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UN chief names new commander for UN mission in S. Sudan
Date: 2014-06-18 07:04:02 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:11 - ID:784053
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed on Tuesday Ethiopian Lt.-Gen. Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam to head the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Tesfamariam will succeed Maj.-Gen. Delali Johnson Sakyi of Ghana, who finished ....
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Google and Facebook can be legally intercepted - UK spy boss
Date: 2014-06-18 07:01:34 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:10 - ID:784047
The UK government has revealed that intelligence service GCHQ can snoop on British citizens' use of Facebook and Google without an individual warrant because the firms are based overseas. UK spy boss Charles Farr said Tuesday that the services ....
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ICC prosecutor calls for arresting those accused over crimes against humanity in Darfur
Date: 2014-06-18 07:00:32 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:9 - ID:784043
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda called Tuesday on the Security Council to take immediate action to protect victims in the ongoing Darfur crisis. The prosecutor underscored that without concrete steps to ....
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UK, China agree £14 billion of trade and investment deals
Date: 2014-06-18 06:42:06 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:6 - ID:784011
UK and China signed £14 billion of trade and investment deals as the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang meets Prime Minister David Cameron during a visit to London. Chinese premier Li Keqiang oversaw the signing of deals with Britain during an official ....
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Inaugural session of Iran-West talks ends
Date: 2014-06-17 17:23:40 GMT - Austria - International - SN:63 - ID:783572
The inaugural session of the fifth round of talks between Iran and the West has ended, said Michael Mann, spokesperson for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton who coordinates diplomacy with Iran on behalf of the six nations (also known as the ....
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NATO cooperates with Turkey over Iraq situation -- Rasmussen
Date: 2014-06-17 16:53:40 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:59 - ID:783536
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Tuesday they cooperate fully with Turkey over the recent developments in the situation in Iraq. Rasmussen, who paid a two-day visit to Turkey after the ISIL seized many cities in Iraq, told the ....
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William Hague denies government is softening its approach to Iran
Date: 2014-06-17 16:09:47 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:52 - ID:783430
British Foreign Secretary William Hague has assured MPs that the UK's policy towards Iran on terrorism and nuclear ambitions will not soften despite announcing the reopening of the British embassy in Tehran, the Telegraph reported Tuesday. Hague ....
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Extremist groups in Iraq threaten regional war, U.N. panel warns
Date: 2014-06-17 15:42:04 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:49 - ID:783356
The onslaught of extremist Sunni militants in Iraq will have violent repercussions in Syria and could bring wider war in the Middle East, the New York Times quoted a United Nations panel as warning on Tuesday. The conflict in Syria “has reached a ....
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Iran condemns Israeli aggression against Palestinians
Date: 2014-06-17 15:18:13 GMT - Iran - International - SN:46 - ID:783294
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham strongly condemned the recent Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people and lawmakers in Gaza and the West Bank, describing it as an indication of the Zionists' weakness and internal ....
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France slams abduction of three Israeli teenagers
Date: 2014-06-17 15:11:22 GMT - France - International - SN:45 - ID:783280
France has slammed the abduction of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank and called for their immediate release. In press statements on Tuesday, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius called for exerting utmost efforts to immediately release ....
