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UK rebuffs early EU referendum
Date: 2014-06-23 17:23:07 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:90 - ID:794004
The British government has denied bringing forward an in/out European Union membership referendum. The planned vote will be held in 2017, a spokesperson for the British prime minister told MENA. Some British media had signaled shortening ....
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NATO urges Iraqi leaders to promote unity
Date: 2014-06-23 17:10:59 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:88 - ID:793989
NATO has warned that the situation in Iraq affects the whole region and can be a threat to the international community. The whole international community "has a clear interest in preventing terrorist and extremist groups in the region ....
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Military plane, civilian jet collide over Germany
Date: 2014-06-23 17:08:47 GMT - Germany - International - SN:87 - ID:793987
Police in Germany say a military-chartered jet has crashed after colliding with a fighter plane, ABC News reported. A spokeswoman for police in the Sauerland region east of Cologne says the Learjet with two people on board collided with a ....
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Kerry urges Iraq to form new gov't away from sectarianism
Date: 2014-06-23 16:57:11 GMT - USA - International - SN:77 - ID:793966
A senior US State Department official has said the visit of Secretary of State John Kerry to Baghdad aimed to confirm commitment of the US at the highest levels to Iraq during the current crisis. In statements, the official, who denied to be ....
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EU, US foreign ministers to discuss Iraq developments in Brussels Tuesday
Date: 2014-06-23 13:37:03 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:69 - ID:793608
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said that the EU and US foreign ministers will discuss here Tuesday the latest developments in Iraq. The situation in Iraq and Libya will be on the top of issues which will be discussed ....
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NATO does not see reason for Russia-NATO council meeting now
Date: 2014-06-23 12:23:09 GMT - Russia - International - SN:63 - ID:793434
NATO sources in Brussels said that the General Command of the alliance "does not see a political rationale for holding a Russia - NATO council meeting at the foreign ministers level in the near future, Itar-Tass reported. NATO lauds the ....
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US faces opposing regional interests in bid to blunt insurgency in Iraq
Date: 2014-06-23 12:05:42 GMT - USA - International - SN:61 - ID:793398
As the Obama administration's top diplomat arrived in the Middle East to gather support to blunt a Sunni insurgency in Iraq, the U.S. was colliding with the region's ethnic, tribal and sectarian divisions. Deep gaps between U.S. and Arab views ....
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Haig: Iraq problem needs political, security solution
Date: 2014-06-23 11:55:10 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:60 - ID:793370
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Monday the UK backed US Secretary of State John Kerry's efforts to secure an inclusive government in Iraq as he admitted concerns that the ISIL is gaining ground in Iraq. Arriving in Luxembourg for ....
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National dialogue priority in Ukraine — Russian Foreign Ministry
Date: 2014-06-23 10:49:28 GMT - Russia - International - SN:57 - ID:793239
Russia upholds efforts aimed at launching a national dialogue in Ukraine, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. “Then it is necessary to get into direct talks,” Lavrov said according to Itar Tass on Monday. “There is no alternative ....
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S.Korea summons Japan's ambassador after review on wartime sex slavery
Date: 2014-06-23 09:07:39 GMT - south korea - International - SN:41 - ID:792939
South Korea on Monday summoned Japan 's ambassador in Seoul to protest against Tokyo's review on the past apology for its wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women, Yonhap reported. Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yong called in Koro Bessho, ....
