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  • China to 'accelerate' 3-way trade talks with S. Korea, Japan: minister

    China to 'accelerate' 3-way trade talks with S. Korea, Japan: minister

    Date: 2015-03-07 08:02:07 GMT - south korea - International - SN:9 - ID:2106101

    Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng said Saturday that Beijing will "accelerate" negotiations this year with South Korea and Japan aimed at forging a three-way free trade agreement, Yonhap reported. Speaking at an annual press conference, Gao ....

  • Park to meet with S. Korean businessmen in Qatar

    Park to meet with S. Korean businessmen in Qatar

    Date: 2015-03-07 07:53:02 GMT - south korea - International - SN:4 - ID:2106017

    South Korean President Park Geun-hye plans to meet with South Korean businessmen in Qatar on Saturday on the last leg of her four-nation Mideast swing, which is primarily focused on expanding economic ties beyond oil and construction, according to ....

  • Washington says ending Palestinian-Israeli security cooperation a mistake

    Washington says ending Palestinian-Israeli security cooperation a mistake

    Date: 2015-03-07 07:50:43 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:2105989

    The US believes that ending security cooperation between the Israelis and Palestinians was a mistake, a State Department spokesperson said. In a daily press briefing, Marie Harf said that no decisions on the resolutions announced by the ....

  • London accuses Syria of buying oil from Daesh

    London accuses Syria of buying oil from Daesh

    Date: 2015-03-07 07:48:32 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:2 - ID:2105969

    The British government has accused Syria of buying oil shipments from Daesh through middlemen. A middleman involved in deals between Syrian president Bashar Assad's regime and Daesh terrorist group has been hit by the latest round of European ....

  • 2 pilots killed in Turkish fighter jet crash

    2 pilots killed in Turkish fighter jet crash

    Date: 2015-03-05 10:25:21 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:15 - ID:2095121

    Two Turkish pilots have been killed after their fighter jet crashed near the central Anatolian city of Konya, Press TV reported. Turkey’s military said in a statement that the incident happened at 9:00 local time on Thursday when the F-4E took ....

  • Lavrov assures Bassil of Russia's support for Lebanon

    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 ....

  • China urges comprehensive deal on Iran nuclear issue

    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 ....

  • Iran, US start 4th round of talks

    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 ....

  • Iran only to accept single-stage deal: Afkham

    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 ....

  • Kenya destroys 15 tons of elephant tusks

    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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