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Putin, Obama urge swift end to bloodshed in Ukraine
Date: 2015-02-11 11:21:57 GMT - Russia - International - SN:18 - ID:1941709
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Barack Obama emphasized the need for a political solution to the internal conflict in Ukraine to swiftly end the bloodshed in the country's south-east, the Kremlin press service said in a ....
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Hollande, Merkel head to Belarus for Minsk talks on Ukrainian settlement
Date: 2015-02-11 11:19:20 GMT - France - International - SN:17 - ID:1941677
French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will go to the Belarusian capital of Minsk for the talks on the Ukrainian conflict settlement, the French presidential office said in a statement on Wednesday, Tass ....
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One dead in attack on Donetsk bus station
Date: 2015-02-11 10:12:46 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:8 - ID:1940609
At least one person was killed when a shell hit a bus station in the center of rebel-controlled Donetsk city, east Ukraine, Kyiv Post reported Wednesday. The body of a man could be seen behind the wheel of a minibus after a shell fell through the ....
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Diplomatic staff withdrawn from the British Embassy in Sana’a on security grounds
Date: 2015-02-11 09:52:00 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:9 - ID:1940677
Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood announced a decision to temporarily suspend the operations of the British Embassy in Yemen. The security situation in Yemen has continued to deteriorate over recent days. Regrettably we now judge that ....
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100-car pileup leaves 2 dead, dozens injured in South Korea
Date: 2015-02-11 07:51:55 GMT - south korea - International - SN:1 - ID:1939397
Two people were killed and at least 42 were injured on Wednesday after a pileup involving about 100 vehicles in foggy weather on a bridge near the Incheon International Airport, South Korean officials said as quoted by Yonhap. Eight of the people ....
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Malaysian cartoonist held for sedition over Anwar tweets
Date: 2015-02-11 07:50:54 GMT - Malaysia - International - SN:4 - ID:1939437
Malaysian police have arrested a cartoonist for sedition after he condemned the judiciary for imprisoning opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, the BBC reported Wednesday. Anwar began a fire-year sentence on Tuesday for sodomizing a former male aide ....
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Greek govt wins confidence vote in parliament
Date: 2015-02-11 07:49:19 GMT - Greece - International - SN:3 - ID:1939425
The Greek government easily won a confidence vote late on Tuesday, on the eve of the meeting with EU officials, the BBC reported Wednesday. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's government won a confidence vote on Tuesday evening, as was expected, with ....
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France, UAE assert closer viewpoints in stances towards regional, international issues
Date: 2015-02-10 18:22:09 GMT - France - International - SN:68 - ID:1937949
French President Francois Hollande received Tuesday UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. During the meeting, Hollande asserted the stances of the two countries are identical towards regional and international issues especially ....
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Former Israeli chief rabbi to stand trial for corruption
Date: 2015-02-10 17:21:21 GMT - palestine - International - SN:57 - ID:1937613
Israeli Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein on Tuesday notified former Ashkenazi chief rabbi Yona Metzger that he is to face trial on charges of taking bribes, money laundering and other crimes, conditional on a pre-trial court hearing, The Times of ....
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Daesh killed US hostage Mueller
Date: 2015-02-10 17:15:57 GMT - USA - International - SN:56 - ID:1937569
US President Barack Obama has confirmed the death of American hostage Kayla Jean Mueller, held by Daesh terrorists. In a statement, Obama expressed Tuesday “profound sadness” at the news of her death and recalled Mueller’s compassion and ....
