International
- Service : English
- Category : International
-
Radicals, army, heavy weapons used in Ukraine to disrupt referendums - Lavrov
Date: 2014-05-12 20:23:16 GMT - Russia - International - SN:78 - ID:717975
Radicals, army, heavy weapons were used in Ukraine to disrupt referendums, the Voice of Russia quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Monday. "I believe it is extremely necessary to call for a national dialogue on the basis ....
-
Putin, OSCE chief note importance of establishing dialogue between Kiev, southeastern Ukraine
Date: 2014-05-12 20:20:55 GMT - Russia - International - SN:75 - ID:717969
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Swiss President, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Chairman-in-Office Didier Burkhalter have discussed the Ukrainian issue on the telephone, the Voice of Russia reported on Monday. ....
-
Earthquake hits southeast Iran
Date: 2014-05-12 20:19:58 GMT - Iran - International - SN:74 - ID:717968
An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale shook the Chatroud district in the Southeastern province of Kerman in Iran on Monday, IRNA reported. The tremor occurred at 11:15 local time and its epicenter was located at 56.9 degrees ....
-
US, Ukraine prevent OSCE roadmap release – Lavrov
Date: 2014-05-12 12:13:53 GMT - Russia - International - SN:47 - ID:717074
A roadmap on a possible resolution to the Ukrainian crisis drafted by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has not been made public because of the positions of Washington and Kiev, RIA Novosti quoted Russian Foreign ....
-
Israel-Turkey deal likely to be finalized when PM returns from Japan
Date: 2014-05-12 11:26:45 GMT - Israel - International - SN:42 - ID:716936
Israel and Turkey are likely to normalize relations soon after Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu returns from Japan on Friday, Jerusalem Post quoted a senior Israeli diplomatic official as saying Sunday. “We are waiting for the prime ....
-
Sanctions against Russia boost Iran's standing before nuclear talks restart
Date: 2014-05-12 10:16:20 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:33 - ID:716726
The Ukraine crisis has strengthened Iran's hand in its nuclear talks and other dealings with the west by reminding European countries and the Obama administration of its potential as a major alternative energy supplier if Russia cannot be relied ....
-
Taliban launch spring offensive across Afghanistan
Date: 2014-05-12 10:04:23 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:32 - ID:716683
Taliban fighters stormed a government building in eastern Afghanistan after killing two police guards on Monday, the most serious in a wave of attacks marking the start of the insurgents' annual spring offensive, ABC news reported. Also Monday, ....
-
Larijani: Final nuclear talks no place for negligence
Date: 2014-05-12 09:41:40 GMT - Iran - International - SN:29 - ID:716607
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said western powers have to realize that the final phase of nuclear talks are no place for negligence, IRNA reported. The speaker made the remarks here on Monday during the parliament's open session on the threshold of ....
-
Nigeria's Boko Haram, others received $3m from bin Laden
Date: 2014-05-12 09:31:22 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:24 - ID:716568
A US intelligence report showed that Osama bin Laden provided everything from seed money to strategic direction to the now-infamous Nigerian terror group, The Punch newspaper reported. In 2002, Osama bin Laden dispatched an aide to Nigeria to ....
-
Iran urges peace in Afghanistan
Date: 2014-05-12 08:48:35 GMT - Iran - International - SN:21 - ID:716448
A senior Iranian official has called for Tehran and Islamabad to work together to save Afghan people from civil war, Press TV reported. “Although the political prospects of Afghanistan is uncertain, Iran and Pakistan are duty-bound not to allow ....