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Attacks on police stations in eastern Ukraine 'bore signs on Moscow involvement'
Date: 2014-04-14 09:03:38 GMT - USA - International - SN:13 - ID:666888
The US ambassador to the UN said attacks on police stations in eastern Ukraine bore the "tell-tale signs of Moscow's involvement." But the Kremlin denies involvement in events in eastern Ukraine. Eastern Ukraine has a large Russian-speaking ....
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Ukrainian president: We will not allow Russia to repeat Crimean scenario
Date: 2014-04-14 09:02:12 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:7 - ID:666845
Ukraine's president said a full-scale operation involving the army will be launched in the east after pro-Russian militants seized government buildings. Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov said he would not allow a repetition of what happened in ....
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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 ....