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  • Kerry calls on S. Sudan govt to immediately stop fighting

    Kerry calls on S. Sudan govt to immediately stop fighting

    Date: 2014-04-11 10:51:52 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:662199

    Secretary of State John Kerry met on Friday with South Sudanese Minister in the Office of the President Awan Riak. Kerry voiced his grave concern with respect to the situation there, and reaffirmed support for the people of South Sudan and ....

  • EU's Ashton wraps up Egypt visit

    EU's Ashton wraps up Egypt visit

    Date: 2014-04-11 10:46:33 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:5 - ID:662188

    European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton left Egypt on Friday, wrapping up her two-day visit to Egypt. During her stay, she held talks with Egyptian officials on the next month's presidential elections. Ashton met with interim ....

  • Obama pledges help for troubled soldiers at Fort Hood memorial

    Obama pledges help for troubled soldiers at Fort Hood memorial

    Date: 2014-04-10 10:16:54 GMT - USA - International - SN:8 - ID:660234

    President Barack Obama pledged to improve mental health services for troubled soldiers and veterans Wednesday, while paying respects at a memorial service to three soldiers who were killed at the Fort Hood Army base on April 2, ABC news ....

  • Egypt to return soon to AU after roadmap implementation: AU chief

    Egypt to return soon to AU after roadmap implementation: AU chief

    Date: 2014-04-10 09:27:31 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:6 - ID:660113

    African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma said on Thursday that Egypt would return soon to the union after the implementation of the roadmap. Zuma said, in a banquet held by Kuwaiti Ambassador to Ethiopia and its ....

  • Talks, elections only solution to Syria crisis: Larijani

    Talks, elections only solution to Syria crisis: Larijani

    Date: 2014-04-10 08:05:11 GMT - Iran - International - SN:1 - ID:659896

    Iranian Majlis (Parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani says the only solution to end the prolonged crisis in Syria is through broad-based negotiations and elections, Press TV reported. “Resolving the issue of Syria is only feasible through political ....

  • Iran not to halt nuclear research programs - AEOI chief

    Iran not to halt nuclear research programs - AEOI chief

    Date: 2014-04-09 17:51:25 GMT - Iran - International - SN:79 - ID:659331

    Iran will not halt its nuclear research and development programs, said Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi, according to FARS News Agency. The AEOI's main task is to provide energy to the country, he added ....

  • EU wiling to follow up Ethiopian dam issue -- Ambassador

    EU wiling to follow up Ethiopian dam issue -- Ambassador

    Date: 2014-04-09 13:41:29 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:66 - ID:658737

    European Union Ambassador to Egypt James Moran said on Wednesday that the EU is willing to follow up the issue of the controversial Ethiopian dam as it affects several countries. In press statements, he added that the EU would step in upon a ....

  • MK slams Netanyahu's cessation of cooperation with PA

    MK slams Netanyahu's cessation of cooperation with PA

    Date: 2014-04-09 11:27:05 GMT - Israel - International - SN:50 - ID:658334

    MK Nitzan Horowitz (Meretz), criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to cease cooperation with the Palestinian Authority, The Jerusalem Post newspaper reported. "Netanyahu is confirming that he killed the diplomatic ....

  • Sajid Javid appointed culture secretary after Maria Miller resigns

    Sajid Javid appointed culture secretary after Maria Miller resigns

    Date: 2014-04-09 11:23:18 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:49 - ID:658321

    Sajid Javid has been appointed culture secretary after Maria Miller resigned amid a row over her expenses claims, the BBC reported. Prime Minister David Cameron announced Javid's promotion to the cabinet on Wednesday morning. The Bromsgrove MP ....

  • US, NATO warn Russia against further intervention in Ukraine

    US, NATO warn Russia against further intervention in Ukraine

    Date: 2014-04-09 09:47:00 GMT - USA - International - SN:41 - ID:658045

    As the government in Kiev moved to reassert control over pro-Russian protesters across eastern Ukraine, the United States and NATO issued stern warnings to Moscow about further intervention in the country’s affairs amid continuing fears of an ....

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