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  • Ethiopia, Burundi discuss promoting bilateral ties

    Ethiopia, Burundi discuss promoting bilateral ties

    Date: 2014-04-22 07:30:06 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:5 - ID:680976

    Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom held talks with Brundian Minister of Water, Environment, Land and Urban Planning Nduwayo Claude on promoting bilateral ties. "Tedros underlined Ethiopia and Burundi’s excellent bilateral relations," said ....

  • Pentagon refuses to comment on Yemen drone strike

    Pentagon refuses to comment on Yemen drone strike

    Date: 2014-04-21 20:32:48 GMT - USA - International - SN:49 - ID:680756

    A Pentagon spokesman refused to comment on the suspected US drone strike in southern Yemen that killed 55 militants Monday, Fox News reported. When asked about Monday’s strike, Pentagon spokesman Col. Steve Warren said he couldn’t speak to ....

  • US stance on Open Skies Treaty non-constructive: Russian foreign ministry

    US stance on Open Skies Treaty non-constructive: Russian foreign ministry

    Date: 2014-04-21 19:30:09 GMT - Russia - International - SN:46 - ID:680711

    The US stance on Open Skies Treaty is 'highly non-constructive', Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Monday commenting on the US decision to cancel an observation flight over Russia. On April 14, a joint US-Czech mission ....

  • Kerry urges Russia to help implement Ukraine agreement

    Kerry urges Russia to help implement Ukraine agreement

    Date: 2014-04-21 18:42:55 GMT - USA - International - SN:45 - ID:680655

    US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Russia on Monday to help implement an international agreement on the crisis in Ukraine, the Voice of America quoted US State Department as saying on Monday. Kerry spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei ....

  • Yanukovych demands return of Ukraine's military forces to permanent bases

    Yanukovych demands return of Ukraine's military forces to permanent bases

    Date: 2014-04-21 17:51:30 GMT - Russia - International - SN:40 - ID:680593

    Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych has addressed on Monday the current Kiev authorities in written regarding the sharply deteriorating situation in the country’s south-east. The document published Monday by the Itar-Tass News Agency said ....

  • Fund to be established to help African countries in overcoming climate change - ADB

    Fund to be established to help African countries in overcoming climate change - ADB

    Date: 2014-04-21 17:46:32 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:35 - ID:680584

    The African Development Bank (ADB) approved to establish a fund to support the African countries in facing the phenomena of climate change. Director of the ADB’s Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department Alex Rugamba said on Monday that ....

  • Russia to counter attempts to unleash civil war in Ukraine -- Lavrov

    Russia to counter attempts to unleash civil war in Ukraine -- Lavrov

    Date: 2014-04-21 17:33:24 GMT - Russia - International - SN:31 - ID:680568

    Russia will not allow a bloody conflict in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying by the Voice of Russia. "There has been a surge in appeals to Russia for saving them from this outrage. We are being put into an ....

  • Deputy FM confirms good health of Iran's abducted diplomat in Yemen

    Deputy FM confirms good health of Iran's abducted diplomat in Yemen

    Date: 2014-04-21 10:42:54 GMT - Iran - International - SN:20 - ID:679852

    Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian confirmed that the country's diplomat, Nour-Ahmad Nikbakht who was abducted in the Yemeni capital in July 2013 is safe and sound, Fars news agency reported. "The Iranian diplomat who was ....

  • South Korea president condemns crew actions for ferry disaster

    South Korea president condemns crew actions for ferry disaster

    Date: 2014-04-21 08:57:25 GMT - south korea - International - SN:15 - ID:679621

    South Korean President Park Geun-hye has condemned the conduct of some of the crew of the ferry that sank last week, calling it "akin to murder," the BBC reported Monday. Ms Park said that those to blame would have to take "criminal and civil" ....

  • Kremlin: Claims of US Putin sanctions 'absurd'

    Kremlin: Claims of US Putin sanctions 'absurd'

    Date: 2014-04-21 07:34:39 GMT - Russia - International - SN:14 - ID:679426

    Russia said claims that the US might impose sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s personal fortune are “absurd”, Moscow's Echo radio station reported. British daily The Times of London, quoting unnamed sources, said in an article ....

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