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Russia hopes for objective report on human rights in Ukraine – Churkin
Date: 2014-06-18 07:53:34 GMT - Russia - International - SN:23 - ID:784177
Russia hopes for the objective assessment of the situation in Ukraine in the next UN report on human rights, which will be submitted this week, The Voice of Russia quoted the Russian permanent representative at the world organization, Vitaly ....
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Key Ukraine gas pipeline hit by blast
Date: 2014-06-18 07:50:29 GMT - Russia - International - SN:22 - ID:784165
Ukrainian police officials said the Urengoi-Pomary-Uzhgorod Pipeline, also known as the Trans-Siberian Pipeline, was damaged in the northeastern Lokhvytsia region, Itar Tass reported. Nobody appeared to be injured and Ukraine's state gas company, ....
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S. Korea, Saudi Arabia agree to expand direct air route
Date: 2014-06-18 07:46:03 GMT - south korea - International - SN:21 - ID:784153
South Korea and Saudi Arabia have agreed to more than double the number of weekly flights between the two countries, Yonhap news agency said Wednesday quoting the transport ministry here. In a recent aviation meeting, the two countries agreed to ....
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Afghan President Karzai dismisses 'al-Qaeda comeback'
Date: 2014-06-18 07:43:25 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:20 - ID:784151
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has dismissed the possibility of al-Qaeda linked groups making a comeback in his country in a similar way to Iraq, the BBC reported Wednesday. Asked whether what was happening in Iraq could happen in Afghanistan, the ....
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Ya'alon threatens Hamas over claims of kidnapping 3 settlers
Date: 2014-06-18 07:07:18 GMT - palestine - International - SN:13 - ID:784062
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon threatened Tuesday Hamas movement in the West Bank of paying a high price, claiming that it was behind abducting three settlers in al-Khalil (Hebron). In a statements, Ya'alon said that the Israeli army had ....
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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 ....
