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Obama extends best wishes to Muslims worldwide as Ramadan is set to begin
Date: 2014-06-28 08:29:26 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:801656
US President Barack Obama sent his best wishes to Muslims in the US and around the world on the start of the holy month of Ramadan, US News reported on Friday. Obama said in a statement that the US is grateful for Muslim-American organizations, ....
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Juncker is wrong person for European commission job, says David Cameron
Date: 2014-06-28 07:34:39 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:2 - ID:801612
British prime minister David Cameron has launched a strong personal attack on Jean-Claude Juncker, declaring that the former prime minister of Luxembourg is the wrong person to lead the European commission, The Guardian reported. As he arrived ....
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Dick Cheney says Iraq war "right thing"
Date: 2014-06-25 17:33:21 GMT - USA - International - SN:57 - ID:797960
US Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Tuesday stood by the Bush Administration’s decision to wage war in Iraq. Cheney said "I was a strong advocate of going into Iraq, I think that was the right decision then, and I still believe that today", ....
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Iran concerned over spread of terrorism: spokeswoman
Date: 2014-06-25 11:45:17 GMT - Iran - International - SN:34 - ID:796903
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham said on Wednesday that Tehran feels great concern over insecurity, spread of terrorism and terrorist attacks against world countries, IRNA news agency reported. Speaking at her weekly press conference, ....
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EU imposes ban on goods from Crimea
Date: 2014-06-25 10:47:28 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:39 - ID:797097
The EU Commission imposed a ban on imported goods from Crimea following its position of not recognizing Crimea's accession to Russia, Russia Today reported. However Crimean officials say EU sanctions won’t have any serious impact on the region’s ....
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India passenger train derails in Bihar
Date: 2014-06-25 07:33:31 GMT - India - International - SN:16 - ID:796539
Several coaches of a passenger train have derailed in India's Bihar state, killing at least four people and injuring 10 others, the BBC reported quoting officials as having said. The Rajdhani Express was travelling from New Delhi to Dibrugarh in ....
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S. Korea says nuclear programs won't guarantee N. Korea's future
Date: 2014-06-25 07:15:30 GMT - south korea - International - SN:13 - ID:796511
Prime Minister Chung Hong-won called on North Korea on Wednesday to cooperate with South Korea and choose the path of co-prosperity on the divided Korean Peninsula, Yonhap reported. "North Korea should clearly recognize that what can guarantee ....
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Netanyahu says he appreciates Abbas's "important words" against kidnapping
Date: 2014-06-24 14:03:14 GMT - Israel - International - SN:41 - ID:795517
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he appreciated Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s words of condemnation of the kidnappings of three Israeli settlers, labeling them "important", Israeli media reported. Netanyahu’s ....
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UK's Hammond warns of threat posed by ISIL ahead of talks with foreign ministers
Date: 2014-06-24 13:07:51 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:30 - ID:795390
British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond started Tuesday a visit to the Gulf region to talk with leaders about the threat posed by hardline Islamist militants in Iraq, The Times reported Tuesday. The defense secretary will meet with foreign and ....
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Putin asks Upper House to repeal decision on using military force in Ukraine
Date: 2014-06-24 11:50:56 GMT - Russia - International - SN:18 - ID:795169
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has proposed that the upper house call off the March 1 resolution allowing the head of state to use the armed forces on the territory of Ukraine, said presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov, Russia Today TV ....
