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S. Korea summons Japan envoy over islet ceremony
Date: 2015-02-23 07:42:42 GMT - south korea - International - SN:4 - ID:2023065
South Korea summoned a senior Japanese diplomat here Monday to protest a Japanese prefecture's hosting of an annual event to promote its territorial claim to Seoul's easternmost islets of Dokdo, Yonhap news agency reported. Japan's Shimane ....
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Netanyahu: 'Astonishing' that talks continue with Iran despite it hiding info from IAEA
Date: 2015-02-22 11:49:49 GMT - Israel - International - SN:33 - ID:2018469
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the international community on Sunday for continuing its talks with Iran without being troubled by that country's support for global terrorism. At Sunday's cabinet meeting just a week before he ....
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U.S. weighs slowing Afghan withdrawal: Carter
Date: 2015-02-22 11:44:42 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:2016169
The United States is considering slowing a planned withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan to ensure that "progress sticks" after more than a decade of war, new Defense Secretary Ash Carter said, VOA news reported. Under the current plan, the ....
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Park to travel to 4 Middle East nations next month
Date: 2015-02-22 09:08:25 GMT - south korea - International - SN:15 - ID:2016857
South Korean President Park Geun-hye plans to visit Saudi Arabia and three other Middle Eastern countries next month to discuss energy and security issues with their heads of state, Yonhap news agency reported quoting the presidential office as ....
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18 insurgents killed in military operations in Afghanistan
Date: 2015-02-22 09:07:35 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:14 - ID:2016845
Afghan National Security Forces have killed 18 insurgents during operations in different parts of the country in past 24 hours, Khaama Press reported quoting officials as saying on Sunday. The operation were conducted in Herat, Takhar, ....
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Japan, US eye Abe address to US Congress during upcoming visit
Date: 2015-02-22 08:26:09 GMT - Japan - International - SN:8 - ID:2016449
The Japanese and US governments are planning for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to address the US Congress during a visit to the United States this spring, Kyodo News Agency quoted a Japanese government official as saying on Saturday. That would be ....
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Turkish soldiers evacuate Tomb of Suleyman Shah in Syria
Date: 2015-02-22 08:24:03 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:7 - ID:2016425
About 40 Turkish soldiers guarding the Tomb of Suleyman Shah in Syria have been evacuated, along with the remains from the tomb, a statement by the Turkish General Staff said. "Legacy heirlooms of high moral value at the Suleyman Shah Respect ....
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Kiev proposes sending peacekeepers, then police mission to Donbas - foreign minister
Date: 2015-02-21 16:30:20 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:54 - ID:2014345
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin called on Saturday for sending a peacekeeping mission to the conflict area in the eastern part of the country to de-escalate the conflict, then to be followed by a police mission, Interfax reported. The ....
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10,000 coalition forces to remain in Afghanistan: US defense secretary
Date: 2015-02-21 12:21:00 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:33 - ID:2012553
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Saturday that 10,000 US-led coalition forces will remain in Afghanistan, according to Khaama news agency. Speaking at a press conference with Afghanistan's President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, Carter said the ....
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US Defense Secretary visits Afghanistan
Date: 2015-02-21 09:15:52 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:19 - ID:2010849
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter made his international debut on Saturday with a visit to Afghanistan to see American troops and commanders, meet with Afghan leaders and assess whether US withdrawal plans are too risky to Afghan security, ABC News ....
