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Putin invites new Greek premier to visit Moscow
Date: 2015-02-05 19:33:51 GMT - Greece - International - SN:27 - ID:1904697
Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Greece's new prime minister to Moscow in May, as Athens and Berlin publicly traded barbs over European Union policy on Ukraine, Fox News reported Thursday. Alexis Tsipras expressed his intention to ....
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Hagel concerned about possible split in NATO
Date: 2015-02-05 19:33:03 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:26 - ID:1904693
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday he is worried about a potential division within NATO as countries in the north want to focus on the growing threat from Russia, while other alliance members in the south are more worried about the ....
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Ya'alon to visit India in first visit by Israeli defense minister
Date: 2015-02-05 10:09:23 GMT - palestine - International - SN:12 - ID:1899729
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon will visit India on February 17, a first visit by an Israeli defense minister to the South Asian country since the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two states, Yedioth Ahronoth reported on ....
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Kerry to visit Kiev on latest Ukrainian developments
Date: 2015-02-05 08:00:25 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:1898577
US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Kiev on Thursday to discuss the latest developments of the Ukrainian crisis. The issue of sending lethal defensive weaponry to Kiev to help fight off pro-Russia rebels is expected to be on top of ....
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Mauritanian-US military cooperation
Date: 2015-02-04 16:25:12 GMT - Mauritania - International - SN:67 - ID:1896273
Commander of US forces in Africa David M. Rodriguez said that the Mauritania and the US resume their long-term partnership for improving the Mauritanian army. At the conclusion of his visit to Mauritania, the US top-brass said that he discussed ....
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President Rouhani reiterates Iran's opposition to N. weapons
Date: 2015-02-04 16:23:57 GMT - Iran - International - SN:65 - ID:1896257
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reiterated Tehran's strong opposition to the acquisition, proliferation and use of the nuclear weapons, stressing that Iran has never been after acquiring nuclear bombs, Fars News Agency reported. Rouhani made the ....
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'Biden, top Democrats may skip Netanyahu speech before Congress'
Date: 2015-02-04 13:51:36 GMT - Israel - International - SN:51 - ID:1895013
A number of senior US Democrats, among them US Vice President Joe Biden, may skip Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to a joint session of Congress next month, The Jerusalem Post reported Wednesday. The absence of Democratic ....
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US judge Mary McGowan Davis appointed head of UN Gaza inquiry
Date: 2015-02-04 12:40:00 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:43 - ID:1894073
President of the UN Human Rights Council Joachim Ruecker appointed US judge Mary McGowan Davis on Tuesday as the new head of the UN inquiry into Operation Protective Edge. Judge Davis will replace Professor William Schabas who quit the position ....
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Iran rejects US anti-terror call of help over Washington insincerity
Date: 2015-02-04 11:06:46 GMT - Iran - International - SN:28 - ID:1892801
A senior Iranian diplomat says Tehran has rejected a US request for help in fighting terrorist groups because of Washington’s lack of sincerity, according to Press TV. “The US asked Iran for help in the fight against terrorism. However, we ....
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TransAsia crash: Taiwan plane in deadly river crash
Date: 2015-02-04 11:01:08 GMT - Taiwan - International - SN:25 - ID:1892701
A plane carrying mostly Chinese tourists has crashed into a river in Taiwan, killing several people, the BBC reported. Dramatic video footage emerged showing the TransAsia Airways plane clipping a bridge as it came down shortly after take-off ....