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UN chief greets Afghan president Ghani on inauguration
Date: 2014-09-29 18:56:57 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:79 - ID:1039153
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations mission in Afghanistan welcomed on Monday the inauguration of Ashraf Ghani as President and reaffirmed the Organization’s commitment to cooperate with the national unity government in the ....
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Abbas has lost touch with reality - Lieberman
Date: 2014-09-29 18:00:19 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:73 - ID:1038761
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman slammed Palestine's President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday, after he accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, Yediot Aharonot reported on Monday. "Abbas has lost touch with reality", Lieberman said. ....
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FAO hails 2030 strategy for sustainable agriculture development
Date: 2014-09-29 15:36:29 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:65 - ID:1037769
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) hailed the 2030 Sustainable Agricultural Development Strategy, which is adopted by the Agriculture Ministry with the aim of increasing the agriculture growth rate by 4 per cent and reducing poverty and ....
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We are not going to stabilize Syria under rule of Assad - Obama
Date: 2014-09-29 15:35:45 GMT - USA - International - SN:64 - ID:1037765
US President Barack Obama recognized that his country's intelligence agencies underestimated the threat from Daesh militants in the Middle East. In an interview with CBS, Obama conceded that the US-led military campaign against that group and ....
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New Afghan President Ghani calls for Taliban peace talks
Date: 2014-09-29 15:30:55 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:59 - ID:1037701
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, a one-time US-based academic, was sworn in as president of Afghanistan on Monday, using his inaugural speech to call for Taliban insurgents to join peace talks after 13 years of war. "We ask opponents of the ....
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Tear gas and clashes at democracy protest in Hong Kong
Date: 2014-09-29 12:40:46 GMT - Hong Kong - International - SN:52 - ID:1036141
Hong Kong police have used tear gas to disperse thousands of pro-democracy protesters near the government complex, after a week of escalating tensions. Dozens of demonstrators were arrested, with hundreds vowing to stay put to continue the ....
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Human Rights Watch says Turkey suffering 'rights rollback' under Erdogan
Date: 2014-09-29 10:35:46 GMT - USA - International - SN:40 - ID:1034713
A human rights group is calling on Turkey to take steps to protect free speech, the right to peaceful protests and the rule of law. In a report released Monday, Human Rights Watch criticized government moves to control the media and the Internet ....
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New Afghan President Ghani proposes talks with Taliban
Date: 2014-09-29 10:33:01 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:39 - ID:1034685
Ashraf Ghani, a Western-educated technocrat, called for peace talks with Taliban-led insurgents after he was sworn in Monday as Afghanistan’s president in the first peaceful transition of power in more than four decades, ABC news ....
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South Korea to offer $1 million to Syrian refugees
Date: 2014-09-29 10:31:18 GMT - south korea - International - SN:38 - ID:1034637
South Korea's foreign ministry said Monday it plans to provide an additional US$1 million in humanitarian aid to help Syrian refugees amid escalating violence being waged by Daesh group, Yonhap reported. The humanitarian crisis has heightened in ....
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Japan to Close Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Plant
Date: 2014-09-29 09:27:19 GMT - Japan - International - SN:27 - ID:1033945
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency said Monday it plans to close its nuclear fuel reprocessing plant north of Tokyo because it is too expensive to upgrade the facility to satisfy stricter regulations made after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, ....
