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2nd Iran-UAE high commission session to be held on Tuesday
Date: 2014-04-14 08:55:03 GMT - Iran - International - SN:11 - ID:666866
Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Sunday that a second session of the Iran-UAE joint high commission to be chaired by the two countries’ foreign ministers will be held in Abu-Dhabi on Tuesday, IRNA News ....
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Bus hits truck on Mexico Highway;36 reported dead
Date: 2014-04-14 07:41:33 GMT - Mexico - International - SN:3 - ID:666734
A passenger bus slammed into a broken-down truck and burst into flames, killing at least 36 people Sunday in southern Mexico, ABC News reported. Authorities said that four people survived the crash, which occurred shortly after midnight in the ....
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Pope Tawadros leads mass of Palm Sunday
Date: 2014-04-13 13:05:11 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:22 - ID:665698
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese led the mass of Palm Sunday today at the Monastery of St. Bishoy in Wadi El-Natron. Hundreds of Christians celebrated the holiday in the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral amid tight ....
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Japan, Turkey foreign ministers eye working for free trade talks
Date: 2014-04-13 10:58:14 GMT - Japan - International - SN:13 - ID:665367
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida agreed Sunday with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu to begin at an early date preparatory talks for a bilateral free trade agreement, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry. Kishida asked for ....
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Ukrainian Interior Ministry: anti-riot operation in eastern city of Slavyansk begins
Date: 2014-04-13 09:00:11 GMT - Russia - International - SN:4 - ID:665088
Ukraine’s acting interim Interior minister Arsen Avakov has announced the start of an anti-riot operation in the eastern city of Slavyansk, which is located in the Donetsk region where protesters demanding federalization of the country occupied the ....
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7 militants killed, 18 others detained in Afghan military operations
Date: 2014-04-13 08:57:56 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:2 - ID:665080
At least seven Taliban militants were killed and eighteen others were detained during military operations by Afghan national security forces, Khaama newspaper reported. Defense ministry spokesman, Gen. Zahir Azimi said at least 7 anti-government ....
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Russian FM urges Ukraine to "stop human rights violations of Russian-speaking population"
Date: 2014-04-12 10:32:12 GMT - Russia - International - SN:16 - ID:663621
The Russian Foreign Ministry has urged Ukraine to immediately stop gross and massive human rights violations of the Russian-speaking population, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov told ITAR-TASS news agency on Friday. The position of ....
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US calls on Muslim allies Turkey and Morocco to train Libya’s ‘weak’ military
Date: 2014-04-12 08:24:03 GMT - USA - International - SN:10 - ID:663365
US officials said the Obama administration has reached out to Muslim allies within and outside NATO to help rebuild Libya’s military. The officials cited Morocco and Turkey, the latter which recently completed a training course for Libyan ....
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Lavrov urges Washington to prevent Kiev from using force in Eastern Ukraine
Date: 2014-04-12 06:10:38 GMT - Russia - International - SN:2 - ID:663181
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called Friday on the United States to use its influence on the Kiev authorities to make them refrain from the use of force and push towards a dialogue with representatives from Ukrainian regions, Itar Tass news ....
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Robert Fisk: Erdogan 'tin-pot dictator'
Date: 2014-04-11 12:41:55 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:12 - ID:662448
Middle East correspondent for London's Independent Robert Fisk wrote Turkey's actions in Syria see its Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan go from model Middle East 'strongman' to tin-pot dictator. "Erdogan used to be one of Barack Obama's ....
