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  • Russia, Finland pledge to seek ceasefire, dialogue in Ukraine

    Russia, Finland pledge to seek ceasefire, dialogue in Ukraine

    Date: 2014-08-16 05:57:45 GMT - Russia - International - SN:2 - ID:876011

    Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia and Finland would exert every effort to seek the earliest end of conflict in eastern Ukraine, ITAR-TASS News Agency reported. “We are going to do everything within our power to end the ....

  • Russia, Germany find all effort needed for aid delivery to Ukraine — Russia FM

    Russia, Germany find all effort needed for aid delivery to Ukraine — Russia FM

    Date: 2014-08-15 19:12:32 GMT - Russia - International - SN:33 - ID:875849

    Russian and German Foreign Ministers Sergei Lavrov and Frank-Walter Steinmeier found all effort should be taken to ensure a safe and urgent delivery of Russian humanitarian aid to Ukrainian regions ravaged in hostilities, ITAR-TASS quoted Russian ....

  • S. Korea proposes inter-Korean management program for rivers, mountains

    S. Korea proposes inter-Korean management program for rivers, mountains

    Date: 2014-08-15 19:07:41 GMT - south korea - International - SN:32 - ID:875841

    South Korean president Park Geun-hye proposed Friday an inter-Korean joint management program of the Korean Peninsula rivers and mountains, Yonhap News Agency reported. Park made the remarks in a speech to commemorate Independence Day 69th at a ....

  • US: We will continue to provide military assistance to Israel

    US: We will continue to provide military assistance to Israel

    Date: 2014-08-15 08:20:12 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:874987

    US Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf said deliveries to Israel "have moved forward" and reiterated America's "unshakeable commitment to Israel's security." Harf said all arms of the American government were "incredibly closely linked-up on this ....

  • Pentagon: Hagel backs Egypt's mediation efforts

    Pentagon: Hagel backs Egypt's mediation efforts

    Date: 2014-08-14 20:03:10 GMT - USA - International - SN:26 - ID:874656

    Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel received an update by phone yesterday from Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon on the cease-fire underway between Israel and the militant group Hamas, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby ....

  • Obama speaks With Netanyahu amid ceasefire

    Obama speaks With Netanyahu amid ceasefire

    Date: 2014-08-14 06:19:19 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:873090

    US President Barack Obama has consulted by telephone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a 72-hour cease-fire in the Gaza Strip nears expiration, ABC News reported. Obama foreign policy aide Ben Rhodes says Obama talked to Netanyahu ....

  • Russians back Putin on Ukraine policy -- poll

    Russians back Putin on Ukraine policy -- poll

    Date: 2014-08-13 17:01:52 GMT - Russia - International - SN:40 - ID:872709

    Nearly two thirds of Russians support President Vladimir Putin’s actions on Ukraine, Itar-Tass news agency quoted an opinion poll as suggesting Wednesday. Sixty-three percent of respondents said his policies contributed to a peaceful settlement ....

  • Israel must end Gaza siege as reparation for crimes: Iranian Leader

    Israel must end Gaza siege as reparation for crimes: Iranian Leader

    Date: 2014-08-13 16:52:14 GMT - Iran - International - SN:38 - ID:872700

    Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Israel must pay for the crimes it has committed in Gaza by ending the siege of the Palestinian coastal strip, Press TV reported. “As the Palestinians are saying, there must be ....

  • Zarif: Iran will not sacrifice nuclear rights

    Zarif: Iran will not sacrifice nuclear rights

    Date: 2014-08-13 15:26:25 GMT - Iran - International - SN:29 - ID:872516

    Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined Tehran's seriousness in the talks with the Group 5+1 (the US, Russia, China, Britain and France plus Germany), and said the country will not sacrifice its nuclear rights for the sake of ....

  • France to deliver arms to Iraqi Kurds

    France to deliver arms to Iraqi Kurds

    Date: 2014-08-13 15:11:14 GMT - France - International - SN:26 - ID:872485

    France will supply arms to Iraq's Kurds "in the coming hours", French President Francois Hollande has announced. France has received approval from authorities in Baghdad for the decision, French media reports say. Kurdish forces have been ....

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