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Russia calls on de-escalation of tensions in Gaza Strip Read
Date: 2014-07-09 14:12:14 GMT - Russia - International - SN:34 - ID:819503
Russian Foreign Minister Sergi Lavrov is calling on all parties involved in conflict in the Gaza Strip to take steps to de-escalate the conflict and normalize the situation, Voice of Russia reported. "Moscow is deeply concerned about the new ....
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Russia to invest $60-70 bln in gas pipeline to China - Kremlin
Date: 2014-07-09 14:02:16 GMT - China - International - SN:26 - ID:819471
The construction of Power of Siberia gas pipeline to supply Russian gas to China is expected to begin shortly, at a cost to Russia of $60-70 billion, Kremlin Chief of Staff Sergei Ivanov said Wednesday during his visit to China. "The Power of ....
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Iran urges all parties in Afghanistan to practice restraint
Date: 2014-07-09 12:17:06 GMT - Iran - International - SN:20 - ID:819200
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham urged all parties in Afghanistan to practice restraint, IRNA news agency reported. Afkham urges all parties in Afghanistan to practice restraint. Addressing her weekly press briefing on Wednesday, ....
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Israel's deputy defense minister demands Israel cut off fuel, electricity supply to Gaza
Date: 2014-07-09 11:05:09 GMT - Israel - International - SN:11 - ID:819017
Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon called on the government Wednesday to immediately cut off fuel and electricity supplies to the Gaza Strip, the Jerusalem Post reported. “It is inconceivable that on the one hand we fight Hamas and on the other ....
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Obama urges Israelis, Palestinians to show restraint
Date: 2014-07-09 10:19:44 GMT - Israel - International - SN:10 - ID:818893
US President Barack Obama urged both sides in the escalating conflict between Israel and the Palestinians to show restraint and not to act in the spirit of revenge, The Jerusalem Post reported on Wednesday. "At this time of danger, everyone ....
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Zarif, Ashton meet on sixth day of nuclear talks
Date: 2014-07-08 13:05:06 GMT - Austria - International - SN:32 - ID:817593
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton have held a fresh round of meeting over Tehran’s nuclear energy program, Press TV has reported. Zarif and Ashton resumed discussions on the sixth day of ....
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One dead as powerful typhoon hits Japan’s Okinawa
Date: 2014-07-08 11:56:32 GMT - Japan - International - SN:23 - ID:817446
One man died, more than 500,000 people were urged to evacuate and hundreds of flights were cancelled in Japan as a strong typhoon brought torrential rain and high winds to its southwestern islands and could bring heavy rain to Tokyo later this week, ....
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We will not leave iota of Iranian’s nuclear rights - Araghchi
Date: 2014-07-08 11:48:58 GMT - Austria - International - SN:20 - ID:817423
Iran’s senior negotiator Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday The Leader’s trust in the Iranian nuclear negotiators is the greatest support, the state news agencies reported. Araghchi posted on his personal twitter account that with the Leader’s ....
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British Airways announces new security measures
Date: 2014-07-08 11:33:37 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:19 - ID:817403
British Airways announced new security measures for passengers, the company's spokesman told MENA correspondent. He noted that the company will not allow passengers to ascend its planes, if their electronic devices are not charged. The devices ....
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Kerry warns against illegal power grab in Afghanistan
Date: 2014-07-08 07:42:32 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:816905
Secretary of State John Kerry warned Afghanistan on Tuesday that any attempt to take power illegally following a disputed presidential election run-off would cost it U.S. support. "I have noted reports of protests in Afghanistan and of ....