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Parties speaking of splitting Iraq are not aware of consequences - Iranian official
Date: 2014-06-30 07:46:45 GMT - Iran - International - SN:3 - ID:804415
Iranian Deputy foreign minister for the Arab-African affairs said Sunday the wise Iraqi Kurdish leaders are not thinking about autonomy, adding that certain parties speaking of splitting Iraq are not aware of consequences. Talking to IRNA, ....
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6.2-magnitude quake hits off Japan's Iwo Jima
Date: 2014-06-29 09:08:06 GMT - Japan - International - SN:13 - ID:803147
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit off the Japanese island of Iwo Jima on Sunday, Euro news reported quoting the US Geological Survey. The quake was situated 167km east-southeast of Iwo Jima, which is part of Japan’s Volcano Islands ....
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N. Korea fires 2 short-range missiles into East Sea
Date: 2014-06-29 07:36:53 GMT - south korea - International - SN:4 - ID:803006
North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the East Sea early Sunday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, in the second such launch in three days, Yonhap reported. "North Korea fired each one missile presumed to be Scuds from the vicinity ....
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Obama calls Boehner lawsuit threat a 'stunt'
Date: 2014-06-28 17:33:33 GMT - USA - International - SN:56 - ID:802648
Despite Republican House Speaker John Boehner’s threat this week to sue President Obama over his use of executive orders, the president refused to apologize for his actions during an exclusive interview with ABC News and took the Republican Party to ....
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Khamenei: Enemies investing on civil wars in region
Date: 2014-06-28 17:07:46 GMT - Iran - International - SN:54 - ID:802617
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei stressed that enemies were focusing on triggering civil wars in the region, IRNA reported Saturday. Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks here Saturday morning on the ....
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Argentine Vice-President Boudou charged in corruption case
Date: 2014-06-28 13:05:38 GMT - Argentina - International - SN:42 - ID:802241
Argentine Vice-President Amado Boudou has been charged in a corruption case, the BBC News reported. Boudou is suspected of using his influence when he was economy minister to ensure that a contract to print Argentina's currency was awarded to a ....
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Thai army promises elections in October 2015
Date: 2014-06-28 12:04:18 GMT - Thailand - International - SN:40 - ID:802125
Thailand's military leader has promised a return to democracy but says elections will only take place after October 2015, the BBC reported. Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha said in a speech that an interim constitution would be adopted next month. A ....
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Naval forces foil pirate attack on Iranian tanker
Date: 2014-06-28 09:05:50 GMT - Iran - International - SN:24 - ID:801770
Iranian Navy's 30th fleet of warships foiled a pirate attack on an Iranian oil tanker in the Red Sea, Tasnim News Agency said Saturday. According to Iran’s Navy, pirates aboard 8 armed vessels wanted to hijack the Iranian tanker but were forced ....
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Russia rejects US $500 mln aid to armed Syrian opposition - Lavrov
Date: 2014-06-28 08:33:48 GMT - Russia - International - SN:10 - ID:801660
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday that Moscow does not welcome the US decision to allocate $500 million to the armed opposition in Syria but hopes this money "will not flow to the wrong hands," Interfax news agency reported. "We ....
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UK condemns Abuja explosion
Date: 2014-06-28 08:32:40 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:13 - ID:801697
The British government on Friday condemned the recent bomb attack on a shopping mall in Nigeria's capital Abuja and promised to stand with the authorities of the West African country as they seek to bring the perpetrators of the appalling crime to ....
