the previous two elections, Haaretz reported on Tuesday. Israelis are ....
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Lieberman repeats call to put end to Hamas rule in Gaza
Date: 2015-03-17 15:15:38 GMT - palestine - International - SN:31 - ID:2185953
Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Lieberman on Tuesday repeated his call for Israel to put an end to Hamas rule in the Gaza Strip, Yediot Ahronot reported. Lieberman said that Israel cannot afford a military operation that disrupts daily lives every ....
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Greek PM to meet Russia’s Putin in Moscow on April 8: Official
Date: 2015-03-17 13:52:09 GMT - Greece - International - SN:25 - ID:2185137
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will visit Moscow on April 8 after being invited to talks by Russian President Vladimir Putin, a Greek government official said on Tuesday, according to Euro News. Greece’s government has previously said Putin ....
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Prince Charles starts visit to Washington today
Date: 2015-03-17 10:14:08 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:2182637
Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, are set to arrive in Washington and will visit cultural and educational sites over the next three days. The British Embassy says the royal couple is scheduled to arrive Tuesday evening at Andrews ....
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Lavrov reiterates condemnation of Washington's intention to arm Ukraine
Date: 2015-03-16 18:08:43 GMT - Russia - International - SN:54 - ID:2179265
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday said that the US plans to supply Ukraine with weaponry are a clear attempt to violate the Minsk peace accords. "This is a blatant attempt to undermine the Minsk agreements, to violate them, ....
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Putin meets With Kyrgyz president in St. Petersburg
Date: 2015-03-16 12:53:58 GMT - Russia - International - SN:45 - ID:2176401
Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun talks with Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev in St. Petersburg. The two leaders will discuss key issues in strengthening bilateral cooperation in the areas of trade, investment, culture, and ....
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Israeli PM endorses Herzog for prime minister
Date: 2015-03-16 11:57:49 GMT - Israel - International - SN:38 - ID:2175689
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak put his support behind Zionist Union's Isaac Herzog on Monday, according to The Jerusalem Post. In a statement, Barak, who also served as defense minister and Israeli army chief of staff, said that Herzog ....
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UN Eritrea inquiry finds clear patterns of rights violations
Date: 2015-03-16 11:55:55 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:36 - ID:2175653
A year-long United Nations investigation into human rights in Eritrea has found "very clear patterns" of violations and no rule of law, according to an interim report delivered to the UN Human Rights Council on Monday. "Most Eritreans have no ....
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Moscow concerned about growing number of NATO drills near Russian borders
Date: 2015-03-16 11:43:29 GMT - Russia - International - SN:32 - ID:2175521
The growing number of NATO drills near Russian borders leads to destabilization of the situation in north-eastern Europe, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexey Meshkov said on Monday, according to TASS News Agency. "Russia is deeply concerned ....