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  • Russia readies for Ukrainian talks in Geneva without any preconditions - Foreign Ministry

    Russia readies for Ukrainian talks in Geneva without any preconditions - Foreign Ministry

    Date: 2014-04-17 07:45:39 GMT - Russia - International - SN:10 - ID:672713

    A Russian delegation is ready to take part in the upcoming multilateral talks on the Ukrainian crisis without any preconditions, Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin said Wednesday. "We are getting ready for this meeting without any ....

  • US State Department downplays new Qaeda video

    US State Department downplays new Qaeda video

    Date: 2014-04-17 07:35:34 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:672696

    US State Department spokeswoman Marie Harff downplayed Wednesday al- Qaeda's recent video that shows a large meeting of al Qaeda figures in Yemen discussing attacks against the United States. Harff said that it is not a surprise to the United ....

  • Kerry heads Geneva for Ukraine talks

    Kerry heads Geneva for Ukraine talks

    Date: 2014-04-17 07:15:57 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:672655

    US Secretary of State John Kerry left here on Wednesday for Geneva to attend four-party talks on Ukraine. Deputy U.S. State Department Marie Harff said that such talks on Thursday will be the first opportunity for U.S, Russia, EU and Ukraine to ....

  • Russia's plans for four-party talks on Ukraine still on agenda – Lavrov

    Russia's plans for four-party talks on Ukraine still on agenda – Lavrov

    Date: 2014-04-17 07:14:08 GMT - Russia - International - SN:2 - ID:672649

    Russia’s participation in the four-party talks on the Ukrainian crisis in Geneva remains on the agenda, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday. "The meeting remains on the agenda. We are extremely hopeful that the efforts being ....

  • Russia to host int'l security conference on May 23

    Russia to host int'l security conference on May 23

    Date: 2014-04-16 19:06:35 GMT - Russia - International - SN:78 - ID:672317

    Russia’s Defense Ministry has confirmed that it will hold an International Security Conference in Moscow on May 23-24, ITAR-TASS news agency reported. "I’m glad to say that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has approved the ministry’s ....

  • Germany to dispatch 6 fighter jets for patrolling airspace over Baltic countries

    Germany to dispatch 6 fighter jets for patrolling airspace over Baltic countries

    Date: 2014-04-16 19:04:50 GMT - Germany - International - SN:77 - ID:672312

    Germany will send up to 6 Eurofighter jets to patrol airspace over Baltic countries, as part of a campaign to set up security of NATO's easternmost member-states in the wake of the crisis in Ukraine, a spokesman for the German Defense Ministry said ....

  • Malaysia PM visits Turkey

    Malaysia PM visits Turkey

    Date: 2014-04-16 19:02:08 GMT - Malaysia - International - SN:76 - ID:672309

    Malaysia's Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's three-day official visit to Turkey from Wednesday will further boost bilateral relations between Malaysia and Turkey, said Malaysia's Ambassador to Turkey Amran Mohamed Zin. In statements ....

  • UN chief condemns abducting schoolgirls in Nigeria

    UN chief condemns abducting schoolgirls in Nigeria

    Date: 2014-04-16 18:14:56 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:74 - ID:672252

    UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon condemned Wednesday the shocking mass abduction of schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno state in north-eastern Nigeria this week. Ban called for the immediate release of allhe girls abducted and their safe return to ....

  • Russian stance on Ukraine reasonable - Kremlin spokesman

    Russian stance on Ukraine reasonable - Kremlin spokesman

    Date: 2014-04-16 18:14:13 GMT - Russia - International - SN:73 - ID:672251

    Russia's stance on Ukraine is very consistent and well-founded, but it comes across a rude stone wall of Western censorship, Russian presidential press-secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. He said that that people in the West are ....

  • Iran's missile capabilities no subject for nuclear talks - Minister

    Iran's missile capabilities no subject for nuclear talks - Minister

    Date: 2014-04-16 15:33:08 GMT - Iran - International - SN:67 - ID:672031

    Iranian Defense Minister General Hossein Dehqan underlined that the country's defense capabilities, including its ballistic missiles, will never be included in the nuclear negotiations with the world powers, FARS News Agency reported. "Our ....

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