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EU: Foreign ministers invited to Iran talks Sunday
Date: 2014-07-11 09:53:50 GMT - Austria - International - SN:5 - ID:822153
EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton said Thursday she invited foreign ministers of world powers to Vienna on Sunday to take part in talks on Iran's nuclear program. According to Ashton's spokesman Michael Mann on Twitter, she "has invited ....
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Netanyahu instructs Israeli military to intensify assault on Gaza
Date: 2014-07-10 13:29:56 GMT - Israel - International - SN:28 - ID:821008
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the Israeli military to "intensify even further" its assault on the Gaza Strip, The Guardian reported on Thursday. While stopping short of announcing a ground invasion, the Israeli prime ....
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Putin hopes to improve relations with EU
Date: 2014-07-10 07:44:01 GMT - Russia - International - SN:7 - ID:820241
Russia President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said he hoped the Italian EU presidency would help put EU-Russian relations back on a par with those with Rome. During a meeting with visiting Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini, Putin said: ....
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Afghan civilian death toll up by 24% in 2014: UN
Date: 2014-07-09 15:37:31 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:45 - ID:819648
Civilian casualties in Afghanistan soared by 24 per cent in the first half of 2014, according to a UN report released today. Ground combat is now causing more deaths and injuries than improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in a worrying sign of ....
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Iran downplays Obama's war rhetoric
Date: 2014-07-09 15:16:18 GMT - Iran - International - SN:40 - ID:819612
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham played down US President Barack Obama's threats of using military force against Tehran, FNA reported. "Threat has no place even in analytical discussions since there is no ground for its ....
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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 ....
