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Obama praises Tunisian polls
Date: 2014-10-27 09:06:41 GMT - USA - International - SN:16 - ID:1207417
US President Barack Obama has praised Tunisian legislative election, which was held earlier in the day, the US-funded Radio Sawa reported. Obama called the election as a “historic political transition.” Obama reiterated the US commitment to ....
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Iranian MP anticipates speedy removal of sanctions
Date: 2014-10-27 08:51:18 GMT - Iran - International - SN:8 - ID:1207257
An Iranian parliamentarian anticipated speedy removal of the anti-Iran sanctions, IRNA news agency reported in Sunday. Head of Majlis Energy Commission Ali Marvi said "the international and regional developments as well as the global economic ....
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Israeli minister urges PM to apologize for US
Date: 2014-10-27 08:23:19 GMT - Israel - International - SN:5 - ID:1207057
Israel's Environment Minister Amir Peretz emphasized the importance of US-Israel ties on Sunday. "The events surrounding the visit of Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon need to spark a red light. The US is our strategic partner," he was quoted by ....
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Gunman kills voter in northeastern Brazil
Date: 2014-10-27 08:08:09 GMT - Brazil - International - SN:4 - ID:1206957
The police said a gunman has shot and killed a man waiting to vote for president in Brazil's northeastern state of Rio Grande do Norte, ABC news reported Sunday. Police Sgt. Alfredo Carneiro told the G1 news portal that 20-year-old Robson Diego ....
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Japan to send mission to N. Korea from Mon. over abduction probe
Date: 2014-10-26 09:29:55 GMT - Japan - International - SN:18 - ID:1201445
A Japanese government delegation is set to make a four-day visit to North Korea from Monday to assess Pyongyang's investigation into the fates of Japanese nationals it abducted decades ago, Kyodo reported. In talks with North Korea's special ....
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Pentagon urges patience in Anti-Daesh campaign
Date: 2014-10-25 18:18:45 GMT - USA - International - SN:38 - ID:1198893
It is imprudent to assess the US strategy against terrorists from the Daesh organization after only three months, Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said during a Pentagon news conference Saturday. The Pentagon press secretary said the strategy against ....
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Moscow understands that Norway joined anti-Russian sanctions under pressure - Lavrov
Date: 2014-10-25 16:55:29 GMT - Norway - International - SN:30 - ID:1198469
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Saturday Moscow understands that Norway joined anti-Russian sanctions under pressure from outside, Tass reported. "Our relations with Norway face certain tensions at the moment, as Norway joined ....
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Nuclear talks should see all anti-Iran sanctions lifted: MP
Date: 2014-10-25 16:31:37 GMT - Iran - International - SN:21 - ID:1197577
A senior Iranian lawmaker says the nuclear talks between Tehran and the P5+1 group should lead to the lifting, and not suspension of, sanctions against the Islamic Republic. “The Islamic Republic has never accepted the issue of suspension, but ....
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UN chief slams deadly terrorist attack in Egypt
Date: 2014-10-25 07:51:41 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:4 - ID:1193861
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned a terrorist attack in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula that left at least 28 people dead at a local military checkpoint. "The secretary-general extends his deep condolences to the families of the ....
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Ehud Barak says not planning political comeback, denies Alzheimer's rumors
Date: 2014-10-25 07:29:01 GMT - Israel - International - SN:2 - ID:1193765
Former Israeli prime minister and defense minister Ehud Barak indicated on Saturday that he was not planning to return to political life and denied rumors that he was suffering from Alzheimer's disease, The Jerusalem Post reported. Barak told ....
