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Global arms treaty enters into force Wednesday
Date: 2014-12-23 14:05:37 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:35 - ID:1598593
The landmark Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) will enter into force on Wednesday, the UN official site reported. To date, 130 states have signed the ATT; 60 countries including France, the UK and Germany have all pledged to adhere to the treaty, while 70 ....
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Outgoing Israeli chief of Staff calls for investing in defense to ensure strong army
Date: 2014-12-23 12:44:44 GMT - Israel - International - SN:16 - ID:1597697
Outgoing Israeli chief of Staff Benny Gantz called on the Knesset to invest in the military domain to ensure strong army, Ynet reported Tuesday. "Israel has many challenges, and has one space which is essential – and that's security. We must ....
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British PM mourns Glasgow accident victims
Date: 2014-12-22 18:23:29 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:66 - ID:1592593
British Prime Minister David Cameron mourned on Monday victims of Glasgow accident saying: "I'm being kept fully briefed on the major incident in Glasgow. My thoughts are with the families of those involved and the emergency services,” the BBC ....
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Russian official: EU does not know how to help Ukraine’s economy without Russia
Date: 2014-12-22 17:49:58 GMT - Russia - International - SN:63 - ID:1592309
The European Union has no answer to the question about how to restore the economy of Ukraine without the participation of Russia, Russian Information Network quoted the head of the state Duma international Affairs Alexei Pushkov as saying on ....
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Russia to consider possible response to US, Canada sanctions -- Kremlin aide
Date: 2014-12-22 17:43:33 GMT - Russia - International - SN:59 - ID:1592253
Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov on Monday said his country would consider possible retaliatory measures against the sanctions imposed by the US and Canada, although it is important that they do not worsen the economic situation, Tass News ....
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Speaker: Iran in favor of unity in Lebanon
Date: 2014-12-22 16:57:32 GMT - Lebanon - International - SN:56 - ID:1591945
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani underlined Tehran's support for unity and solidarity among the Lebanese groups, and welcomed the recent talks between Hezbollah resistance group and al-Mustaqbal movement. "Presidency in Lebanon is an ....
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Netanyahu can't feed the poor with declarations - Peres
Date: 2014-12-22 16:27:55 GMT - Israel - International - SN:53 - ID:1591749
Politicians must make eradicating poverty their top priority, former president Shimon Peres said Monday, after the release of Latet's Alternative Poverty Report. Peres called the report an indictment, saying it must be taken seriously, ....
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Scores killed in bombing northeast Nigeria
Date: 2014-12-22 13:35:41 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:47 - ID:1589905
A bombing at a bus station in Gombe city in northeast Nigeria killed at least 20 people on Monday, the latest violence in the region repeatedly targeted by Boko Haram, Vanguard newspaper quoted the Red Cross as having said. “There was an ....
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Moscow concerned by deadlock in Middle East conflict settlement - Lavrov
Date: 2014-12-22 11:31:17 GMT - Russia - International - SN:31 - ID:1588625
Russia is concerned by the deadlock which is currently seen in the Middle East conflict settlement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday, according to TASS News Agency. “We are deeply concerned by the deadlock in the peace ....
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Terrorists have nothing to do with Islam: Iran UN envoy
Date: 2014-12-22 11:29:54 GMT - USA - International - SN:30 - ID:1588617
Iran’s envoy to the United Nations has slammed all forms of terrorism, saying that terrorist groups have nothing to do with Islam, Press TV reported Monday. Addressing a UN General Assembly session on Sunday, Hossein Dehqani said that terrorist ....
