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Iran urges involvement of all Iraq ethnic groups in politics
Date: 2014-06-22 07:21:20 GMT - Iran - International - SN:5 - ID:790895
Iran’s Majlis speaker says Iran urges active and constructive participation of all Iraqi ethnic groups in the political structure of their country, Press TV reported on Sunday. Ali Larijani said that Iran enjoys friendly ties with Iraq’s Shia, ....
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US downgradesThailand and Qatar for abysmal human trafficking records
Date: 2014-06-21 10:51:03 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:31 - ID:789760
The US has signaled its mounting concern over modern-day slavery in Thailand and Qatar after it downgraded both countries on its human trafficking watch-list following revelations of appalling maltreatment of migrant workers. Thailand was ....
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France arrests 2 Syria jihad suspects
Date: 2014-06-21 07:48:36 GMT - France - International - SN:21 - ID:789437
Two people have been arrested in southern France on suspicion of recruiting militants to fight in Syria. In press statements Saturday, judicial sources said that the two, who were detained yesterday, went to Syria and joined jihadists to take ....
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Japan, S Korea coordinate on wording of Kono statement
Date: 2014-06-21 07:20:07 GMT - Japan - International - SN:12 - ID:789379
Japan said Friday it had coordinated with South Korea behind the scenes on the wording of the so-called 1993 Kono statement regarding Asian women who were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels, Kyodo news agency reported Friday. ....
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France: Probe launched into threat letter to Moroccan gen. in Paris
Date: 2014-06-21 07:12:02 GMT - France - International - SN:11 - ID:789365
A probe has been launched into the incident of sending a a threat letter to Moroccan General Abdelaziz Bennani at the Paris military hospital of Val-de-Grâce, said French Foreign Ministry spokesman Romain Nada This comes after Morocco has ....
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France condemns Lebanon attack, asserts support for Lebanese people
Date: 2014-06-21 06:42:00 GMT - France - International - SN:3 - ID:789293
France condemns the suicide-attack that targeted a security checkpoint in Lebanon's Eastern Bekaa Valley on Friday morning, said Roman Nadal, spokesman for French Foreign Ministry, in a segment. In the statement, Nadal said that his country ....
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Iran-P5+1 nuclear 5th round talks concluded in Vienna
Date: 2014-06-20 16:48:06 GMT - Austria - International - SN:13 - ID:788875
World powers and Iran have begun drafting the text of a possible accord over Tehran's disputed nuclear activities at June 16-20 talks in Vienna, Michael Mann spokesman for European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Friday. "We ....
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EU-Iran talks kick off in Vienna: Ashton Spokesperson
Date: 2014-06-19 10:18:10 GMT - Austria - International - SN:17 - ID:786567
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and European Union foreign policy Chief Catherine Ashton started their meeting in the Austrian capital of Vienna on Thursday morning, said Michael Mann, Ashton’s spokesperson. The meeting with Ashton ....
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Nigerian army dismisses coup against president
Date: 2014-06-19 07:29:48 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:8 - ID:786116
Nigeria's top military officer on Wednesday dismissed talk of a possible coup in Africa's most populous nation, which is currently in the grip of a raging Islamist insurgency and unrest. "Why should anyone be thinking in negative fashion? Tell ....
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Former Turkish president Evren sentenced to life
Date: 2014-06-18 13:51:30 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:58 - ID:785209
Former Turkish President Kenan Evren was sentenced to life in jail on Wednesday for leading a 1980 coup that resulted in widespread torture, arrests and deaths, Euronews reported. Evren, who also served as president after three years of ....
