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Netanyahu to int'l community: Don’t rush to recognize Palestinian unity government
Date: 2014-06-01 11:14:02 GMT - Israel - International - SN:22 - ID:754764
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday urged the international community not to sanction a Palestinian government that includes Hamas, the Jerusalem Post reported. "I call on all responsible members of the international community not ....
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Boutros-Ghali presides over administrative council of Academy of International Law
Date: 2014-06-01 09:41:50 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:17 - ID:754573
The Administrative Council of The Hague Academy of International Law, under Boutros Boutros-Ghali, will convene on Tuesday in Paris. The two-day meeting will tackle organizing courses concerning public international law and private international ....
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Opposition leader Lebedko to run for Belarus president in 2015
Date: 2014-06-01 06:43:32 GMT - Belarus - International - SN:5 - ID:754178
The United Civil Party, one of Belarus' oldest opposition groups, on Saturday re-elected Anatoly Lebedko as its leader and elected him as the party's candidate for president of Belarus to run in next year's election, Interfax reported. The ....
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Thailand troops deployed to prevent anti-coup protest
Date: 2014-06-01 06:37:32 GMT - Thailand - International - SN:4 - ID:754173
Thousands of police and soldiers have been deployed around the Thai capital, Bangkok, to try to prevent anti-coup protesters from gathering, the BBC reported on Sunday. Parts of the city centre have been blocked off to traffic, and train stations ....
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Abkhazia's president rejects parliament for urging him to resign
Date: 2014-06-01 06:25:56 GMT - Abkhazia - International - SN:1 - ID:754158
Abkhazia's president on Saturday slammed parliament for a vote of no confidence in the Cabinet and for urging him to step down, the Voice of Russia reported on Saturday. "I categorically disagree with this. Decisions of this kind cannot be made ....
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Turkey PM Erdogan warns youth to ignore Taksim anniversary
Date: 2014-05-31 16:30:50 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:52 - ID:753787
Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged young Turks to ignore calls to mark the first anniversary of Istanbul's Taksim Square protests, the BBC reported on Saturday. He was speaking ahead of nationwide demonstrations planned for ....
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Putin informs Hollande of his participation in Normandy anniversary
Date: 2014-05-31 16:06:00 GMT - Russia - International - SN:46 - ID:753755
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who had a telephone conversation with his French counterpart Francois Hollande, stressed that the Kiev authorities must immediately stop violence and bloodshed and begin direct dialogue with Ukraine’s south-eastern ....
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U.S. Senator backs banning looted Egypt artifacts
Date: 2014-05-31 16:01:49 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:42 - ID:753744
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt expressed his full support to the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Egypt and the US to prevent illicit trafficking of Egyptian artifacts in the US. In his letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense John McCain the ....
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Afghan intelligence foils coordinated attacks in Kandahar
Date: 2014-05-31 12:20:42 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:38 - ID:753376
Afghan intelligence operatives foiled coordinated attack plots in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan. The Afghan Intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) following a statement said a group 13 militants were arrested in ....
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FBI official warns of serious challenge due to flood of militants into Syria
Date: 2014-05-31 08:14:59 GMT - USA - International - SN:21 - ID:752820
FBI Deputy Director Mark F. Giuliano has said that the recent movement of militants into Syria was a serious challenge since “these individuals could be trained to plan and carry out attacks around the world.” Security experts fear that the ....