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Abe, Obama to confirm Japan-US security pact will cover Senkakus
Date: 2014-04-23 12:32:27 GMT - Japan - International - SN:58 - ID:683784
The Japanese and US governments are making final arrangements for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Barack Obama to reaffirm that the bilateral security treaty covers the Japan-administered Senkaku islets in the East China Sea, according ....
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S. Korean builders ink US$6 bln Iraq oil refinery contract
Date: 2014-04-23 09:51:12 GMT - south korea - International - SN:24 - ID:683150
Four South Korean construction companies said Wednesday that they formally signed a US$6.04 billion contract to build a large-scale oil refinery in Iraq, Yonhap reported. The contract secured by a consortium of Hyundai Engineering and ....
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Envoy blasts US refusal to issue visa for Irans ambassador
Date: 2014-04-23 09:28:46 GMT - Iran - International - SN:26 - ID:683170
Iran's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Gholam-Hossein Dehqani deplored the US refusal to issue visa for Tehrans new ambassador to the UN Hamid Aboutalebi, saying that the move is in contravention of the UN headquarters agreement, IRNA ....
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UK gov't to receive any reports from Jordanians on MB activities
Date: 2014-04-23 09:10:22 GMT - Jordan - International - SN:23 - ID:683123
British Ambassador here Peter Millett asserted that his government will accept any reports and information from Jordanians on the philosophy and activities of the Muslim Brotherhood group as part of the UK's recent decision to review its policy ....
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Lavrov urges Kiev to immediately comply with Geneva agreement
Date: 2014-04-23 09:02:39 GMT - Russia - International - SN:21 - ID:683101
In a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry late on Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed the need for the Kiev authorities to comply conscientiously with the Geneva agreement of April 17. Lavrov urged ....
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Ebola death toll rises to over 140 in Liberia, Guinea
Date: 2014-04-23 08:31:59 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:20 - ID:683012
A total of 142 deaths have been reported from the Ebola outbreak in Guinea and Liberia, CNN reported quoting the World Health Organization as saying in a statement. The virus is still limited to the two nations, the World Health Organization ....
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Anti-Obama protesters clash with police in Manila
Date: 2014-04-23 08:07:32 GMT - Philippines - International - SN:15 - ID:682948
Philippine police armed with truncheon, shields and water hose clashed Wednesday with more than 100 left-wing activists who rallied at the U.S. Embassy in Manila to oppose a visit by President Barack Obama and a looming pact that will increase the ....
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Israel not about to enter Russia, Ukraine fray- Liberman
Date: 2014-04-23 07:49:58 GMT - Israel - International - SN:7 - ID:682898
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman made clear Tuesday that Israel intended to refrain from taking a firm position on the Ukrainian crisis, saying there was "no lack" of problems in the Middle East that Israel needed to contend with, the ....
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Israel to ease stance on Palestinian-Americans, if join visa waiver program- paper
Date: 2014-04-23 07:19:33 GMT - Israel - International - SN:4 - ID:682831
Israel is willing to treat Palestinian-Americans entering the country as it treats other Americans if Israel joins the US visa waiver program, the Haaretz cited a senior Israeli official as saying. For years, discrimination against ....
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Spokesperson: UK reviews MB out of 'national interests'
Date: 2014-04-22 17:40:01 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:63 - ID:682397
Spokesperson of the UK government Rosemary Davis said that the government's decision on a review of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and of the government's policy towards the organization had been taken out of the UK's national interests and based on ....
