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  • Israeli minister warns Abbas of rule in West Bank

    Israeli minister warns Abbas of rule in West Bank

    Date: 2014-03-31 08:11:49 GMT - palestine - International - SN:18 - ID:640382

    Israeli Economy Minister Naftali Bennett claimed on Sunday the rule of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would collapse if Israeli force pulled out from the occupied West Bank. Israel does not "concern itself with the Palestinian president's ....

  • Local elections 'defeat' for government - French PM

    Local elections 'defeat' for government - French PM

    Date: 2014-03-31 08:10:42 GMT - France - International - SN:17 - ID:640380

    French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Sunday that the early results of the local elections are a defeat for his government. "The elections are considered to be a clear message which must be heard closely", Ayrault said. The results ....

  • 5 Japanese workers dead as pier overturns

    5 Japanese workers dead as pier overturns

    Date: 2014-03-31 08:07:51 GMT - Japan - International - SN:16 - ID:640374

    Five Japanese construction workers died on Sunday, while two remain missing after a floating pier they were building overturned and they fell into the sea off Okinotori Island, Kyodo News Agency reported. Sixteen workers building the pier at the ....

  • Socialists lose heavily in France local elections - early results

    Socialists lose heavily in France local elections - early results

    Date: 2014-03-31 07:56:21 GMT - France - International - SN:12 - ID:640348

    France's governing Socialists have suffered big losses in municipal elections, early results show, with the opposition UMP claiming victory and the far right celebrating further gains, the BBC reported on Sunday. UMP leader Jean-Francois Cope ....

  • Netanyahu slams UN rights council

    Netanyahu slams UN rights council

    Date: 2014-03-31 07:47:22 GMT - Israel - International - SN:11 - ID:640338

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday slammed a UN rights body for a string of resolutions condemning Israel, The Jerusalem Post reported. "At the end of last week, the UN Human Rights Council condemned Israel five times, at a time ....

  • Russian ambassador: No plans to invade eastern Ukraine

    Russian ambassador: No plans to invade eastern Ukraine

    Date: 2014-03-31 07:39:56 GMT - USA - International - SN:7 - ID:640316

    The Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak denied reports claiming that Moscow intends to invade Eastern Ukraine, ABC News reported. Russia still does not plan to invade Eastern Ukraine, the Russian ambassador reiterated to ABC ....

  • 10 wounded in Ankara on election day

    10 wounded in Ankara on election day

    Date: 2014-03-31 07:30:02 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:4 - ID:640296

    A group of around 50 people, reportedly supporters of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), attacked Sunday supporters of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) in Ankara, as Turkey went to the polls for a crucial local election. Riot ....

  • China insists on talk with Philippines over sea claims

    China insists on talk with Philippines over sea claims

    Date: 2014-03-31 07:21:26 GMT - China - International - SN:3 - ID:640277

    China said on Sunday that it insists on holding talks with Philippines over sea claims. In a statement, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei said that China's position on issues concerning the South China Sea is clear-cut and ....

  • Netanyahu: We will respond to every effort to attack us

    Netanyahu: We will respond to every effort to attack us

    Date: 2014-03-30 16:28:19 GMT - Israel - International - SN:46 - ID:639661

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel will respond to any attempt of what he described as "destroying the border line" with Syria. Speaking at the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said, "The Israeli forces thwarted an ....

  • Lavrov: Russia has info about Ukraine’s Right Sector involved in Kiev sniper shooting

    Lavrov: Russia has info about Ukraine’s Right Sector involved in Kiev sniper shooting

    Date: 2014-03-30 12:07:21 GMT - Russia - International - SN:27 - ID:639052

    Russia has some information about Ukrainian far-right movement Right Sector involved in the shooting of snipers in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said as quoted by Itar Tass. Pettiness of foreign sponsors ....

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