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Lavrov assures Bassil of Russia's support for Lebanon
Date: 2015-03-04 12:56:11 GMT - Lebanon - International - SN:49 - ID:2089301
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has assured Lebanese counterpart Gebran Bassil of Moscow’s support for Lebanon’s stability, unity and territorial integrity amid a troubled Middle East swept by conflicts and jihadi violence, a Russian Foreign ....
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China urges comprehensive deal on Iran nuclear issue
Date: 2015-03-04 12:48:04 GMT - China - International - SN:44 - ID:2089173
China on Wednesday urged parties to seek an opportunity to reach a fair, balanced and mutually beneficial deal on the Iran nuclear issue, Xinhua News Agency reported. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying made the remarks at a press ....
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Iran, US start 4th round of talks
Date: 2015-03-04 10:51:57 GMT - Iran - International - SN:28 - ID:2087745
The fourth round of talks between Iranian and US nuclear delegations started in Montreux, Stwitzerland, on Wednesday, IRNA news agency reported. The delegations are led for Iran by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and for the US by Secretary ....
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Iran only to accept single-stage deal: Afkham
Date: 2015-03-04 10:36:00 GMT - Iran - International - SN:27 - ID:2087529
Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokeswomen Marzieh Afkham said on Wednesday that Iran would not accept a two-stage nuclear agreement with the world powers, IRNA news agency reported. We will accept an agreement in a single-stage manner, all its details ....
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Kenya destroys 15 tons of elephant tusks
Date: 2015-03-04 10:30:44 GMT - Kenya - International - SN:24 - ID:2087441
Kenya’s president set fire to 15 tons of elephant tusks during World Wildlife Day Tuesday to discourage poaching and trade in ivory, ABC news reported. Twenty-five years since ivory trade was banned, new demand from emerging markets threatens ....
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Netanyahu's Congress speech is part of his elections campaign
Date: 2015-03-04 09:03:42 GMT - Iran - International - SN:12 - ID:2086569
Iran has dismissed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the US Congress as “boring and repetitive”, characterizing it as an anti-Iranian tirade aimed at influencing the upcoming elections in Israel. “Netanyahu’s lie-spreading ....
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Turkish Airlines jet veers off runway in Nepal
Date: 2015-03-04 08:05:16 GMT - Nepal - International - SN:9 - ID:2086029
A Turkish Airlines jetliner veered off the runway in Nepal on Wednesday morning due to sense fog, wounding some passengers, ABC news reported. Flight TK726 was on its way to Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, from Istanbul carrying 238 passengers when ....
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China to boost military budget by 10 percent in 2015
Date: 2015-03-04 07:51:28 GMT - China - International - SN:5 - ID:2085901
China's defense spending will increase by 10 percent this year, the latest double-digit increase for the world's largest standing military. The figure announced Wednesday by National People's Congress spokeswoman Fu Ying means China's officially ....
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Michelle Obama to Visit Japan
Date: 2015-03-04 07:20:46 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:2085673
US First lady Michelle Obama will visit Japan later this month, the White House said Tuesday. Mrs. Obama will promote girls’ education on the trip, the White House said. She will spend March 18-19 in Tokyo and March 20 in Japan’s ancient capital ....
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Jihadi John claims being threatened by MI5
Date: 2015-03-03 17:50:58 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:73 - ID:2083921
A recording has emerged in which the Daesh fighter Mohammed Emwazi denied being an extremist and complained about UK security services, the BBC reported Tuesday. In the tape, Emwazi, known as "Jihadi John", said MI5 had threatened him and tried ....
