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  • Lavrov reiterates condemnation of Washington's intention to arm Ukraine

    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, ....

  • Putin meets With Kyrgyz president in St. Petersburg

    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 ....

  • Israeli PM endorses Herzog for prime minister

    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 ....

  • UN Eritrea inquiry finds clear patterns of rights violations

    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 ....

  • Moscow concerned about growing number of NATO drills near Russian borders

    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 ....

  • Afghan army says kills 10 militants affiliated with Daesh

    Afghan army says kills 10 militants affiliated with Daesh

    Date: 2015-03-16 11:12:49 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:31 - ID:2175249

    Afghan security forces have killed 10 fighters who claimed to be from Daesh in Afghanistan, Euronews quoted officials as saying on Monday. Reports said growing numbers of disgruntled Taliban fighters have joined the militant group that controls ....

  • Vatican supports military force against Daesh to stop ‘genocide’

    Vatican supports military force against Daesh to stop ‘genocide’

    Date: 2015-03-16 11:08:51 GMT - USA - International - SN:28 - ID:2175205

    Vatican's UN ambassador Archbishop Silvano Tomasi has backed military action against Daesh in Iraq and Syria. "We have to stop this kind of genocide," the Italian archbishop told Crux, a US Catholic website. "Otherwise we'll be crying out in the ....

  • Putin will meet leaders of Belarus, Kazakhstan in Astana on March 20

    Putin will meet leaders of Belarus, Kazakhstan in Astana on March 20

    Date: 2015-03-16 10:55:27 GMT - Russia - International - SN:6 - ID:2174041

    The presidents of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus will meet in Astana on Friday, a spokesman for the Kazakh leader said on Monday, Tass reports. The spokesman said Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko had already confirmed they would attend the ....

  • Kerry, Zarif meet for Iran nuclear talks

    Kerry, Zarif meet for Iran nuclear talks

    Date: 2015-03-16 10:34:35 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:22 - ID:2174849

    US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met on Monday in Switzerland for crucial talks to secure an agreement on Iran's controversial nuclear program, according to Fox News. The meeting in Lausanne ....

  • Italian interior minister says Daesh threats false

    Italian interior minister says Daesh threats false

    Date: 2015-03-16 09:09:09 GMT - Italy - International - SN:11 - ID:2174109

    Italian Interior Minister Angelino Alfano has played down threats by the terrorist Daesh group, believing them to be false. Alfano said that intelligence experts considered an attack by a lone terrorist, radicalized in Italy, to be a more likely ....

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