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Iran parliamentary delegation cancels visit to Europe
Date: 2014-04-08 13:31:37 GMT - Iran - International - SN:22 - ID:656623
The Iranian Parliament (Majlis) has cancelled a visit of parliamentary delegation to Europe, IRNA news agency reported. Member of Majlis Kazem Jalali issued a statement addressing Tarja Cronberg who headed the recent European Parliament ....
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Activities of 18 intl religious extremists suppressed in Russia: FSB chief
Date: 2014-04-08 13:26:13 GMT - Russia - International - SN:21 - ID:656613
The activities of representatives of 18 members of terrorist organizations have been dismantled in four Russian regions, Interfax reported, citing the chairman of Russia's National Anti-terrorist Committee (NAC) and Federal Security Service ....
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John Kerry, U.S. military clash on approach to Syria's rebels
Date: 2014-04-08 09:08:51 GMT - USA - International - SN:8 - ID:655888
Frustrated by the stalemate in Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry has been pushing for the U.S. military to be more aggressive in supporting the country's rebel forces. Opposition has come from the institution that would spearhead any such effort: ....
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US Senate votes to bar Iran's UN pick from entering US
Date: 2014-04-08 06:24:29 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:655551
The Senate approved a bill to bar a man with ties to the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis who's been tapped to be Iran's ambassador to the United Nations from entering the United States, Fox News reported. By voice vote, Republicans and Democrats ....
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Somali army backed by AU forces retake Wabxo town
Date: 2014-04-08 06:19:53 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:2 - ID:655545
Somali government troops backed by the African Union Forces in Somalia seized Wabxo town from Al-Shabab fighters. The seizure came after two days of fierce gunfights between the sides in the past days which claimed the lives of several. Deputy ....
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UN chief condemns Dutch priest's killing in Syria
Date: 2014-04-08 06:10:28 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:1 - ID:655538
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the killing of a Dutch priest in the besieged Syrian city of Homs. Ban called the shooting death of the 75-year-old Jesuit priest, Frans Van Der Lugt, an "inhumane act of violence." The priest had ....
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Ukraine's Donetsk protesters announce republic
Date: 2014-04-07 11:35:56 GMT - Russia - International - SN:48 - ID:654294
Protesters in Donetsk of Ukraine announced the establishment of a republic in the region, said Interfax news agency. The Donetsk Region People's Council announced plans to hold a referendum over the creation of the Donetsk People's Republic no ....
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Samsung remains silent over 'Obama-selfie'
Date: 2014-04-07 09:10:10 GMT - south korea - International - SN:31 - ID:653858
South Korea's tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. declined to comment Monday on the controversy over its latest marketing attempt that the White House has criticized as using the U.S. president for commercial purposes, Yonhap reported. "Let's just ....
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Protesters storm security HQs in Ukraine
Date: 2014-04-07 09:08:10 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:30 - ID:653852
Pro-Russian activists in eastern Ukraine have seized state security buildings in the cities of Donetsk and Luhansk, Ukrainian officials were quoted by the BBC News as saying. Reports said that in Luhansk the protesters have raided the arsenal in ....
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Iran nuclear negotiating team heads to Vienna
Date: 2014-04-07 09:07:08 GMT - Iran - International - SN:29 - ID:653848
Iran’s negotiating team led by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has headed to the Austrian capital of Vienna for the next round of high-level talks with the P5+1 group over Tehran’s nuclear energy program, Press TV reported. At a dinner ....
