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  • UN: Death toll in eastern Ukraine conflict exceeds 4,000

    UN: Death toll in eastern Ukraine conflict exceeds 4,000

    Date: 2014-11-01 07:18:12 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:4 - ID:1240173

    More than 4,000 people have died in the conflict in eastern Ukraine since its beginning, the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in its weekly report published on Friday. “As of September 29, at least 4,035 people ....

  • Mideast extremism rooted in foreign meddling: Iran's Zarif

    Mideast extremism rooted in foreign meddling: Iran's Zarif

    Date: 2014-11-01 07:14:08 GMT - China - International - SN:2 - ID:1240145

    Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the rising threats of terrorism, extremism and narcotics across the Middle East are rooted in trans-regional interference, Press TV reported on Friday. Addressing the 4th Ministerial Conference of ....

  • Kiir's Sudan visit postponed until Tuesday

    Kiir's Sudan visit postponed until Tuesday

    Date: 2014-10-31 16:51:32 GMT - Sudan - International - SN:17 - ID:1238781

    South Sudanese President Salva Kiir's visit to Khartoum, scheduled for Saturday, has been postponed till Tuesday. The visit was postponed because the president is preparing to attend an IGAD summit in Ethiopia aiming at achieving a peaceful ....

  • UK defense secretary warns of Daesh threats on ME, Britian security

    UK defense secretary warns of Daesh threats on ME, Britian security

    Date: 2014-10-30 18:36:05 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:54 - ID:1234413

    UK Defense Secretary Michael Fallon on Thursday warned of threats imposed by the militant Daesh group on the security of the Middle East and Britain. "The threat from ISIL to the security of the Middle East and the UK remains critical. We ....

  • Liberman issues biting respnse to Sweden Palestine recognition

    Liberman issues biting respnse to Sweden Palestine recognition

    Date: 2014-10-30 15:25:12 GMT - Israel - International - SN:36 - ID:1233265

    Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman denounced the Swedish government's official recognition of a "Palestinian state" as "deplorable" Thursday, saying it would undermine efforts to resolve the conflict, The Jerusalem Post reported. "The ....

  • Obama meets health workers returning from Africa

    Obama meets health workers returning from Africa

    Date: 2014-10-30 15:22:46 GMT - USA - International - SN:34 - ID:1233253

    US President Barack Obama met Wednesday with doctors and health workers who are just back from fighting Ebola in Africa, said New York Post. Some of the workers were treating those stricken with the deadly disease less than 21 days ago. ....

  • U.N. chief condemns planned separatist election in eastern Ukraine

    U.N. chief condemns planned separatist election in eastern Ukraine

    Date: 2014-10-30 11:19:30 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:25 - ID:1230849

    U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday condemned an election being organized by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, saying the vote would violate the country's constitution. "The Secretary-General deplores the planned holding by ....

  • White House snubs Israeli official

    White House snubs Israeli official

    Date: 2014-10-30 09:33:15 GMT - USA - International - SN:12 - ID:1229929

    Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon traveled to Washington last week expecting to see top Obama administration officials. Instead, he found himself with a lot of time on his hands, according to CNN. The White House denied him meetings with ....

  • Kremlin response to Putin's alleged cancer: Bite your tongue

    Kremlin response to Putin's alleged cancer: Bite your tongue

    Date: 2014-10-30 07:51:38 GMT - Russia - International - SN:4 - ID:1229169

    Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday denied western reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin is allegedly suffering from pancreatic cancer, RIA Novosti news agency reported. "Bite your tongue! Everything’s fine," Peskov said in ....

  • UN chief condemns planned separatist election in eastern Ukraine

    UN chief condemns planned separatist election in eastern Ukraine

    Date: 2014-10-29 18:25:52 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:39 - ID:1227529

    United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon deplored on Wednesday the planned holding by armed rebel groups in eastern Ukraine of their own elections on November 2, in breach of the constitution and national law, his spokesman Stephane Dujarric ....

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