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Pope calls for urgent solutions to achieve world peace
Date: 2014-12-12 18:50:47 GMT - Vatican - International - SN:13 - ID:1524869
Vatican Pope Francis on Friday sent 'cordial greetings' to the participants of the 14th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, Radio Vaticana reported, adding that he prayed for renewed and encouraged work for world peace. The pontiff sent his ....
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Moscow: CIA torture report asserts US blatant violations to human rights
Date: 2014-12-11 10:57:28 GMT - Russia - International - SN:13 - ID:1516265
The report on torture in CIA secret prisons is another proof that the US authorities have systematically violated human rights, Russia’s human rights ombudsman Konstantin Dolgov said on Thursday, according to ITAR TASS “This situation is in ....
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U.S. closes Bagram detention center, hands over last Afghan prisoners
Date: 2014-12-11 08:01:01 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:1514481
The U.S. has closed its controversial detention center near Bagram Air Base, leaving it with no prisoners in Afghanistan, after it turned over two Tunisian prisoners mentioned in the Senate Intelligence Committee's report on CIA interrogation ....
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Kerry summons Netanyahu to Rome for urgent meeting before PA bid to UN
Date: 2014-12-10 17:21:23 GMT - Israel - International - SN:50 - ID:1512349
US Secretary of State John Kerry has summoned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to an urgent meeting next Monday ahead of a United Nations Security Council vote in two weeks on a Palestinian Authority timetable to demand a final deadline for ....
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Venezuela's armed forces shoot down two planes
Date: 2014-12-10 12:21:41 GMT - Venezuela - International - SN:26 - ID:1509701
Venezuela's armed forces have shot down two unidentified planes violating the country's airspace, Venezuela's Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez posted on his Twitter account, according to ITAR TASS. The minister posted photos of two light ....
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Iran, P5+1 to hold next round of talks at deputy level: Zarif
Date: 2014-12-10 10:49:27 GMT - Iran - International - SN:15 - ID:1508729
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the next round of talks between Tehran and the P5+1 group will be held at the deputy level, Press TV reported. We are working to determine a date in December for the resumption of talks over ....
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8 insurgents killed, 31 IEDs seized during Afghan army operations
Date: 2014-12-10 10:28:05 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:14 - ID:1508521
At least eight insurgents were killed and a number of others were wounded following military operations conducted by the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces in the past 24 hours, Khaama Press reported. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) following a ....
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Russia to cope with negative effects of EU sanctions -- Lavrov
Date: 2014-12-09 16:33:41 GMT - Russia - International - SN:28 - ID:1504921
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says he is certain that Russia will overcome the negative effects of EU sanctions, the Russian TASS News Agency reported on Tuesday. "The sanctions have not benefited anyone yet," Lavrov told a news ....
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Boutros-Ghali urges int'l community to face terror together
Date: 2014-12-09 09:24:22 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:16 - ID:1500649
Former UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali called on the international community to unite against the international terrorism to bring about global stability and security. In a statement marking the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ....
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Obama says protests ‘necessary’ in bringing change
Date: 2014-12-09 08:21:50 GMT - USA - International - SN:13 - ID:1499985
US President Barack Obama defended the importance of peaceful protests during an interview broadcast on Monday, saying they were necessary to help bring about social change. "I think as long as they’re peaceful, I think they’re necessary," Obama ....
