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  • Iran says terrorism threatens Mideast, entire world

    Iran says terrorism threatens Mideast, entire world

    Date: 2014-08-19 07:57:22 GMT - Iran - International - SN:14 - ID:880726

    Iran has warned against spread of terrorism and extremism in the Middle East, saying it will have dangerous consequences for the whole world, Press TV reported. In a meeting with Romanian Deputy Foreign Minister Carmen Burlaco in the Iranian ....

  • Lavrov to meet Erekate in Moscow today

    Lavrov to meet Erekate in Moscow today

    Date: 2014-08-19 06:45:17 GMT - Russia - International - SN:7 - ID:880613

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergie Lavrov will meet later Tuesday with Palestinian Chief Negotiator and Member of the Palestinian Liberation Organization Executive Committee Saeb Erekat for talks on the situation in Gaza Strip. Palestinian ....

  • Aid to crisis areas should not be politicized: Iran

    Aid to crisis areas should not be politicized: Iran

    Date: 2014-08-18 11:11:13 GMT - Iran - International - SN:42 - ID:879507

    An Iranian deputy foreign minister says humanitarian aid to those people affected by terrorist attacks across the Middle East region should not be politicized, Press TV reported Monday. “Humanitarian measures should not be used as tools for ....

  • German ambassador summoned to Turkish Foreign Ministry over spying allegations

    German ambassador summoned to Turkish Foreign Ministry over spying allegations

    Date: 2014-08-18 10:53:36 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:40 - ID:879464

    Germany’s ambassador in Ankara, Eberhard Pohl, was summoned to the Foreign Ministry on Monday over a report in German weekly Der Spiegel which suggested that the German secret service, the BND, has been spying on Turkey. The ambassador met with ....

  • Seoul urges N. Korea to accept offer of high-level talks

    Seoul urges N. Korea to accept offer of high-level talks

    Date: 2014-08-18 10:33:11 GMT - south korea - International - SN:37 - ID:879423

    South Korea again called on the North on Monday to accept its proposal to hold high-level inter-Korean talks amid heightened bilateral tensions over Seoul's joint military exercises with Washington and Pyongyang's military threats to counter them, ....

  • WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to leave embassy 'soon'

    WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to leave embassy 'soon'

    Date: 2014-08-18 10:21:06 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:35 - ID:879381

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange announced Monday that after spending two years in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London he will "soon" leave the diplomatic safe harbor, USA Today reported. He made the comments during a joint press conference with ....

  • Major earthquake in western Iran leaves 60 injured- IRNA

    Major earthquake in western Iran leaves 60 injured- IRNA

    Date: 2014-08-18 10:01:46 GMT - Iran - International - SN:32 - ID:879323

    A major earthquake struck the western Iranian city of Abdanan on Monday, leaving 60 people injured, IRNA News Agency said. IRNA said the quake was magnitude 6.1 while the US Geological Survey (USGS) put it at 6.3. Water, electricity, and ....

  • OFID approves emergency grant to fight Ebola in West Africa

    OFID approves emergency grant to fight Ebola in West Africa

    Date: 2014-08-18 09:57:31 GMT - Austria - International - SN:30 - ID:879311

    The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has approved an emergency assistance grant of US$500,000 to support the activities of the World Health Organization (WHO) in stopping the spread of the deadly Ebola virus which has claimed hundreds ....

  • Iran urges cooperation for aid to crisis-hit people in region

    Iran urges cooperation for aid to crisis-hit people in region

    Date: 2014-08-18 09:13:53 GMT - Iran - International - SN:27 - ID:879214

    Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has emphasized the necessity of synergy among countries in the Middle East to help those affected by violence and extremism across the region, Press TV reported Monday. Zarif made the remarks in a ....

  • Pope Francis calls for forgiveness, unity on Korean Peninsula

    Pope Francis calls for forgiveness, unity on Korean Peninsula

    Date: 2014-08-18 09:03:17 GMT - south korea - International - SN:24 - ID:879191

    Pope Francis called on the divided Koreas Monday to unite in the spirit of mutual forgiveness, saying they are "members of one family, one people," Yonhap reported. "All Koreans are brothers and sisters, members of one family, one people," the ....

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